A model for the structure of round-strand wire ropes.
Authors
Wang RC; McKewan WM
Source
Organisation Internationale pour l'Etude de l'Endurance des Cables (OIPEEC) (International Organization for the Study of the Endurance of Ropes) Bulletin 2001 Jun; 81:15-42
The behavior of wire ropes used in mine hoisting is not well understood. In an effort to improve this understanding, the structure of round-strand wire ropes was analyzed. This report provides a generalized mathematical model that completely describes the geometry of the wires. It consists of two sets of vector equations and is valid for any round-strand wire rope. One set of equations is used to traced the paths of wires that have the form of a single helix. The other is used for the paths of double helical wires. The specific model for a 33-mm 6x19 Seale, IWRC, right regular lay wire rope was presented as an example. The paths and the geometric properties of the wires which include the path length per lay of strand, the curvature, and the torsion were determined from this model. In future work, the model could be used to conduct stress analysis for the wires in the deformed rope at a given rope strain and also to study the effect of wear and breaking of wires on strength loss for the various round-strand wire ropes used in mine hoisting.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Publication Date
20010601
Document Type
Journal Article; Bulletin
Fiscal Year
2001
ISSN
1018-8819
NIOSH Division
PRL
Source Name
Organisation Internationale pour l'Etude de l'Endurance des Cables (OIPEEC) (International Organization for the Study of the Endurance of Ropes), Redaction, Reading Rope Research, Department of Engineering, Reading University, Reading, United Kingdom
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