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SIMPLE BENDING MODELS FOR HELICALLY ARMORED CABLES

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Abstract

The wire strains resulting from bending a helically armored cable in a plane are derived. Axial, bending and torsional strains produced in a single helical wire are developed for two ideal cases: (1) bc:rn1-like bending where it is assumed that relative sliding between adjacent wires is prevented; (2) frictionless bending '<'<'iH:'.re .J.djace.n:-. wires are al low~d to slip v;i thout s1-..ear iDter~cticn. These two cases represent uFper and lower botL'-,ding li:ni ts in determining strains, respecti vcly · These simplified 1oo<lcls result in ree<dily applicable expressions which may be useful in the prelirninary design of cables. Estimates of the structural behavior of cables bent in a plane such as a cable passing over a sheave can be made. A significant finding is the possibility of unbounded torsional shearing strains occurring in the helical wires as the cable is bent.

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