Excerpt from Rigging Lab Academy’s Force Multipliers Video is at the bottom I want to look at how we add vectors together. Previously, we discussed that if someone describes a displacement where they had two miles north and one mile east, we can add those together to get that endpoint. I want to look at …
Full Video is at the bottom A force multiplier is any factor or condition that contributes to the overall stress of a rope system during a dynamic state. Rating this dynamic state or rope movement/stress is best represented as the Dynamic System Safety Factor (DSSF). In other words, what’s our weakest link during the operation …
The goal of this video was to capture the essence of anchors for the rescue boat and the hydraulic effects of the river on the rescue raft itself. After the ResqMax was used to shoot the line across the river, the River Left team anchored one line while River Right A and River Right B …
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SMC Vector Gin Pole Overview In this segment, we’ve got another simple two tension lower and two tension raise through two Petzl I’Ds, with the highlight of it being the high directional that we chose to use this time… The SMC Vector. It’s a single gin pole that allows for different guying options. In our …
SMC Vector Gin Pole Insight (Excerpt and transcription From RLA 5 Day Advance Online Course) The SMC Vector is a single use monopod-only device. It’s designed to be this height and this height only and it’s true purpose — which has been a game changer — is a very lightweight and usable device that reduces …
So the operation we did here was again a simple two tension lower, and two tension raise, through two Petzl I’Ds, with the highlight of it being the high directional that we chose to use this time. And that’s the SMC Vector. So it’s a single gin pole, and it allows a lot of different …
This course covers the basic physics that apply to roping systems. This course should enable technicians to develop a deeper understanding and sound approach to problem solving. Considering force and tension as vectors and finding creative ways to apply these in the field makes it so much easier to define resultants and calculate mechanical advantage …
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This course covers the basic physics that apply to roping systems. This course should enable technicians to develop a deeper understanding and a sound approach to problem-solving. Considering force and tension as vectors and finding creative ways to apply these in the field makes it so much easier to define resultants and calculate mechanical advantage …
Advanced Rigging Physics: Vectors & Mechanical Advantage (Trailer)-Richard Delaney Read More »
This course covers the basic physics that apply to roping systems. This course should enable technicians to develop a deeper understanding and sound approach to problem solving. Considering force and tension as vectors and finding creative ways to apply these in the field makes it so much easier to define resultants and calculate mechanical …
Advanced Rigging Physics: Vectors & Mechanical Advantage (Trailer)-Richard Delaney Read More »
Leadership can be seen as a form of mechanical advantage, in which the application of forces and vectors results in powerful outcomes. Rigging and mechanical leverage systems are an effective way to illustrate this concept. Just as a force applied at one end of a lever can exert much greater strength when transmitted to the …
