Application of internal friction damping as a nondestructive evaluation technique for wire rope

Conference · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5304531

Hochrein, A A; Sherrard, J R; Thiruvengadam, A P

This paper discusses the technical feasibility of applying internal friction damping (IFD) as a nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technique to wire rope. The paper addresses the technical feasibility, laboratory testing on wire rope, and the associated test results on various samples of wire rope. These tests were evaluated in a series of laboratory experiments by measuring the internal friction damping during which several test parameters were changed. The test parameters including the tensile load, frequency of test load, exposure time of rope to load and variations in rope construction are discussed from the standpoint of IFD-NDE measurements.

• Research Organization: Deadalean Assoc. Inc.
• OSTI ID: 5304531
• Report Number(s): CONF-830514-
• Journal Information: Offshore Technol. Conf.; (United States), Vol. 3; Conference: Offshore technology conference, Houston, TX, USA, 2 May 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
CABLES
INTERNAL FRICTION
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
DAMPING
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
MONITORING
ROPES
WIRES
FRICTION
MATERIALS TESTING
TESTING
423000* - Engineering- Marine Engineering- (1980-)