Workload Benefits of Using a Synthetic Rope Strawline in Cable Yarder Rigging in Norway

This study examined the difference in workload brought about by exchanging a 3.5mm steel rope with a 4.0 mm synthetic fiber rope when dragging a strawline up a 300 m corridor in setting up a new cable-yarding line. Physiological workload was monitored through heart rate measurement, while the physic...

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Main Authors: Giovanna Ottaviani, Morten Nitteberg, Bruce Talbot, Karl Stampfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry 2011-01-01
Series:Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering
Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/108157