To ensure that vertical lifeline systems (VLLSs) are well designed, calculation methods are required to estimate the extension of a personal energy absorber (PEA) () and the total fall distance (). Thus, the authors conducted 28 tests to validate the accuracy of the energy balance approach for estimating and of VLLSs and propose suitable correction factors to improve the accuracy and safety of the estimated and . For 9 out of 19 tests with a PEA, the difference between the theorical and empirical was 25% or higher, indicating that the energy balance approach is not accurate for estimation of . In contrast, theoretical values of are more accurate. Linear regression equations for estimating ( = 0.81) and ( = 0.99) were developed. The regression equations can be used to improve the accuracy and conservativeness of estimations of and during the design of VLLSs.
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