1 Introduction. - 1. 1 Basic Components. - 1. 2 Identification and Construction. - 2 Equilibrium of a Thin Wire. - 2. 1 Kinematics of a Thin Wire. - 2. 2 Equations of Equilibrium. - 2. 3 Relations Between Loads and Deformations. - 3 Static Response of a Strand. - 3. 1 Geometry of a Strand. - 3. 2 Axial Response of a Simple Straight Strand. - 3. 3 Stress Determination of a Simple Straight Strand. - 3. 4 Load Deformation Relation for a Simple Straight Strand. - 3. 5 Pure Bending of a simple Straight Strand. - 3. 6 Stress Determination of a Strand Subjected to Bending. - 3. 7 Stress Determination of a Strand Passing over a Sheave. - 3. 8 Multilayered Strands. - 3. 9 Electric Conductor Strand. - 3. 10 Contact Stresses. - 3. 11 Outside Wires Contacting Each Other. - 3. 12 Other Types of Strand Cross Sections. - 4 Static Response of a Wire Rope. - 4. 1 Axial Response of an Independent Wire Rope Core. - 4. 2 Axial Response of a Wire Rope. - 4. 3 Stresses in a Wire Rope Due to Axial Loading. - 4. 4 Stresses in a Wire Rope Due to Axial Loading and Bending. - 5 Friction in Wire Rope. - 5. 1 Friction in an Axially Loaded Strand. - 5. 2 Frictional Effects in the Bending and Axial Loading of a Strand. - 5. 3 Frictional Effects in Wire Rope. - 5. 4 Effective Length of a Broken Center Wire in a Simple Strand. - 5. 5 Effective Length of a Broken Outer Wire in a Rope. - 6 Testing of a Wire Rope. - 6. 1 Axial Testing of a Wire Rope. - 6. 2 Effect of Rope Size on Rope Strength. - 6. 3 Effect of Rope Size on Fatigue Life. - 7 Birdcaging in Wire Rope. - 7. 1 Equations of Motion. - 7. 2 Solution of Equations. - 7. 3 Numerical Results. - 8 Rope Rotation. - 8. 1 Rotation of a Wire Rope. - 8. 2 Hand-Spliced Ropes. - 9 Tension and Compression of a Cord. - 9. 1 Tension (contact between adjacent wires). - 9. 2 Compression (no contact between adjacent wires). - 10 A Theory of Fatigue. - 10. 1 Introduction. - 10. 2 Theory. - 11 Remarks on Assumptions and Approximations. - 11. 1 Introduction. - 11. 2 Assumptions and Approximations for a Straight Strand. - 11. 3 Assumptions and Approximations for a Wire Rope. - References. Language: English