UA Rigging
___ rope should be light in color with a silvery or pearl luster and a waxy surface. - correct answer Manila
Polypropylene rope is about ___ times stronger than manila rope. - correct answer 1 3/4
___ rope is manufactured in "film" form rather than extruded filaments and then shredded into fine strips to form fibers. - correct answer Mylar
Sizes of rope used in the piping industry are designated as ___. - correct answer diameters
A ___ distorts and crushes rope fibers, causing fatigue and rapid wear of the rope. - correct answer heckle
To properly handle and care for rope, use at least a ___-to-one safety factor based on the minimum breaking strength of rope. - correct answer five
If thimbles are loose in the eyes when inspecting a fiber rope, ___ the eyes to tighten the thimbles. - correct answer seize
It is common practice to make ___ whippings before cutting a rope and to cut between the whippings, eliminating the possibility of them unraveling. - correct answer two
Even with a new rope, a splice, regardless of the type, reduces the load-carrying ability of the rope by ___ percent. - correct answer 10 to 15
A(n) ___ knot is the first step in making a back splice. - correct answer crown
A knot has only ___ percent of the strength of the rope. - correct answer 50 to 60 A ___ is formed by simply bending the rope and keeping the sides parallel. - correct answer bight
A(n) ___ knot is the best knot to use to keep the end of a rope or fall from running out of a tackle or pulley. - correct answer figure eight
A ___ is primarily used to finish off other knots and should not be used by itself for lifting. - correct answer half hitch
A(n) ___ knot is used for tying together two dry ropes of the same size and for tying the two ends of a rope together when used for backlashing. - correct answer square
A ___ hitch is used for attaching the end of a rope to an object for a right-angle pull, as in the case of guy
lines. - correct answer clove
A ___ will not slip or draw tight under heavy loads. - correct answer double sheet bend
A ___ is used to attach a hook such as a tackle block at any point on a rope between its ends. - correct answer catspaw knot
A ___ hitch is used to hold a load or to lower a heavy load slowly. - correct answer snubbing
The total length of rope needed for making a ___ hitch equals two barrel lengths, plus one circumference, plus four diameters. - correct answer barrel
Improved plow steel (IPS) has an average tensile strength of ___ pounds per square inch. - correct answer 240,000
When wire rope has a natural finish, it is referred to as ___ finish. - correct answer bright
Any number of strands may be laid around a core; by far the greatest number of wire ropes made have ___ strands wound around a core. - correct answer six
___ rope should be light in color with a silvery or pearl luster and a waxy surface. - correct answer Manila
Polypropylene rope is about ___ times stronger than manila rope. - correct answer 1 3/4
___ rope is manufactured in "film" form rather than extruded filaments and then shredded into fine strips to form fibers. - correct answer Mylar
Sizes of rope used in the piping industry are designated as ___. - correct answer diameters
A ___ distorts and crushes rope fibers, causing fatigue and rapid wear of the rope. - correct answer heckle
To properly handle and care for rope, use at least a ___-to-one safety factor based on the minimum breaking strength of rope. - correct answer five
If thimbles are loose in the eyes when inspecting a fiber rope, ___ the eyes to tighten the thimbles. - correct answer seize
It is common practice to make ___ whippings before cutting a rope and to cut between the whippings, eliminating the possibility of them unraveling. - correct answer two
Even with a new rope, a splice, regardless of the type, reduces the load-carrying ability of the rope by ___ percent. - correct answer 10 to 15
A(n) ___ knot is the first step in making a back splice. - correct answer crown
A knot has only ___ percent of the strength of the rope. - correct answer 50 to 60 A ___ is formed by simply bending the rope and keeping the sides parallel. - correct answer bight
A(n) ___ knot is the best knot to use to keep the end of a rope or fall from running out of a tackle or pulley. - correct answer figure eight
A ___ is primarily used to finish off other knots and should not be used by itself for lifting. - correct answer half hitch
A(n) ___ knot is used for tying together two dry ropes of the same size and for tying the two ends of a rope together when used for backlashing. - correct answer square
A ___ hitch is used for attaching the end of a rope to an object for a right-angle pull, as in the case of guy
lines. - correct answer clove
A ___ will not slip or draw tight under heavy loads. - correct answer double sheet bend
A ___ is used to attach a hook such as a tackle block at any point on a rope between its ends. - correct answer catspaw knot
A ___ hitch is used to hold a load or to lower a heavy load slowly. - correct answer snubbing
The total length of rope needed for making a ___ hitch equals two barrel lengths, plus one circumference, plus four diameters. - correct answer barrel
Improved plow steel (IPS) has an average tensile strength of ___ pounds per square inch. - correct answer 240,000
When wire rope has a natural finish, it is referred to as ___ finish. - correct answer bright
Any number of strands may be laid around a core; by far the greatest number of wire ropes made have ___ strands wound around a core. - correct answer six
