Code
179P1608U
Duration
01 July 2008 → 31 October 2009
Funding
Private funding via IWT/VLAIO
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Other mechanical and manufacturing engineering
- Process engineering
- Ceramic and glass materials
- Materials science and engineering
- Polymeric materials
- Semiconductor materials
- Other materials engineering
Keywords
synthetic ropes
dynamic behaviour
Project description
The purpose of the study is to obtain insight in the phenomena that occur in frozen ropes that are under cyclic load an in the effect of the phenomena on their mechanical properties, fatigue and life span of the rope. The influence of ice will be studied on the macro- and microscopic level on ropes after cyclic loading in frozen conditions