Wires are laid helically above a centre to form a strand, which is further laid helically over a core to form a rope. The chief parts of a stranded wire rope are.
- The Wires or Wires and Fibre forming the Strand,
- The Strands laid uniformly over the Core to form the Rope,
- The Core that provides the foundation on which,
- The Rope is laid.
The rope is a technical product defined with the help of the following terminologies.
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