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ASME B30.30-2023 Ropes, 2023
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- ASME B30 COMMITTEE ROSTER
- CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE B30 COMMITTEE
- B30 STANDARD INTRODUCTION
- ASME B30.30-2023 SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- Chapter 30-0 Scope, Definitions, Personnel Competence, Translations, and References [Go to Page]
- SECTION 30-0.1: SCOPE OF ASME B30.30
- SECTION 30-0.2: DEFINITIONS
- SECTION 30-0.3: PERSONNEL COMPETENCE
- SECTION 30-0.4: TRANSLATION OF SAFETY-RELATED INFORMATION
- SECTION 30-0.5: REFERENCES
- Chapter 30-1 Steel Wire Rope [Go to Page]
- SECTION 30-1.1: SCOPE
- SECTION 30-1.2: TRAINING
- SECTION 30-1.3: TYPES OF STEEL WIRE ROPE [Go to Page]
- 30-1.3.1 Standard Wire Rope
- 30-1.3.2 Rotation-Resistant Wire Rope
- SECTION 30-1.4: ROPE SELECTION, MINIMUM BREAKING FORCE, DESIGN FACTORS, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- 30-1.4.1 Selection
- 30-1.4.2 Selection Limitations
- 30-1.4.3 Minimum Breaking Force
- 30-1.4.4 Wire Rope Design Factors
- 30-1.4.5 Multiple Lead Lines
- 30-1.4.6 Standing Rope (Pendants, Stay Rope, Guys, Nonoperating Rope, Track Cables, and Boom and Jib Support Rope)
- 30-1.4.7 Minimum D/d Ratios — Sheave and Drum
- SECTION 30-1.5: INSTALLATION, TESTING, MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT, AND ROPE CERTIFICATION [Go to Page]
- 30-1.5.1 Storage and Installation
- 30-1.5.2 Testing
- 30-1.5.3 Maintenance
- 30-1.5.4 Replacement Rope
- 30-1.5.5 Wire Rope Certificate
- SECTION 30-1.6: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS [Go to Page]
- 30-1.6.1 Temperature
- 30-1.6.2 Chemically Active Environments
- SECTION 30-1.7: ROPE-LIFTING COMPONENTS [Go to Page]
- 30-1.7.1 Swivels
- 30-1.7.2 Sheaves
- 30-1.7.3 Drums
- 30-1.7.4 Rope End Terminations
- SECTION 30-1.8: ROPE INSPECTION AND REMOVAL CRITERIA, AND RECORDS [Go to Page]
- 30-1.8.1 Inspection
- 30-1.8.2 Inspection and Removal Criteria
- 30-1.8.3 Rope Not in Regular Use
- 30-1.8.4 Records
- Chapter 30-2 Synthetic Rope [Go to Page]
- SECTION 30-2.1: SCOPE
- SECTION 30-2.2: TRAINING
- SECTION 30-2.3: TYPES OF AND MATERIALS USED IN SYNTHETIC ROPE [Go to Page]
- 30-2.3.1 Rope Constructions
- 30-2.3.2 High-Performance Synthetic Rope
- 30-2.3.3 Standard Performance Synthetic Rope
- 30-2.3.4 Coatings
- SECTION 30-2.4: ROPE SELECTION, MINIMUM BREAKING FORCE, DESIGN FACTORS, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- 30-2.4.1 Selection
- 30-2.4.2 Selection Considerations
- 30-2.4.3 Minimum Breaking Force
- 30-2.4.4 Synthetic Rope Design Factors
- 30-2.4.5 Multiple Lead Lines
- 30-2.4.6 Standing Rope (Pendants, Stay Rope, Guys, and Boom and Jib Support Rope)
- 30-2.4.7 Minimum D/d Ratios — Sheave and Drum
- SECTION 30-2.5: INSTALLATION, TESTING, MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT, AND ROPE CERTIFICATION [Go to Page]
- 30-2.5.1 Storage and Installation
- 30-2.5.2 Testing
- 30-2.5.3 Maintenance
- 30-2.5.4 Replacement Rope
- 30-2.5.5 Synthetic Rope Certificate
- SECTION 30-2.6: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS [Go to Page]
- 30-2.6.1 Temperature
- 30-2.6.2 Chemically Active Environments
- 30-2.6.3 Sunlight and Ultraviolet Light
- SECTION 30-2.7: ROPE-LIFTING COMPONENTS [Go to Page]
- 30-2.7.1 Swivels
- 30-2.7.2 Sheaves
- 30-2.7.3 Drums
- 30-2.7.4 Rope End Terminations
- SECTION 30-2.8: ROPE INSPECTION AND REMOVAL, RECORDS, AND REPAIR [Go to Page]
- 30-2.8.1 Inspection
- 30-2.8.2 Inspection and Removal Criteria
- 30-2.8.3 Rope Not in Regular Use
- 30-2.8.4 Records
- 30-2.8.5 Repairs
- Figures [Go to Page]
- Figure 30-0.2-1 Birdcage Example
- Figure 30-0.2-2 Crown Breaks
- Figure 30-0.2-3 D/d Ratio
- Figure 30-0.2-4 Dogleg
- Figure 30-0.2-5 Fleet Angle
- Figure 30-0.2-6 Synthetic Rope, Strand, and Yarn
- Figure 30-0.2-7 Valley Breaks
- Figure 30-0.2-8 Wire Rope
- Figure 30-1.7.2-1 Arc of Contact
- Figure 30-1.7.3-1 Recommended Rope Lays for a Smooth Drum or a Single-Layer Grooved Drum
- Figure 30-1.8.2-1 Core Deterioration
- Figure 30-1.8.2-2 Distortion of Rope Structure — Kink
- Figure 30-1.8.2-3 Distortion of Rope Structure — Dogleg
- Figure 30-1.8.2-4 Distortion of Rope Structure — Birdcaging Example
- Figure 30-1.8.2-5 Distortion of Rope Structure — Crushing
- Figure 30-1.8.2-6 Corrosion
- Figure 30-1.8.2-7 Waviness
- Figure 30-1.8.2-8 Heat Damage
- Figure 30-1.8.2-9 High or Low Strand
- Figure 30-1.8.2-10 Damaged End Terminations
- Figure 30-2.3.1-1 Single Braid
- Figure 30-2.3.1-2 Three-Strand Cable Laid
- Figure 30-2.3.1-3 Jacketed
- Figure 30-2.3.1-4 Parallel Core, Braided Jacket: Three-Strand Cores
- Figure 30-2.8.2-1 Cuts, Gouges, and Yarn Material Breakage
- Figure 30-2.8.2-2 Appearance of Fuzz or Whiskers
- Figure 30-2.8.2-3 Damage Inside the Rope
- Figure 30-2.8.2-4 Loops (Hockles)
- Figure 30-2.8.2-5 Melt Damage Due to Heat
- Figure 30-2.8.2-6 Damaged Components
- Figure 30-2.8.2-7 Broken Jackets
- Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 30-1.4.4-1 Wire Rope Design Factors
- Table 30-1.4.7-1 Minimum D/d Ratios — Sheave and Drum
- Table 30-1.8.2-1 Reduction in Diameter Indicating Rope Removal
- Table 30-1.8.2-2 Broken Wire Criteria Indicating Rope Removal
- Table 30-2.4.4-1 Synthetic Rope Design Factors [Go to Page]
