Wire rope selection for manual winch application
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
ISSN: 1726-0531
Article publication date: 10 July 2009
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of analytical decision making during the selection of engineering entities in an engineering design setting.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper develops a quantitative method for wire rope selection and uses handbook data to demonstrate the use of the method in selecting a suitable type and size of wire rope for the hoisting/hauling mechanism of a hypothetical manual winch.
Findings
Wire rope data can be processed into forms that are more readily useable in a quantitative selection method. Moreover, computer software such as Microsoft Excel may be used in the selection process, so long as the data are in suitable form.
Originality/value
The selection of engineering entities often occurs in engineering design processes. An information processing approach to wire rope selection has been developed and demonstrated. The method demonstrated in this paper should be applicable in other situations in which a need for the selection of engineering entities arises.
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Citation
Oduori, M. and Mbuya, T. (2009), "Wire rope selection for manual winch application", Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 207-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/17260530910974998
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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