TIRMANMA DÜGÜMÜ GÜVENLIGININ DEGERLENDIRILMESI: GÜVENLIGE ÖNCELIK VEREN ÜÇ ASAMALI BIR PROTOKOL

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1, 29 - 45, 03.07.2025

Robert Chisnall

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Soyut
Dügüm performansi, yapisal nüanslara ve baglama malzemesinin özelliklerine baglidir. Kazalar tipik olarak hatali dügümler, yanlis uygulamalar ve baglama hatalarindan kaynaklanan güvenlik sorunlarinin sonucudur. Üç asamali bir degerlendirme protokolü önerilir. Faz I, topolojik büküm dalgalanmasini ve dolasim enerjilerini matematiksel olarak modelleyerek bükülme ve döngü güvenligini önceliklendirir. Çekme testleri, yapisal performansi degerlendirmek için yüzey pürüzlülügü olmayan, düsük sürtünme katsayisi ve zayif dügümlenebilirligi olan baglama malzemesini kullanir. Olagandisi kosullar altinda alabora olma potansiyelini belirlemek için düzensiz yükleme kullanilir. Dügüm fonksiyonuna bagli olarak döngüsel yükleme testleri gerekebilir. Durdurucu dügümler ve aksamalar uygulamaya özel yöntemlerle degerlendirilmelidir. Çekme mukavemeti testleri asama I'i tamamlar ve dügüm verimliligi dogrudan ölçülemez oldugu için veriler bir olasilik yogunluk fonksiyonu ile analiz edilmelidir. Faz II, islevsellik ve kolaylik özelliklerine ayrilmistir. Faz III, ögretme kolayligi, ögrenme, hatirlama ve hata tespiti gibi davranissal konulari degerlendirir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Safety Knots , Testing , Climbing Accidents , Tier Behaviour , Bias and Error

Proje Numarası

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EVALUATING CLIMBING KNOT SAFETY: A THREE-PHASE TESTING PROTOCOL PRIORITIZING SECURITY

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Abstract
Knot performance depends on structural nuances and the tying material’s properties. Accidents are typically the result of security issues caused by faulty knots, improper applications and tying errors. A three-phase evaluation protocol is recommended. Phase I prioritizes bend and loop security by mathematically modelling topological twist fluctuation and circulation energies. Pull tests utilize tying material with no surface asperities, a low coefficient of friction and poor knottability to assess structural performance. Irregular loading is employed to determine capsizement potential under unusual conditions. Cyclic loading tests may be required depending on knot function. Stopper knots and hitches must be evaluated with application-specific methods. Tensile strength tests finish phase I, and data should be analysed with a probability density function because knot efficiency is directly immeasurable. Phase II is devoted to functionality and characteristics of convenience. Phase III evaluates behavioural issues such as ease of teaching, learning, recall and error detection.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Safety Knots , Testing , Climbing Accidents , Tier Behaviour , Bias and Error

Etik Beyan

No volunteer subjects were involved.

Destekleyen Kurum

None

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Kaynakça

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