<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, M. K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mallick, M.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Verma, M. K.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Study on the failure of guide ropes used in mines</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Insight</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">corrosion on steel guide rope</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">guide rope failure</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">steel guide rope</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">wear</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JUN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">63</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">357-361</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">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.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0.878</style></custom4></record></records></xml>