Description
Two important standard tests to identify the quality of wire rope and its usability are torsion tests and tensile tests. This paper examines whether any functional relationship exists between the two properties of rope wires, namely, tensile strength and torsion under three different operational conditions: (1) new rope wires, (2) wires from rope after one year of use and (3) wires from failed ropes after one year and six months of use. Fatigue strength of a rope depends upon torsional stress conditions.
