Hi Tracey,
Can you send a link to the on line standard?
The only European standard for rock anchors that I'm aware of, is BS EN 959:1997 Mountanineering Equipement - Rock Anchors - Safety Requirements and Test Methods.
It specifies an axial load (pull out) of 15 kN, not 7.5 kN, and a radial (shear) load of 25 kN. It's a test of the anchor and not the installation, so it requires that the anchor be installed in a certain sized block of concrete of a particular size.
I don't really understand how BS EN 959 could inform a pull out test with 7.5 kN, hence my presumption that they must be using another standard.
Also, if WildWetAndSlippery wants to raise a FOI request to find out what standard they are going to use, he should go for it. No need to join the VCC for this particular reason.
When is Parks Victoria going to realise that everything they try to do for climbers is bad? The best they can do for us is do nothing. They should look after the environment but no try to 'help' climbers.
JamesMc
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