The main concern of this book is to present the methods used to calculate the most important rope quantities as well as to explain how they are applied by means of a large number of calculations as examples. The book, based on the most important chapters of the German book DRAHTSEILE, has been kept up to date and takes into account the most recent developments.


1;Preface;52;Contents;73;1 Wire Ropes, Elements and Definitions;103.1;1.1 Steel Wire;103.2;1.2 Strands;333.3;1.3 Rope Core ...