Bending of helically twisted cables under variable ... - Pfisterer
Bending of helically twisted cables under variable ... - Pfisterer
Bending of helically twisted cables under variable ... - Pfisterer
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Average transition curvature<br />
Referring to Fig. 2.13, we may make the approximating assumption that, ign ignoring oring the transition region<br />
which lies between the initial curvature κa and the final curvature κe, , as shown in Section 2.3, the<br />
stiffness changes instantaneously at the average transition curvature κm. . This approximation<br />
significantly improves the clarity <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> the the following explanations explanations and is therefore introduced at at this point.<br />
The index L is is furthermore furthermore dispensed dispensed with in the following, because the cable considered considered in this<br />
paragraph has only one layer.<br />
Table 2 below shows the effective bending stiffnesses and bending moments <strong>of</strong> the cable <strong>under</strong> these<br />
assumptions, in the two Regions I and II, Fig. 2.13.<br />
Region I<br />
(no wire slippage)<br />
Region II<br />
(complete wire<br />
slippage)<br />
(EJ) min + (EJ) zusl = (EJ) max<br />
(EJ)min + (EJ) (EJ)zusII = (EJ)min +MR/κ (EJ)minκ + MR<br />
Table 2.1 <strong>Bending</strong> stiffnesses and bending moments in Regions I and II<br />
The moment MR was provisionally introduced as an auxiliary parameter. This moment will gain physical<br />
meaning further down only. We have:<br />
Considering (2.34), we obtain:<br />
If, in (2.43), the secondary force Zd d<br />
(EJ)Total<br />
where Z(ϕ) is the total and Zd the “pure” wire tensile force, independent <strong>of</strong> ϕ, we find:<br />
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(EJ)maxκ<br />
MTotal<br />
, which is a function <strong>of</strong> ϕ, , is replaced by (Z(ϕ) (Z( - Zd),