Modeling multilayered wire strands, a strategy based on 3D finite element beam-to-beam contacts - Part I Model formulation and validation.pdfVIP

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (xxxx) xxxx–xxxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Mechanical Sciences journal homepage: /locate/ijmecsci Modeling multilayered wire strands, a strategy based on 3D ?nite element beam-to-beam contacts - Part I: Model formulation and validation Sébastien Lalondea,?, Raynald Guilbaultb, Frédéric Légeronc a Université de Sherbrooke, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Sherbrooke, Canada b école de technologie supérieure, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Montreal, Canada c Parsons Corporation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ARTICLE INFO Keywords: Multilayered wire strands Finite element modeling Bending loads Inter-wire contact Beam-to-beam contact Frictional contact ABSTRACT This paper proposes a FE modeling strategy for multilayered strands subjected to multiaxial loads. The approach takes advantage of beam elements and incorporates 3D inter-wire contacts. While reducing mesh sizes, it handles any strand con?guration. Comparisons with experimental results validate its precision. The analysis shows that friction forces control the hysteresis and the bending sti?ness. The paper develops a multi-level friction coe?cient better representing the stick and slip zones, and to account for indentation, the model incorporates a friction orthogonality concept; the axial direction is controlled by adhesion, while the orthogonal direction is associated with adhesion and deformation contributions. 1. Introduction Multilayered helical strands are key components in many engineering structures, such as suspension and cable-stayed bridges, guyed towers, and power transmission lines. Mainly designed to support high axial static forces, strands are also subjected to dynamic transverse loads (such as wind-induced vibrations) generating free cyclic bending. Near restrained terminations, cyclic bending may induce critical fretting damage at inter-wire contact interfaces, consequently a?e