The axial stiffness of single-lay cables composed of an arbitrary number of smooth wires is determined analytically from the general nonlinear theory for the bending and twisting of thin helical rods. Although large changes in the helix-angle are permitted, the
longitudinal strain in each wire is assumed to be small. Numerical results are presented for two cases of practical interest, namely (1) cables with zero end-moment, and (2) cables restrained against end-rotation. It is found that the effective stiffness is strongly dependent upon the type of end-condition, except when the initial helix angle is close to 90°.
Publisher
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
TAM R 398
1975-6001
ISSN
0073-5264
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/112130
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Copyright 1975 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
TAM technical reports include manuscripts intended for publication, theses judged to have general interest, notes prepared for short courses, symposia compiled from outstanding undergraduate projects, and reports prepared for research-sponsoring agencies.
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