Winch and Cable Systems (Hardcover, 1985)

List of symbols.- 1.0. The history of rope transportation.- 2.0. The factor of safety and lifetime of wire ropes.- 3.0. The winch and the wire rope.- 4.0. Resistance from the load.- 5.0. Main, haul-back and hoist lines.- 6.0. Anchors, spars and intermediate supports.- 7.0 Lines in long span.- 8.0 The yarding crew.- 9.0. The function of cable systems.- 10.0. Cable ways as access roads.- 11.0. Cable cranes as feeder roads.- 12.0. The rig up work of cable cranes.- 13.0. Balloon logging.- 14.0. The dimensions, productivity and some economic aspects of cable crane yarding.- Litterature.