1. ISO 5048:1989 ‘Continuous mechanical handling equipment – Belt conveyors with carrying idlers – Calculation of operating power and tensile forces’.
2. BS 8438:2004 ‘Troughed belt conveyors – Specification’.
3. DIN 22101 ‘Continuous conveyors – Belt conveyors for loose bulk materials – Basics for calculation and dimensioning’.
4. Belt Conveyors for Materials Handling;Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers' Association (CEMA),1997
5. Belt Conveyor Handbook, Notes for Guidance NG/6 British Coal.