Parafil ropes

As an alternative to splicing, mechanical terminations, such as the barrel-and-spike terminations (Fig. 13.7) used for Parafil ropes, have been developed. 

There is also an opportunity to use fibre ropes as tension textiles in buildings. An example is a bus station in Cambridge, UK (Fig. 13.25), erected in 1991. The structure was designed with four masts, each with a pair of forestays and back stays to support the 7-metre cantilevered roof. The stays are made of Parafil ropes with a Kevlar core their function is primarily to resist snow loading, but they are permanently stressed to... 

Ropes can also be used to provide additional support in buildings needing repair. An example was described by Burgoyne. Cooling towers at a power station in Yorkshire, UK, had developed vertical cracks. Repair was effected by wrapping with with Parafil ropes. 

Antenna stays, which are continuously straight under tension, are one of the uses of Parafil ropes. Fig. 13.28 shows an installation at a naval signal station near Harrogate in England. 

Burgoyne CL Structural applications of Type G Parafil ropes. London Imperial College of Science and Technology 1988. p. 39 7. 

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