@article {47733,
	title = {Study on the failure of guide ropes used in mines},
	journal = {Insight},
	volume = {63},
	year = {2021},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {357-361},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The skips/cages in mine hoisting have to be guided to achieve high hoisting rates. Steel guide ropes are used in hoisting because they can safely guide the skips/cages and have been observed to be economical. Guide ropes are static in nature and are thus more prone to corrosion. An investigation into the causes of failure of a guide rope is discussed in this paper. The study consists of physical examination, examination of wear and corrosion, macro- and micro- examination, examination of the breaking load and individual tensile strength measurement of the rod. The main cause of failure is found to be corrosion. Heavy abrasion and corrosion together causes a substantial reduction in diameter of more than 60\%. Corrosion raises the stress level and thereby weakens the grains, which is indicated by the cracks that have developed all along the grains as revealed through micro-examination. This affects the breaking strength and reveals a 37\% loss of strength, as a result of which failure occurs.},
	keywords = {corrosion on steel guide rope, guide rope failure, steel guide rope, wear},
	issn = {1354-2575},
	doi = {10.1784/insi.2021.63.6.357},
	author = {Singh, M. K. and Mallick, M. and Verma, M. K.}
}
