Abstract:In order to explore the evolution law and failure mechanism of the fatigue property of a single-strand wire rope subjected to a cyclic tensile alternating load, the present study established a finite element analysis model for fatigue performance of the rope with the consideration of the nonlinear interwire contact. A high-precision meshing method and an end-effect restriction scheme were respectively proposed to realize the local mesh refinement along the spiral interwire contact area within the rope, and to solve the common end-effect problem in the rope simulations. Then, the fatigue characteristics of the rope were analyzed, and the influences of the geometrical and material parameters on the rope’s fatigue performance were discussed. The results show that obvious stress concentrations occur in the contact regions between the core and outer wires of the rope subjected to a cyclic tension alternating load, and the local fatigue life shortening, or even damage, is most likely to happen in this area due to the high stress amplitude. The fatigue life sensitive area of the core wire composes of several spatial spiral strip individual ones, which correspond to the contact regions between core and outer wires. With regard to a single-strand wire rope that only exists the contact between the core and outer wires, an appropriate decrement in the outer wire diameter or lay angle can improve the fatigue life of the single-strand wire rope, as well as the selection of a material with a smaller elastic modulus and larger Poisson's ratio.
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