Failure analysis of a mine hoist rope

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-38

  Schrems, K ^a   Maclaren, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Henderson Mine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLOGRAPHY; MINE HOISTS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WIRE ROPE;

CONSTRUCTION ANOMALY; DIVES;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

FAILURE ANALYSIS; ROPES; WIRES;

EID: 0031105241     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-6307(96)00029-5     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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2. Schrems, K. K., Dogan, C. P. and Hawk, J. A., Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1995, 4, 136.
3. American Petroleum Institute, Specification for Wire Rope. API Specification 9A (Spec 9A), 23rd edn. Washington, DC, 1984.
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7. Mayer, M., Private communication, 1995.
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