Potential contribution of high strength, high modulus aramid fibers to the commercial feasibility of lighter than air craft [PDF]
Kevlar aramid fiber, fabric, rope and cable performance are reviewed along with the economics relevant to the material, structural, and reliability aspects of lighter than air ...
Sturgeon, D. L. G., Venkatachalam, T. K.
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Review and classification of fretting fatigue test rigs [PDF]
There is no standard or generally accepted test rig for fretting fatigue experiments. Therefore, researchers adopt an existing concept, or build a new test rig that meets their specific requirements.
De Baets, Patrick +2 more
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Experimental testing of low energy rockfall catch fence meshes [PDF]
Flexible catch fences are widely used to protect infrastructure like railways, roads and buildings from rockfall damage. The wire meshes are the most critical components for catch fences as they dissipate most of the impact energy.
Al-Budairi, Hassan +2 more
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Mechanical Property Degradation of Transmission Wire Rope Caused by Different Wear Evolution
Steel wire rope serves as a critical load-bearing and transmission component in the transportation equipment utilized in coal mines. It exhibits various forms of damage during prolonged service, which significantly jeopardizes the safety reliability of ...
Xiangdong Chang +6 more
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Nonlinear isolation performance of 6 × 19 wire rope of different lengths under compression
Stainless steel wire rope isolator is widely used in engineering. To optimize design of the isolator, loading, and unloading characteristics of the 6 × 19 6 mm wire rope under compression are investigated. Ropes of different lengths are tested to get the
Genlin Mo +3 more
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ANALYSIS ON STRESS AND DEFORMATION OF STEEL WIRE ROPE AT WR-CVT DISCONTINUOUS CONTACT WIRE
Aiming at the wear problem of the new-type metal belt type continuously variable transmission steel rope ring,the discontinuous contact geometry model and the finite element analysis model of the steel rope ring and the metal block in the WR-CVT ...
MA LiYun, QIU YanEr, YANG Yun
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RV Ronald H. Brown Cruise RB0701, 21 Mar-10 Apr 2007. RAPID mooring cruise report [PDF]
This report describes the mooring operations conducted during RV Ronald H. Brown Cruise RB0701 conductedbetween 21 March 2007 and 10 April 2007.These mooring operations were completed as part of the United Kingdom Natural Environment Research Council ...
Baringer, M.O., Kanzow, T.
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Assessment of errors in the transmission of the orientation and cartographic system from the surface to an underground mine [PDF]
An accurate transmission of the orientation between surface and underground workings, by means of vertical shafts, is a major challenge in the mining industry, especially for deep mines.
Bascompta Massanes, Marc +2 more
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In order to analyze emergency stop vibration of the friction vertical lifting system under different loads, a loading experiment was carried out, and the longitudinal vibration characteristics of the carriage, frame, and steel rope were measured during ...
Qifeng Peng +5 more
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A profile of the Monterey squid fleet in 1992 [PDF]
There were approximately 20 vessels active in the 1992 Monterey Bay squid fishery. The size of the fleet has not changed since the early 1970's when 15 to 20 vessels participated in the fishery.
Ferry, Lara A., Spratt, Jerome D.
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