Normal, sheer, and strain in Spiral/Helical Rope under Axial Tension
Normal, sheer, and strain in Spiral/Helical Rope under Axial Tension
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I'm in grave need to be able to calculate normal and sheer stresses and strain on spiraled or woven structures in general, and specifically on ropes. I'm doing a comparison to the hierarchical microstructure of collagen for a biomechanics paper based around the micro and macro structure of biological systems in comparison to real world applications.
Being able to calculate ultimate tensile strength as a function of spiral/helical radius would be most useful.
Being able to calculate ultimate tensile strength as a function of spiral/helical radius would be most useful.





RE: Normal, sheer, and strain in Spiral/Helical Rope under Axial Tension
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Greg Locock
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