Technical Publications and Reports

REBEL, G. (1993), Model of the torque-tension rotation behaviour of a 48 mm triangular strand steel wire rope operating on a drum winder, B.Sc. Engineering Dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, November 1993.

REBEL, G. (1995), Vaal Reefs No. 2 Shaft accident investigation Report No. 4 - Rope tests, CSIR Mine Hoisting Technology, Report No. 950217, August 1995.

BORELLO, M., REBEL, G. (1995), The effect of torsional behaviour on triangular strand hoisting rope safety and endurance, GENCOR Group Shaft Safety Workshop, Johannesburg, November 1995.

REBEL G. (1995), Results of preliminary tests to determine the effect of changes in rope specimen lay length on tensile test results, Unpublished Internal Report, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, December 1995.

REBEL, G. (1996), Technical and operating manual for the steel wire rope torque-tension testing machine, Version 1.1, CSIR Mine Hoisting Technology, Cottesloe, Johannesburg, April 1996, pp 1-226. See also this PDF file describing the same machine.

REBEL G., CHANDLER H.D. (1996), A machine for the tension-torsion testing of steel wire ropes, OIPEEC Bulletin No. 71, June 1996, pp 55-73. See also this PDF file describing the same machine.

REBEL, G., BORELLO, M., CHANDLER, H.D. (1996), The torsional behaviour of steel wire ropes for deep level mine hoisting, Proceedings of the Mine Hoisting '96 International Conference, Vol. 2, Gliwice, Poland, October 1996, pp 5-12.

REBEL, G., BORELLO, M., CHANDLER, H.D., (1996) On the torsional behaviour of triangular strand hoisting rope, Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 96, No. 6, November 1996, pp 279-287.

REBEL, G. (1997), The highlights of Mine Hoisting '96, GENCOR Group Shaft and Winder Safety Seminar, Johannesburg, March 1997.

REBEL, G. (1997), The torsional behaviour of triangular strand steel wire ropes for drum winders, PhD Thesis, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 1997, pp 1-328. Available as a PDF download.

REBEL, G. (1997), The torsional behaviour of triangular strand ropes for drum winders, Proceedings of the OIPEEC Round Table Conference, The Application of Endurance Predictions for Wire Ropes, University of Reading, September 1997, pp 135-159.

REBEL, G. (1998), Results and analysis of fatigue tests on the Scharf monorail suspension system, Impala Platinum Limited No. 1 Shaft Decline Project, May 1998.

CHAPLIN, C.R., REBEL, G., RIDGE, I.M.L. (1999), Wire rope tension-torsion fatigue article : "Let's not twist again", Offshore Engineer, March, 1999.

CHAPLIN, C.R., REBEL, G., RIDGE, I.M.L. (2000), Tension/Torsion Interactions in Multicomponent Mooring Lines, Offshore Technology Conference Proceedings, Paper No. 12173, Houston, Texas, 1-4 May 2000.

REBEL, G., LAUBSCHER, P.S., COCK, M.J.L. (2000), Behr's stage winding system - an alternative solution for hoisting from 4000 m, Mine Hoisting 2000, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Johannesburg, 6-8 September 2000.

REBEL, G., CHAPLIN, C.R., BORELLO, M. (2000), Depth limitations in the use of triangular strand ropes for mine hoisting, Mine Hoisting 2000, South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Johannesburg, 6-8 September 2000.

REBEL, G., CHAPLIN, C.R., GROVES-KIRKBY, C., RIDGE, I.M.L. (2000), Condition monitoring techniques for fibre mooring ropes, Insight - Journal of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, Vol. 42, No. 6, June 2000.

REBEL, G. (2004), Implied Binomial Trees, ICMA Centre - Numerical Methods I MSc Project Report, The University of Reading, April 2004.

REBEL, G. (2004), Quadratic Interest Rate Model Simulation, ICMA Centre - Numerical Methods II MSc Project Report, The University of Reading, June 2004.

REBEL, G., VERREET, R., BRIEM, U. (2005), Composite steel wire ropes for mine hoisting applications, AusIMM, Hoist and Haul Conference, Perth, WA, 5-7 September 2005, pp 381-390.

REBEL, G., VERREET, R., RIDGE, I.M.L. (2006), Lightweight ropes for lifting applications, ODN 0770, Proceedings of the OIPEEC Conference, Trends for Ropes: design, application, operation, Athens, Greece 27th to 28th March 2006, ed. I.M.L. Ridge, pp 33-54, ISBN: 978-0-9552500-0-2.

GREYLING, P., RONTGEN, R., REBEL, G., SCHMITZ, B. (2007), Premature discard of 45 mm ropes operating on a Blair Multi-Rope rock winder, ODN 0816, OIPEEC Conference Proceedings: How to get the most out of your ropes, Rope-machine interaction, rope maintenance and lubrication, Editor: I.M.L. Ridge, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2007, pp 155-174.

KLEYNHANS, J., KAPP, J., REBEL, G., SCHMITZ, B. (2007), A case study of 54 mm ropes operating on a double drum rock winder, ODN 0818, OIPEEC Conference Proceedings: How to get the most out of your ropes, Rope-machine interaction, rope maintenance and lubrication, Editor: I.M.L. Ridge, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2007, pp 195-205.

VAN RENSBURG, J., RONTGEN, R., REBEL, G., SCHMITZ, B. (2009), UPDATE: Premature discard of 45 mm ropes operating on a Blair Multi-Rope rock winder, ODN 0853, 2009 OIPEEC Conference Proceedings, Innovative Ropes and Rope Applications - A celebration of 175 years of wire rope, Editor: I.M.L. Ridge, Stuttgart, Germany, March 2009, pp 273-288.

REBEL, G., VERREET, R. (2010), Radial Pressure Damage Analysis of Wire Ropes Operating on Multi-layer Drum Winders, Hoist and Haul 2010 Conference, The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Las Vegas, USA, 12-15 September 2010.

REBEL, G., VERREET, R. ,SCHMITZ B. (2011), Degradation mechanisms of wire ropes operating on multi-layer crane and mine hoisting drums, 2011 OIPEEC Conference, Safe Use of Ropes, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, 21-24 March 2011, ISBN: 978-0-9552500-3-3.