As 2759-2004 Steel Wire Rope - Use Operation and Maintenance
As 2759-2004 Steel Wire Rope - Use Operation and Maintenance
As 2759-2004 Steel Wire Rope - Use Operation and Maintenance
AS 2759—2004
maintenance
Australian Standard™
Australian Standard™
This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version at http://infostore.saiglobal.com.
Originated as AS MB1—1968.
Previous edition AS 2759—1985.
Second edition 2004.
COPYRIGHT
© Standards Australia International
All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by
any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written
permission of the publisher.
Published by Standards Australia International Ltd GPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW 2001,
Australia
ISBN 0 7337 6246 8
AS 2759—2004 2
PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee ME-025, Lifting Tackle,
to supersede AS 2759—1985.
The objective of this Standard is to promote the use of procedures that will improve safety
while selecting, storing, handling, maintaining, using, inspecting and discarding steel wire
ropes.
This Standard includes the following changes from the superseded edition:
(a) The inclusion of Clause 1.3, Innovations.
(b) The inclusion of recently introduced rope constructions and deletion of those not in
common use.
This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version at http://infostore.saiglobal.com.
(c) Drawings illustrating withdrawing a rope from a reel have been improved.
(d) An acknowledgment that mechanical splicing has largely replaced hand splicing.
(e) A major revision of Section 6, Poured sockets, including specific instructions for both
molten metal and resin socketing.
(f) Deletion of instructions for hand splicing of rotation-resistant ropes.
(g) A substantial updating of the whole Standard, to bring it up-to-date with current
practices.
(h) The addition of new appendix covering aluminium alloy ferrules.
Acknowledgement is made of the Japan Crane Association for providing photographs that
are reproduced herein. Their assistance is appreciated, and their copyright for these
photographs is reserved.
Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to tables are deemed to be requirements
of this Standard.
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the
application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part
of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
3 AS 2759—2004
CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 2 SELECTION
2.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................................. 8
This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version at http://infostore.saiglobal.com.
SECTION 7 SPLICING
7.1 SPLICING TOOLS.................................................................................................... 34
7.2 TUCKING LENGTHS FOR EYE SPLICES ............................................................. 35
7.3 NUMBER OF TUCKS FOR EYE SPLICES ............................................................. 35
7.4 PREPARATION OF ROPE FOR SPLICING AN EYE............................................. 36
7.5 TUCKING METHOD................................................................................................ 39
7.6 TUCKING SEQUENCE FOR FIVE-TUCK EYE SPLICES ..................................... 40
7.7 LONG SPLICING ..................................................................................................... 46
AS 2759—2004 4
Page
Page
APPENDICES
A GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATING TO STEEL WIRE ROPES AND THEIR
APPLICATION ....................................................................................................... 108
B STANDARDS FOR COMPONENTS USED IN LIFTING SYSTEMS................... 116
C WROUGHT ALUMINIUM ALLOY FERRULES
(BASED ON DIN 3093.1 AND DIN 3093.2) .......................................................... 117
This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version at http://infostore.saiglobal.com.
AS 2759—2004 6
STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
Australian Standard
Steel wire rope—Use, operation and maintenance
1.1 SCOPE
This Standard describes recommended procedures for the selection, storage, handling,
maintenance, use, inspection, and discard of helically laid steel wire ropes.
This is a free 8 page sample. Access the full version at http://infostore.saiglobal.com.
1.2 APPLICATION
This Standard provides a guide to recommended and established practices for people who
work with, handle, and maintain steel wire ropes.
1.3 INNOVATIONS
It is not intended that this Standard precludes the use of materials, designs, methods of
manufacture or assembly, and the like, that vary from its specific requirements, or are not
mentioned in it, but which can be shown to give results equivalent or superior to those
specified.