Wire Ropes

I. All wire ropes shall conform to IS 2266. The tensile strength of the wire shall be 175-190
Kg/Sq.mm. Minimum factor of safety for wire ropes of all mechanism, other than anti sway
device, shall be six. The same for anti sway device shall be minimum five.
II. All wire ropes shall confirm to 6 X 19 or 6 X 37 IWRC, ordinary lay construction, unless
otherwise specified.
III. The fleet of the rope shall not exceed 1 in 12 for any relative position of the sheave/drum
assemblies. The lid of the rope shall not exceed 5 degree (1 in 12) or other side of helix angle
of the groove in the drum.
IV. All wire rope terminations shall be by mechanical splicing using solid forged thimbles and
aluminium or copper ferrules.

Wire Rope Sheaves

I. Wire rope sheaves shall be made of cast steel or rolled steel and mounted on antifriction
bearings. Groove surfaces to be of hardness 320 BHN minimum.
II. The sheaves shall have machined grooves of uniform diameter accurately turned and finished
smooth. The groove depth, contour, angle and radius shall be as per recommendation in IS
3177.
III. Equaliser sheaves shall have a minimum pitch diameter of 25 times the rope diameter.

IV. Diameter of running sheaves shall not be less than:

a. Boom hoisting and trolley –

b. Traversing sheaves: 30 times rope diameter
c. Boom hoisting sheaves: 25 times rope diameter
Wire Rope Drums

I. Drums shall be fabricated from structural steel conforming to the relevant materials
specification recommended in IS 3177.
II. The size, length, diameters, grooving, anchorage and strength of the grooved drums shall be as
specified and recommended in IS 3177.

Wheels
I. Each equipment shall be provided with an adequate number of wheels to limit the load
within permissible limit. The diameter and strength of each wheel shall be dependent upon
the total maximum wheel load imposed by static and dynamic forces on the equipment at
all conditions.
II. Wheels shall have cylindrical treads with double flanges. Tread diameter and flange
dimension shall be according to IS 1136 and IS 3177 respectively. Width of tread shall be as
shown on drawings attached to the specification.
III. Wheels shall be of forged steel. The treads shall be hardened to minimum 320 BHN. Wheels
shall be tested ultrasonically.