Research Article

Calibration and Analysis of Mechanical Modeling for Traction Wire Rope of Mountainous Orchard Carrier

Table 3

Maximum contact stress simulation and calculation results by different wire rope end load.

Axial load of the wire rope (N)Wire-wire contact stress within the strand (MPa)Wire-wire contact stress between strands (MPa)
Calculated valueSimulated valueCalculated valueSimulated value

10000.291847.197492.3569.6
20000.583594.394984.51139.2
30000.8753141.5911476.81708.8
40001.1671188.7881969.12278.4
50001.4588235.9852462.22848
60001.7506283.1822953.63417.6
70002.0424330.3793445.93987.2
80002.3342377.5763938.14556.8