The reliability of hoist ropes is of utmost importance for the safety of personnel and for maintaining productivity in mines

Abstract

Potential fractures should be predicted in advance, but with the minimum disruption of mining activities. Existing as well as newly developed techniques are integrated into a single compact system to measure the three most relevant rope parameters, which are: cross sectional area, number of broken wires and the ohmic contact between wires. These parame­ters are measured simultaneously, in situ, in a non destructive manner.