SP255, Physics of Rock Climbing Bibliography & References

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Last checked for broken links, Jan 2012.



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UIAA Standards
Cam Shape
Ice Screw Testing presentation slides
Carabiner Fatigue presentation slides
The Yowie Factor a simple estimate of load rate during climber fall arrest, presentation slides
Standards Evolution presentation slides about the development of climbing and climbing equipment standards
Anchor forces lab a little physics of rock climbing curriculum
Steve Attaway's Rope System Analysis broken link
Attaway & Weber, Predicting rope impact forces using a non-linear force deflection
Chuck Weber's Fall factors and life safety ropes: a closer look
Chuck Weber's Analysis of impact force equations link broken
Li etal Use of `chalk' in rock climbing link broken
Neville McMillan's How strong does your climbing gear need to be? BMC Technical Note 04/03
Analysis of the accident on Air Guitar
Martyn Pavier Experimental and theoretical simulations of climbing falls
O. Henkel, M. Schmid, A.B. Spierings Water absorption and the effects of moisture on the dynamic properties of synthetic mountaineering ropes link broken
Clyde Soles Climbing Ropes -- UIAA Sharp Edge Certification
UIAA Journal: Equipment and its applications
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCE & MEDICINE
Old Sports Engineering
Panorama The German Alpine Club's bi-monthly publication (no english translation) 5 2004 & 6 2004 are about gym safety
BergUndSteigen a German language publication on managing risk in mountains (no english translation), archives available without subscription
ASTM standards requires MIT domain name and kerberos tickets
Tom Moyer's Rope and Gear Testing Page a number of well thought out articles of relevance to the climbing community.
Current Mountain Rescue Association Grant Awards all broken links... a number of relevent papers do not seem to be available, including: