Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 24, June 14, 2024
Section 36-1-38 - Retirement of Wire Ropes38.1. Unless damage or deterioration is removed by cutoff, wire ropes shall be removed from service when any of the following conditions occur: 38.1.1. The number of broken wires within a rope lay length, excluding filler wires, exceeds either: 38.1.1.a. Five (5) percent of the total number of wires; or38.1.1.b. Fifteen (15) percent of the total number of wires within any strand.38.1.2. On a regular lay rope, more than one (1) broken wire in the valley between strands in one rope length;38.1.3. A loss of more than one-third (13) of the original diameter of the outer wires;38.1.4. Rope deterioration from corrosion;38.1.5. Distortion of the rope structure;38.1.6. Heat damage from any source;38.1.7. Diameter reduction that exceeds six (6) percent of the baseline diameter measurement; or38.1.8. Loss of more than ten (10) percent of rope strength as determined by nondestructive testing.