SSS ‘The widespread use of wire rope in almost every type of industry—and the many ramifications and variations of such service—requires constant and up-to-date knowledge of every technical advance pertaining to the construction of wire rope and to its application, To make available such information to engineers—and to others who have need for exact facts relating to the sub- ject-is the purpose of this Handbook. It is our belief that you will find the contents not only of very real help—but that you will reeognize in ita broadness of scope and a completeness that could only result from knowledge gained through many years of leadership in this important field. This leadevship has been achieved because of steadfast adherence to un- varying standards of quality—and because of ability to provide a perfect answer to the many usual and unusual application problems that are eon- stantly occurring.Contents Page Stretch of Wire Rope. Reserve Strength Size of Outer Wires Effcets of Bending. Stress due to Acceleration Stress in Guys Stress in Suspended Cables Multiple Sheave Blocks Efficiency of Wire Rope Tackle Stresses in Wire Ropes on Inclined Planes and Slopes: ‘Maximum Load on a Wire Rope Grooves Fleet Angle Unreeling and Uneoiling. Spooling and Coiling. Drum and Reel Cap: Attaching Sockets. Splicing Wire Rope Gauging Wire Rope. Care of Wire Rope. Ondering Wire Rope with Fittings Attached Useful Information. Decimal Equivalents ‘Areas of Round Wires Weights of Steel Wives ‘Measures and Weights Metric System of Measures and Weights. ‘Tables of Multiples Specitie Gravities and Weights Strength of Manila Rope Strength of Materials. Natural Trigonometrie Functions 34 67 89 10-11 12-80 31 31-33 34-26 st 38.39 40 4142 701 2 8-15 76-81The stretch of @ wire rope under load is the ‘result of two components: the struetura stretch, caused by lengthening of the rope lay, compres: sion of the core, and adjustment of the wires and strands to the load; and the elastie stretch, caused by elongation of the wires. ‘The structural stretch varies with the size of core the lengths of lays, and the construction of the rope. This stretch also varies with the loads imposed and the amount of bending to which the rope is subjected. For estimating this stretch the value of 4%, or 003 times the length of rope under lod, gives an approximate Sigure. If leads Elatie Stretch in fot = ey ‘The approximate metallic areas of the principal constructions of USS Tiger Brand Wire Ropes Tiger Brand Wire Rope Engineering Handbook Stretch of Wire Rope are light, 14% or 0025 times the rope length may be used. “With heavy loads, this stretch may approach 195, or 01 times the rope length. 1 elastic stretch of a wire rope is direetly pro- portional to the load and the length of rope under load, and inversely proportional to the metallic area and modulus of elasticity. This applies only to loads which do not exceed the elastic limit of a wire rope. The elastic limit of a conventional wite rope is approximately 55% of its breaking strength: the elastic limit of thermally stabilized wire rope is 75%. This may be expressed as: (Load in Lbs.) (Length of rope under load in feet) fetallie area of rope in square inches) (Modulus of Elasticity) and Strands are shown below. Approximate Metalic Areas in Square Inches er i rae pia, Bi GelBSene 6x25 EW 680 ggg WEE cals, TMOKStaNDS ar een Gh “GARY at cae fora 8 SE sti Taig Sasa aaoy Sg? Ge igs eat Saath aos PS vast 0088,, 00870082 00m... aD : 60 e oe Pare cae eee Mo vn SY 09 os Bo ae Bs 8 ise Bole ge a SB ee "25 Mle 227 ass "328 385 301 ~2dl 245250 2H 3 531 438332341350 eR 2 8 BA i-Wie ny 4st 52560 $0 37 Sok oth ae 8 it we Ae Be se Se 1a ber 9 es Lies S88 ee oie ae 61-Wire ~ Low = 1055 14061271500 1.762 “att Le Tao 1a ia yO Bog aT aie aap cho fio 3881 bon a Wie 2 192 240 26s “pa 9 By LE 30m Me 2s 34 Be SBT si a ee 3 8 ioe: Independent Wire Rope Cores add approximataly 15% to the metallic area of ropes of ol round strands; and approx imately 10%; 1 6ui0 Tope G. Wire Strand Cores 44d appronmataly 205 ota tba area st ands round tan, Site ropes. For more accuraie figures contact our Wie Rope Biegler Department.