This tab is meant to provide detailed results, focused on component material tensions and strains for the Ruling Span.

 

 

Field Descriptions - Common

Hor. Load

Horizontal Lateral Load (such as from wind), expressed as force/unit length of wire

Vert Load

Vertical Load, such as the weight of the wire and ice.

Res Load

Resultant of the Horizontal and Vertical Loads. Both loads are combined

 

Field Descriptions

 (Repeated for Initial, Final Creep and Final Load Categories)

Core Tension

Assuming a wire with two separate materials, this represents the tension in the core.

Outer Tension

Tension in the outer material (if there are two materials in the wire) or for the whole wire if just one.

Tension

Total of the Inner and Outer Tension values.

% UTS

Total Tension expressed as a percentage of the Ultimate Tensile Strength

Core Elastic Strain

Elastic Strain (stretch per unit length) in the Core of the wire, if there are two different materials in the wire.

Outer Elastic Strain

Elastic Strain (stretch per unit length) in the Outer area of the wire, or the whole wire if there is only one material in the wire.

Core Thermal Strain

Thermal Strain (stretch per unit length) in the Core of the wire, if there are two different materials in the wire. This strain is related only to the temperature difference that this section of the wire undergoes.

Outer Thermal Strain

Thermal Strain (stretch per unit length) in the Outer section of the wire, or the whole wire if there is only one material in the wire.. This strain is related only to the temperature difference that this section of the wire undergoes.