Citation

Law M, Hawkshaw S. Eng. Failure Anal. 2012; 22: 21-27.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, European Structural Integrity Society, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.engfailanal.2011.12.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Climbers rely on anchors for safety; the type of anchor used depends on the rock type. This work describes a fatality caused by rope failure, which in turn was due to the failure of a anchor. Testing of similar anchors revealed insufficient strength in the rock type where the accident occurred.

Language: en