Research Article

Theoretical and Experimental Study on the Antisliding Performance of Casting Steel Cable Clamps

Table 5

Average bolt clamping force at different stages.

SpecimenAverage bolt clamping force (kN)Reduction percentage of bolt clamping force
Initial stageCreep stable stageCable tension stageInitial stageCreep stable stageCable tension stage

Φ100-1234.4156.6101.033.2%56.9%
Φ100-2237.3158.4102.633.3%56.8%
Φ116-1230.8166.8122.327.7%47.0%
Φ116-2229.7161.1116.829.8%49.1%
Φ127-1242.4173.0122.628.6%49.4%
Φ127-2230.7172.2121.125.4%47.5%
Φ140-1228.0167.7110.526.4%51.5%
Φ140-2226.7168.0111.525.9%50.8%