Sentence examples for strand cables from inspiring English sources

Spiral strand cables are widely used in lightweight cable-supported structures such as sports stadia and bridges.

Spiral strand cables were impacted by 20 mm fragment simulating projectiles travelling at velocities between 200 and 1400 m/s.

This study develops full 3D elasto-plastic finite element (FE) models of the multi-layer spiral strand cables subjected to quasi-static axial loading using LS-DYNA.

This paper presents the first ever numerical and experimental study on commonly used high-strength steel spiral strand cables subjected to high velocity fragment impact.

Judge et al. (2012) developed full 3D elastic plastic finite element models of the multi-layer spiral strand cables subjected to quasi-static axial loading using LS-DYNA.

Dampers dissipate energy due to friction between wires of a strand cable subjected to reversible bending.

The dynamic response of dampers is predicted by an analytical model and related to the stress analysis of the strand cable.

The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of one such simplified procedure by means of actual dynamic load tests carried out on an unconventional cable-stayed bridge with precast pre-stressed deck and solid section 47 mm diameter steel bars acting as tension members in lieu of specific traditional strand cable systems.

PC-strand cables with smooth wires and the recent anchorage enhancement innovation of indentation were evaluated and compared.

A comprehensive laboratory testing program was designed to evaluate the tensile and shear strength of individual wires and completely wound PC-strand cables.

The conductor design has successfully resolved many of the problems of stability and pulsed current behaviour associated with large multi-strand cables, and the performance is better than expected in these areas.