O.I.P.E.E.C.

ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE POUR L'ETUDE DE L'ENDURANCE DES CABLES

2003 OIPEEC Conference

Experiences with Ropes

Lenzburg - Location of the 2003 OIPEEC Conference

1 to 3 September 2003
Lenzburg, Switzerland

 

The conference proceedings (ISBN 0-7049-1185-X, 212pp, including all but one of the paper presented) are now available for purchase from our approved distributor:
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Conference Papers

The following papers were presented at the conference. Abstracts can be viewed on this website - Click Here.

K-H. Wehking, IFT, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Lifetime and discard for multilayer spooling in cranes

W. Vogel, IFT, University of Stuttgart, Germany

Endurance and discard of ropes in lock gate drives

A.A. Tytko, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland

Wire rope endurance on multi-rope friction winders

V. Berezhinsky, Makeyevka Safety in Mines Research Institute, Makeyevka, Ukraine

Dangerous deterioration of steel wire ropes occurring over a local length

V.Yu. Volokhovsky, A.N. Vorontsov, A.Ya. Kagan
Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University), Moscow
V.V.Sukhorukov, Intron Plus Ltd., Moscow

Stochastic assessment of steel rope strength using magnetic NDT results

V.V. Sukhorukov, Intron Plus Ltd., Moscow, Russia
V.S. Kotelnikov, V.G. Zhukov, Gosgortekhnadzor, Moscow, Russia
A.A. Khudoshin, Tekhkranenergo Ltd., Vladimir, Russia

Importance of ropes NDT for loading cranes safety rising

R. Eshkenazy, M.P. Weiss & D. Elata
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Torsion and bending stresses in non-rotation-resistance tower-crane ropes

D. Smith & P. McCann, Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK

Evaluation of instruments for the non-destructive testing (NDT) of wire ropes

D. Siegert & P. Brevet, LCPC Bouguenais, France

Fatigue of stay cables inside end fittings: high frequencies of wind induced vibrations (Von Karman Vortex)

L. Wiek, Nootdorp, The Netherlands

Wire rope fracture by exceptional damage

P-G. Voigt, Wire Rope Consultant, Germany

Quality of Steel Wire Ropes

K. Buschmann, Unirope Ltd., Ontario, Canada

Failure of 19x7 ropes on Tower Cranes

C.R. Chaplin, School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK

Rope tension in traction winches

J. Hankus, Central Mining Institute, Katowice, Poland

Integrated methods for testing and assessment of safety condition of steel wire ropes

G. Oplatka, Zurich, Switzerland

Even relief of stress in a rope may have disastrous consequences: Two examples

D. Sayenga, Associated Wire Rope Fabricators, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

The advent of wire rope “constructions”

H.M. Huber, Brugg Wire Rope Inc., Switzerland

Extreme Rope Rotation

G.A. Kopanakis, Rope- and Ropeways Consulting, Zurich, Switzerland

Examples of vibrations due to a stranded rope running over pulleys and the chosen solution