Peening - Permanent distortion of outside wire in a rope caused by pounding Plow Steel - See "Grades, Rope" Preece Test - A recognized standard of testing the galvanized coating on wire Preformed Wire Rope - Wire rope in which the strands are permanently shaped, before fabrication into the rope, to the helical form they assume in the wire rope Preformed Strand - Strand in which the wires are permanently shaped, before fabrication in the strands, to the helical form they assume in the strand Prestretching - Stressing a wire rope or strand before use under such a tension and for such a time that the constructional stretch is largely removed Reel - The flanged spool on which wire rope or strand is wound for storage or shipment Regular Lay Rope - Wire rope in which the wires in the strands and the strands in the rope are laid in opposite directions Reserve Strength - Strength represented by the inner wires of a wire rope   Reverse Bend - Reeving of a wire rope over sheaves and drums so that it bends in opposite directions Reverse Lay - synonymous with :"Alternate Lay" Right Lay - (a) Strand - Strand in which the cover wires are laid in a helix having a right-hand pitch, similar to a right-hand screw - (b) Rope - Rope in which the strands are laid in a helix having a right-hand pitch, similar to a right-hand screw   Rollers - Relatively small diameter cylinders which are free to turn while supporting ropes