GRAVITY GOODS ROPEWAY
Load combination 1
Dead load+ full wind load
Factor of safety
Load combination 2
Dead + live +1/3 of wind +10% impact
Factor of safety
25.920kN
3.51
Remark
Safe
28.06kN
3.24
Remark
Safe
Chhimkeswori Gravity Ropeway
Rope Design - Haulage Rope
INPUT
Horizontal distance between upper and lower saddles
Vertical distance between upper and lower saddles
Sag of the rope, hanged between two saddles (dead sag)
l 843.18 m
h 366.39 m
b 55.00 m
Rope specification
Hauling Rope
Size, fmm
9m
Weight kg/m
0.3
Breaking Load,
kN
47
Construction
6x19 (9/9/1)
Core
FC
Wind load
Wind load corrsponding to 160 kM/hr wind
speed (at 20 inclination)
0.004kN
Temperature
Expected temerature variation
Co-efficient of thermal expansion
20.00*c
1.20E-05
OUTPUT
A) Rope length
Saddle to saddle rope length
932.35 m
76