Wire Rope test 1 Flashcards
What are the wire removal criteria for rotation resistant wire rope?
2 random broken wires in 6 diameters or 4 and 30 diameters
2/6 4/30
What is the where criteria for taking wire rope out of service?
1/3 wear of original dimensions
D/d ratios for Boom hoist sheaves Boom tip sheaves, hoist block sheaves
15 to 1 hoist sheaves
18 to 1 boom tip sheaves
16 to 1 hoist block sheaves
What are broken wire removal criteria for wire rope termination?
No more than 1 at the end, no more than 2 beyond the end
What is the formula for the number of clips required to make a turnback eye
Three times the diameter of the rope +1
What is the removal criteria for wire rope swings (broken wires)
Five broken wires in one strand in one lay , 10 broken wires in one lay
Five parts of wire rope
Wire, center wire, strand, core, wire rope
Describe daily inspection
Before each shift no records needed
Describe periodic inspection 
1-12 months recorded by qualified person
Non rotation resistant wire rope must extend ____ times the rope diameter beyond the wedge socket, and no less than ____ inches
6 times
6 inches
Rotation resistant wire rope must extend_____times the diameter, the tail on wedge socket must be no less than _____ inches
20 times
6 inches
Wire rope core is ____% stronger than fiber core
7.5%
Name a type of wire rope that has a tendency to untwist
Lang lay
What is IWRC
Independent wire rope core
How many wires and strands in a 6/19 wire rope
6 strands 19 wires
Describe a regular lay
The wires in the stands run in the same direction of the wire rope
Describe Lang lay
The wires in the strands run diagonally to the direction of the wire rope
What are the removal criteria for rigging hardware? 
5 broken wires in one strand in one lay Or 10 broken wires in one lay