Title :
Tension-tension fatigue test results for aramid and wire ropes
Author :
Whitehill, A. Simeon ; Whitehill, Elizabeth C.
Author_Institution :
Whitehill Manuf. Corp., Chester, PA, USA
Abstract :
A great deal of interest and research has focused on the performance of high modulus fibers under tension-tension fatigue testing. Modeling and scaled-down testing helps us understand the modes of failure for ropes under cyclic loading. Whitehill Mfg. Corp. has done extensive in-house fatigue testing on aramid and wire ropes. Our results indicate that aramid rope is a fully viable option for many applications which currently use wire
Keywords :
cable testing; failure (mechanical); fatigue testing; marine systems; Whitehill Mfg. Corp; aramid ropes; cyclic loading; failure; high modulus fibers; tension-tension fatigue test results; wire ropes; Creep; Curve fitting; Degradation; Fatigue; Hysteresis; Optical fiber testing; Physics; Potential energy; Stress; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '95. MTS/IEEE. Challenges of Our Changing Global Environment. Conference Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-14-9
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1995.528720
