Load
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Destructive
Testing Web Site
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by Delbert L. Hall,
Ph.D.
ETCP
Certified Rigger - Theatre and ETCP Recognized Trainer
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Disclaimer: This site contains the currents results of ongoing research and is not a finished presentation of findings. The information on this site may be the results of a small sample of tests and are NOT conclusive evidence of anything – they are just my results. Take them for what they are. Any conclusions drawn from these results are yours and not are necessarily mine. Go the Load Lab Home to read the complete disclaimer.
Tests Conducted by Delbert Hall
Test results are arranged by what (hardware/material) is being tested. Click on the links below to see the results of all tests done on each item.
Breaking Strength of GAC from different manufacturers
Aluminum Clips used on Trim Chains
Tail Splice (7x19 GAC to Amsteel Fiber Rope)
Does the normal use of hardware weaken it?
Tests done at the 2010 USITT Conference
Tests conducted by Dante Leonardi (using his own equipement)
Hardware - Not for overhead lifting
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