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Joining Wire Ropes: Safety Standards

This document provides guidelines for joining wire ropes using clips and thimbles and specifies dimensions for twin-base clips used in joining different diameter wire ropes. It also lists recommended safety factors for wire ropes used in various applications such as cranes, elevators, derricks, and material hoists.

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Joining Wire Ropes: Safety Standards

This document provides guidelines for joining wire ropes using clips and thimbles and specifies dimensions for twin-base clips used in joining different diameter wire ropes. It also lists recommended safety factors for wire ropes used in various applications such as cranes, elevators, derricks, and material hoists.

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Reclamation Safety and

Health Standards

2.2.3 Joining Wire Ropes. Figure D-9 shows an acceptable method for
joining wire ropes using a combination of clips and thimbles.

Figure D-6.—Right and wrong way to clip wire rope.

Table D-2.—Dimensions of twin-base clips


Dimensions Approxi-
Rope (inches) mate
diameter N weight
(inches) A B D d J K L approx (pounds)
1/4 15/16 1-1/4 1/4 3/8 1-1/4 21/64 1/2 1-5/8 .21
5/16 1-1/16 1-11/32 5/16 3/8 1-16/32 7/16 5/8 1-15/16 .26
3/8 1-1/16 1-37/64 3/8 7/16 1-13/16 31/64 3/4 2-3/8 .38
7/16 1-1/4 1-7/8 7/16 1/2 2-11/64 9/16 1 2-3/4 .60
1/2 1-1/4 1-7/8 1/2 1/2 2-11/64 9/16 1 2-3/4 .60
9/16 1-1/2 2-8/32 8/16 5/8 2-11/16 11/16 1-1/4 3-1/2 1.08
5/8 1-1/2 2-8/32 5/8 5/8 2-11/16 11/16 1-1/4 3-1/2 1.08
3/4 1-3/4 2-27/64 3/4 5/8 2-3/4 55/64 1-1/2 3-3/8 1.34
7/8 2-1/8 2-61/64 7/8 3/4 3-5/16 31/32 1-3/4 4-1/8 2.20
1 2-1/4 3-1/16 1 3/4 3-23/32 1-3/16 2 4-5/8 2.68
1-1/8 2-5/16 3-3/16 1-1/8 3/4 4-3/32 1-8/32 2-1/4 5 2.96
1-1/4 2-1/2 3-8/16 1-1/4 7/8 4-1/4 1-11/32 2-1/2 5-1/4 4.03
1-3/8 3 4-1/8 1-3/8 1 5-9/16 1-9/16 2-3/4 7 6.58
1-1/2 3 4-1/8 1-1/2 1 5-9/16 1-9/16 3 7 6.58

D-6 October 2009


Appendix D—Wire Rope

Figure D-7.—Spacing dimensions for clips.

Table D-3.—Approximate design safety factors for wire rope


Approximate
Type of service safety factors

a. Mobile cranes
Running ropes 3.5
Standing or pendant lines 3.0
b. Overhead and gantry cranes 5.0
c. Overhead hoists (underslung) 5.0
d. Portal, tower, pillar cranes
Running ropes 3.5
Standing ropes 3.0
e. Hammer head tower cranes 5.0
f. Power passenger and freight elevators 7-12
g. Rope guided workmen hoist
Hoist ropes 8.9
Guide ropes 7.0
h. Personnel hoists 8-11
i. Derricks
Guy 3.0
Hoist 3.5
j. Slings 5.0
k. Material hoists 7.0

October 2009 D-7

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