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Design and Calculation of Rope-rod Structures

on the Basis of Discrete Model

 

The demo program is intended for familiarization with a method of calculation of the sparse rope structures on the basis of the discrete model. The tendered approach is based on submission of a cable rope in the form of a population of concentrated masses, springs and dampers and application of a special processing logic of the computer model, allowing to determine a balance of equilibrium and then value of required arguments of the rope structure.

The idea of the approach with reference to rope-ways is featured in following sources:

-    D.Pataraia. Calculation and design of cable systems for ropeways.//  Tbilisi: Metsniereba, 1991, -115 p. (in Russian).

-  D.Pataraia. Ein Beitrag zur diskreten Darstellung des Seiles.// Wissenschaftliche Arbeiten des Instituts fuer Eisenbahnwesen, Verkehrswirtschaft und Seilbahnen der TU Wien. Vienna, 1993, N 2(32), pp. 32-38. (in German).

About generalizing this approach on other solid strained skew fields, for example, rods, diaphragms or of slabs look in:

-    D.Pataraia. Discrete model and calculation method for rope – rod structures.// Problems of Mechanics. Tbilisi, 2008, N 2(31), pp.15-23.

The working version for self-maintained calculation and modeling of the rope structures spread in practice and also consulting can be received free of charge having mailed to the address david.pataraia@gmail.com.

 

For receiving demo versions of calculation of the sparse rope structures programs click on the following links: 

  1. 1. Program for calculation of  rope structures on the basis of discrete model - demo version.

  2. 2. Example of an application based on the conception of firm deformable bodies for calculation of large size loop of the rope loaded with distributed forces (Ein Beispiel der Anwendung der diskreten Vorstellung  der festen deformierbaren Koerper zur Berechnung der gleichmaessig belasteten langen Seilschleife) - demo version.

  3. 3. Modelling and calculation of a flexible rode on the basis of discrete representation - demo version.