Published

2007-01-01

Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes

Caracterización de modos de falla típicos en cables de transmisión mecánica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v27n1.14784

Keywords:

failure analysis, wire rope, failure mode, fracture, wear, corrosion (en)
análisis de falla, cables de transmisión mecánica, modos de falla, fractura, desgaste, corrosión (es)

Authors

  • Edgar Espejo Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Juan Carlos Martínez Universidad Nacional de Colombia

The National University of Colombia’s Engineering School’s AFIS research group has helped several public and private institutions during the last five years in analysing the causes of failures presented in elevation and transport machinery leading to expensive consequences and even the loss of life. A group of typical wire rope failure modes have been identified, along with their common causes. These are presented in this work to offer help to our industry’s engineers and technicians, allowing them to identify possible risk situations in their routine work regarding the wire ropes which they use and approaches for carrying out wire rope failure analysis.

El grupo de investigación AFIS de la Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Bogotá D.C., ha asesorado durante los últimos cinco años a varias instituciones públicas y privadas en el análisis de las causas de fallas que se les han presentado en maquinaria de elevación y transporte con costosas consecuencias e incluso pérdida de vidas. Se ha identificado un conjunto de modos de falla típicos de cables con sus causas comunes, los cuales se detallan en el presente trabajo para de esta manera brindarle a ingenieros y técnicos de nuestro medio una ayuda que les permita identificar en su trabajo rutinario posibles situaciones de riesgo en la forma de operación de los cables de transmisión mecánica que utilizan y criterios para llevar a cabo análisis de falla de los mismos.

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Espejo, E. and Martínez, J. C. (2007). Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes. Ingeniería e Investigación, 27(1), 77–83. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v27n1.14784

ACM

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Espejo, E. and Martínez, J.C. 2007. Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes. Ingeniería e Investigación. 27, 1 (Jan. 2007), 77–83. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v27n1.14784.

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Espejo, E.; Martínez, J. C. Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes. Ing. Inv. 2007, 27, 77-83.

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ESPEJO, E.; MARTÍNEZ, J. C. Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes. Ingeniería e Investigación, [S. l.], v. 27, n. 1, p. 77–83, 2007. DOI: 10.15446/ing.investig.v27n1.14784. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14784. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2024.

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Espejo, Edgar, and Juan Carlos Martínez. 2007. “Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes”. Ingeniería E Investigación 27 (1):77-83. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v27n1.14784.

Harvard

Espejo, E. and Martínez, J. C. (2007) “Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes”, Ingeniería e Investigación, 27(1), pp. 77–83. doi: 10.15446/ing.investig.v27n1.14784.

IEEE

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E. Espejo and J. C. Martínez, “Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes”, Ing. Inv., vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 77–83, Jan. 2007.

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Espejo, E., and J. C. Martínez. “Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes”. Ingeniería e Investigación, vol. 27, no. 1, Jan. 2007, pp. 77-83, doi:10.15446/ing.investig.v27n1.14784.

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Espejo, Edgar, and Juan Carlos Martínez. “Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes”. Ingeniería e Investigación 27, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 77–83. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14784.

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Espejo E, Martínez JC. Characterising mechanical transmission wire ropes’ typical failure modes. Ing. Inv. [Internet]. 2007 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];27(1):77-83. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/14784

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