Theory of Wire Rope (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 1997)

Wire rope is used in countless applications ranging from braces for teeth to superconducting cables. Many power lines are strands of aluminum wires twisted around a steel center wire; the most spectacular bridges are suspended from wire cables; wire rope is used to lower workers and equipment as deep as three miles in the gold mines of South Africa; and wire rope finds many applications in biomechanics.
Considerable progress has been made in the development of models to predict the response of ropes and to determine the effects of variations in the design and properties of a rope on its performance. The book begins with the equations of equilibrium for a thin curved wire in space, solves these equations, and applies the solution to determine the stresses in a simple strand. These results are then extended to ropes with more complex cross sections. Numerous examples are worked out to illustrate the theory. Test results are also discussed. This second edition includes new chapters on tension and compression of a cord, on fatigue, and on approximations.
Intended for graduate students and practicing engineers, this book is a comprehensive theoretical review of the mechanical behavior of wire rope.

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"...the book could be used as a supplementary text in a design course to provide some theoretical background to empirical design rules. It could also be useful as a brief introduction to research students in the area."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Mechanical Engineering Series
Release date:	October 1997
First published:	1997
Authors:	George A Costello
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	123
Edition:	2nd ed. 1997
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-98202-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Metals technology / metallurgy Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Mechanics of solids > General Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Testing of materials > General
LSN:	0-387-98202-7
Barcode:	9780387982021

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