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<p>The article proposes an alternative method to determine the sequence of generation of pre-tension forces in standing rigging of a mast. The proposed approach has been verified on both a virtual simulation experiment and laboratory tests. In this method, the desired tension values are obtained using the influence matrix which allows to calculate the effect of tension change in an individual rope on the tension distribution in the remaining ropes in the system. Unlike the presently used method, in which the desired tension distribution is obtained in a long-lasting iterative process burdened with relatively large errors of final values, the proposed method makes it possible to achieve the final tension distribution in a finite number of steps. In the case of FEM analyses, the new method can be a useful tool for determining an arbitrary distribution of tension forces in ropes via solving a system of linear equations.</p>
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The article proposes an alternative method to determine the sequence of generation of pre-tension forces in standing rigging of a mast. The proposed approach has been verified on both a virtual simulation experiment and laboratory tests. In this method, the desired tension values are obtained using the influence matrix which allows to calculate the effect of tension change in an individual rope on the tension distribution in the remaining ropes in the system. Unlike the presently used method, in which the desired tension distribution is obtained in a long-lasting iterative process burdened with relatively large errors of final values, the proposed method makes it possible to achieve the final tension distribution in a finite number of steps. In the case of FEM analyses, the new method can be a useful tool for determining an arbitrary distribution of tension forces in ropes via solving a system of linear equations.

A Method to Determine the Tightening Sequence for Standing Rigging of a Mast

Polish Maritime Research

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The article proposes an alternative method to determine the sequence of generation of pre-tension forces in standing rigging of a mast. The proposed approach...

A Method to Determine the Tightening Sequence for Standing Rigging of a Mast

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2019

Pages: 47 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2019-0065

Mots clés
pre-tension, standing rigging, rig, tightening sequence, initial tension

© 2019 Leszek Samson et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Method to Determine the Tightening Sequence for Standing Rigging of a Mast

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2019

Pages: 47 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2019-0065

Mots cléspre-tension, standing rigging, rig, tightening sequence, initial tension

© 2019 Leszek Samson et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
pre-tension, standing rigging, rig, tightening sequence, initial tension