As the lifting sector largely refers to the ISO 4308 standard and the rules of the F.E.M., we will adopt below the main notations and symbols.
The designation of the ropes, the normative and informative factors as they appear in the latest available EN standards will be used.
Basic terminology and symbols (according to EN 12385-2) :
- METALLIC CORE
Parallel lay wires : CWP
Independently wired : CWR
Structural strand : CWS
- TEXTILE CORE
Natural : CFN
Synthetic : CFS
Lay construction :
right : Z
left : S
