Experimental Snap Loading of Synthetic Fiber Ropes

Energy is lost when a rope transfers from a slack state to a taut state. This transfer is called a snap load and can be very violent. It is proposed to use synthetic fiber ropes as a type of passive control device in new or existing structures to mitigate seismic response. Experimental static and...

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Main Author: Pearson, Nicholas John
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30925
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01132003-105300/