scholarly journals Experimental Investigations Regarding the Structural Damage Monitoring of Strands Wire Rope within Mechanical Systems

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3439
Author(s):  
Carmen Debeleac ◽  
Silviu Nastac ◽  
Gina Diana Musca (Anghelache)
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Wire Rope ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Post Processing ◽  
Wire Ropes ◽  
Damage Monitoring ◽  
Complex Wavelet ◽  
Wavelet Coherency

This paper deals with the area of structural damage monitoring of steel strands wire ropes embedded into various equipment and mechanical systems. Of the currently available techniques and methods for wire ropes health monitoring, the authors focused on the group of techniques based on operational dynamics investigation of such systems. Beyond the capability and efficiency of both occasionally and continuously monitoring application, the dynamics-based methods are able to provide additional information regarding the structural integrity and functional operability of the entire ensemble embedding the wire ropes. This paper presents the results gained by the authors using a laboratory setup that can simulate the operational condition usually used for regular applications of wire ropes. The investigations were conducted on three directions of acquired signals post-processing. Firstly, the classical fast Fourier transform was used to evaluate the potential changes within the spectral distribution of transitory response. The other two directions involved high-order spectral analyses in terms of bi-spectrum and Wigner–Ville distribution and multi-scale analysis based methods such as complex wavelet cross-correlation and complex wavelet coherency. The results indicate that each direction of analysis can provide suitable information regarding potential wire rope damage, but the ensemble of post-processing methods offers supplementary precision.

The influence of rotation speed on the bending fatigue lifetime of steel wire ropes

2010 ◽  
Vol 225 (3) ◽  
pp. 520-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y A Onur ◽  
C E İmrak
Keyword(s):  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Steel Wire ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Wire Rope ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Thermal Camera ◽  
Fatigue Lifetime ◽  
Bending Fatigue ◽  
Wire Ropes ◽  
Different Diameters

This article presents experimental investigations to determine the influence of rotation speed on the bending fatigue lifetime of rotation-resistant rope and non-rotation-resistant rope. Heat generated by the rotation speed on steel wire rope samples has been measured by a thermal camera. Two sheaves with different diameters have been used to obtain the effect of sheave diameters on the heat alterations and bending fatigue lifetime. Two experimental tests have been conducted to determine the effect of insufficient lubrication on the bending fatigue lifetime. The results indicate that rotation speed affects the steel wire rope lifetime subjected to bending fatigue.

Arrangement Characteristics and Wear Distribution of Wire Rope in Parallel Grooved Multi-Layer Winding

2013 ◽  
Vol 423-426 ◽  
pp. 842-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Hui Hu ◽  
Yong Hu ◽  
Ji Quan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Wire Rope ◽  
Wire Ropes ◽  
The Wire ◽  
Wear Damage

Based on the analysis of multi-layer winding arrangement characteristic of the wire rope in Lebus drum, the experimental study is carried on wear distribution of the wire rope in parallel grooved multi-layer winding. The result shows that, the wire rope is arranged regularly in each drum area in parallel grooved multi-layer winding; the wear of wire ropes in crossover zone is more serious than that of the parallel zone; in the same-layer wire rope winding in crossover zone, the wear damage during the wire rope winding in crossover zone at the end of each-layer drum is the most serious.

scholarly journals Integrity Management of Marine Structures; With Emphasis on Design for Structural Robustness

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torgeir Moan
Keyword(s):  
Structural Damage ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Design Standards ◽  
Limit States ◽  
Fabrication Errors ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
Operational Errors ◽  
And Control

Based on relevant accident experiences with oil and gas platforms, a brief overview of structural integrity management of offshore structures is given; including an account of adequate design criteria, inspection, repair and maintenance as well as quality assurance and control of the engineering processes. The focus is on developing research based design standards for Accidental Collapse Limit States to ensure robustness or damage tolerance in view damage caused by accidental loads due to operational errors and to some extent abnormal structural damage due to fabrication errors. Moreover, it is suggested to provide robustness in cases where the structural performance is sensitive to uncertain parameters. The use of risk assessment to aid decisions in lieu of uncertainties affecting the performance of novel and existing offshore structures, is briefly addressed.

Co-Simulation Procedure for Multibody Reeving Systems

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Orzechowski ◽  
Aki M. Mikkola ◽  
José L. Escalona
Keyword(s):  
Multibody System ◽  
Wire Rope ◽  
Rigid Bodies ◽  
Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian ◽  
Transverse Deformation ◽  
Absolute Position ◽  
Eulerian Approach ◽  
Wire Ropes ◽  
Simulation Procedure ◽  
Flexible Wire

In this paper, co-simulation procedure for a multibody system that includes reeving mechanism will be introduced. The multibody system under investigation is assumed to have a set of rigid bodies connected by flexible wire ropes using a set of sheaves and reels. In the co-simulation procedure, a wire rope is described using a combination of absolute position coordinates, relative transverse deformation coordinates and longitudinal material coordinates. Accordingly, each wire rope span is modeled using a single two-noded element by employing an Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian approach.

scholarly journals Structural Damage Diagnosis and Prediction Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models: Comprehensive Review of Advances

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Mosavi
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Damage Diagnosis ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Initiation And Propagation

The loss of integrity and adverse effect on mechanical properties can be concluded as attributing miro/macro-mechanics damage in structures, especially in composite structures. Damage as a progressive degradation of material continuity in engineering predictions for any aspects of initiation and propagation requires to be identified by a trustworthy mechanism to guarantee the safety of structures. Besides the materials design, structural integrity and health are usually prone to be monitored clearly. One of the most powerful methods for the detection of damage is machine learning (ML). This paper presents the state of the art of ML methods and their applications in structural damage and prediction. Popular ML methods are identified and the performance and future trends are discussed.

scholarly journals Research on the Progress of Interdigital Transducer (IDT) for Structural Damage Monitoring

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Wang Ziping ◽  
Xiong Xiqiang ◽  
Qian Lei ◽  
Wang Jiatao ◽  
Fei Yue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Health Monitoring ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Safety Information ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Structural Health ◽  
Damage Monitoring

In the application of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) methods and related technologies, the transducer used for electroacoustic conversion has gradually become a key component of SHM systems because of its unique function of transmitting structural safety information. By comparing and analyzing the health and safety of large-scale structures, the related theories and methods of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) based on ultrasonic guided waves are studied. The key technologies and research status of the interdigital guided wave transducer arrays which used for structural damage detection are introduced. The application fields of interdigital transducers are summarized. The key technical and scientific problems solved by IDT for Structural Damage Monitoring (SHM) are presented. Finally, the development of IDT technology and this research project are summarised.

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