Shovel maintenance gains from improved designs, tools, and techniques

A significant portion of shovel downtime is devoted to wire rope repair and replacement. Shovel ropes are subject to constant stress and eventually wear out due to fatigue from repeated bending, vibration, and shockloading, as well as from metal loss caused by the steady sliding and rubbing that tak...

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Published inConcrete Products Vol. 104; no. 8; p. U7
Main Author Carter, Russell A
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denver SEMCO Publishing 01.08.2001
Subjects
Construction equipment
Cost control
Customers
Design
Enterprise resource planning
Managers
Mining
Preventive maintenance
Software
United States > US
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Summary:A significant portion of shovel downtime is devoted to wire rope repair and replacement. Shovel ropes are subject to constant stress and eventually wear out due to fatigue from repeated bending, vibration, and shockloading, as well as from metal loss caused by the steady sliding and rubbing that takes place during normal usage, or from cable deformation caused by hard contact with rocks, sheaves, or rollers.
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ISSN:0010-5368