It is a good practice to wrap tape around the guy wire on each side of the cutting point to keep the strands from ?.

• A. Becoming springy
• B. Being exposed to the environment
• C. Crushing when cut
• D. Fraying or unlaying

Answer: (D)

When a guy wire is cut, the strands at the cut end tend to separate and unravel because the twist that holds the strands together is released and tension can pull them apart. Wrapping tape around the cut point on both sides acts like a temporary seal that bindings the strands together, preventing them from fraying or unlaying as the wire is handled or loaded. This keeps the end tidy and safer to work with, and helps maintain the integrity of the cut end so it doesn’t shed loose strands that could snag or fail. The other options don’t target this undesired unraveling—the tape doesn’t change the wire’s springiness, it doesn’t primarily shield from the environment, and it isn’t meant to prevent crushing; its main purpose is to stop fraying or unlaying.