GRAVITY GOODS ROPEWAY
2Annex
Chhimkeswori Gravity Ropeway
Rope Design - Track 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
h
b
842.60 m
500.00 m
50.00 m
Rope specification
Track rope
Hauling rope
Size,
f mm
12 mm
9 mm
Weight
kg/m
0.590
0.302
Breaking
load, kN
91
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Construction
6x19 (9/9/1)
6x19 (9/9/1)
Core
WS
FC
Point loads
Trolley
Downward moving load, W2
30.00 kg
Upward moving trolley
30.00 kg
Weight of one line hauling rope between saddles
Max
allowable load
120.00 kg
40.00 kg
Accidental load
due to hauling rope
70.39 kg
70.39 kg
Maximum possible load
220.39 kg
140.39 kg
281.57 kg
Wind load
Wind load corrsponding to 160 kM/hr
wind speed (at 20 inclination)
Temperature
Expected temerature variation
Co-efficient of thermal expansion
DESIGN
0.005kN
20.00*c
1.20E-05
A) Rope length
Saddle to saddle rope length
998.86 m
Backstay distance Anchorage Length Additional rope length
20.00 m
12.00 m
140.00m
6x19 (9/9/1)
6x19 (9/9/1)
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