|
|
|
ROPE
 |
|
| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Laid rope, also called twisted rope, is historically the prevalent form of rope, at least in modern western history. Common twisted rope generally consists of three strands and is normally right-laid, or given a final right-handed twist. The ISO 2 standard uses the uppercase letters S and Z to indicate the two possible directions of twist, as suggested by the direction of slant of the central portions of these two letters. The handedness of the twist is the direction of the twists as they progress away from an observer. Thus Z-twist rope is said to be right-handed, and S-twist to be left-handed.
Twisted ropes are built up in three steps. First, fibers are gathered and spun to form yarns. A number of these yarns are then twisted together to form strands. The strands are then twisted together to form the rope. The twist of the yarn is opposite to that of the strand, and that in turn is opposite to that of the rope. It is this counter-twist, introduced with each successive operation, which holds the final rope together as a stable, unified object.
Source: Wikipedia |
akg has marked this note useful
Only registered TrekLens members may rate photo notes. |
|
|
| Discussions |
| None | | You must be logged in to start a discussion. |
|
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 388 W: 36 N: 4]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-s-n.gif){kind=small}
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 163 W: 0 N: 84]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(986)![Silver Star Critiquer [C: 15 W: 0 N: 2]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/s-n-n.gif)
(76)