dc.contributor.author	Hennessey, Christopher Michael	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Plaut, Raymond H.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Charney, Finley A.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Murray, Thomas M.	en
dc.contributor.department	Civil Engineering	en
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-06T14:41:46Z	en
dc.date.adate	2003-11-18	en
dc.date.available	2011-08-06T14:41:46Z	en
dc.date.issued	2003-11-07	en
dc.date.rdate	2003-11-18	en
dc.date.sdate	2003-11-09	en
dc.description.abstract	When a rope quickly transfers from a slack state to a taut state, a snapping action occurs and produces a large tensile force which is known as a snap load. Energy is dissipated during this snap load, and it is proposed to use synthetic fiber ropes as a type of passive earthquake damper in order to take advantage of this phenomenon. This thesis is the second phase of a multi-stage research project whose goal is to investigate and develop what will be known as Snapping-Cable Energy Dissipators (SCEDs). The experimental data that was collected in the Master's Thesis of Nicholas Pearson was organized and analyzed as a part of this research in order to evaluate the behavior of the ropes during the snapping action. Additional tests were also conducted for this project under more controlled conditions in order to better understand how the ropes change throughout a sequence of similar snap loadings and also to determine the amount of energy that is dissipated. The data from both projects was then used as input parameters for a mathematical model that was developed to characterize the behavior of the ropes during a snap load. This model will be utilized in subsequent research involving the finite element analysis of the seismic response of structural frames containing SCEDs.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-11092003-135228	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11092003-135228	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9616	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	03_-_Table_of_Cotents.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	10_-_Chapter_7_-_Summary_and_Conclusions.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	04_-_Chapter_1_-_Intro_and_Lit_Review.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	12_-_Appendix_A.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	07_-_Chapter_4_-_Analysis_Procedure.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	02_-_Abstract.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	08_-_Chapter_5_-_Analysis_Results.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	13_-_Appendix_B.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	15_-_Vita.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	14_-_Appendix_C.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	06_-_Chapter_3_-_Current_Research.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	09_-_Chapter_6_-_Model.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	05_-_Chapter_2_-_Previous_Research.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	01_-_Cover.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	11_-_References.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Snap Loads	en
dc.subject	Cables	en
dc.subject	Synthetic Fiber Ropes	en
dc.subject	Drop Tests	en
dc.subject	Hysteresis	en
dc.title	Analysis and Modeling of Snap Loads on Synthetic Fiber Ropes	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Civil Engineering	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

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