BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

12927-4:2004

Safety requirements for

cableway installations
designed to carry
persons — Ropes —
Part 4: End fixings

The European Standard EN 12927-4:2004 has the status of a

British Standard

ICS 45.100

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National foreword
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1 2927-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM October 2004

ICS 45.1 00

English version

Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry

persons - Ropes - Part 4: End fixings
Prescriptions de sécurité des installations à câbles Sicherheitsanforderungen für Seilbahnen und
transportant des personnes - Câbles - Partie 4: Attaches Schleppaufzüge des Personenverkehrs - Seile - Teil 4:
d'extrémité Seilendbefestigungen

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 August 2004.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
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Contents
Foreword...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Scope .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 5
3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 7
4 Symbols and abbreviations .......................................................................................................................... 7
5 General requirements.................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1 Application of this standard ......................................................................................................................... 7
5.2 Safety principle .............................................................................................................................................. 8
6 Safety requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 8
6.1 General............................................................................................................................................................ 8
6.2 Selection ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.3 End fixing design ........................................................................................................................................... 9
6.4 End fixing execution and conformity........................................................................................................... 9
7 Filled sockets ............................................................................................................................................... 1 0
7.1 General.......................................................................................................................................................... 1 0
7.2 Filled sockets design .................................................................................................................................. 1 0
Table 1 – Composition of metal alloys ................................................................................................................... 1 1
8 Clamp sockets.............................................................................................................................................. 1 2
8.1 General.......................................................................................................................................................... 1 2
8.2 Design ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 2
8.3 Manufacture.................................................................................................................................................. 1 3
8.4 Execution ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 3
9 Drum (fixing drum and anchor drum) ........................................................................................................ 1 3
10 Bolted clamp ................................................................................................................................................ 1 4
1 0.1 Design ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 4
1 0.2 Manufacture.................................................................................................................................................. 1 4
1 0.3 Execution and maintenance ....................................................................................................................... 1 5
11 Wedge socket............................................................................................................................................... 1 5
12 Spliced eye ................................................................................................................................................... 1 5
13 Gripped eye .................................................................................................................................................. 1 5
14 Ferrule secured eye ..................................................................................................................................... 1 5
15 Lever winch .................................................................................................................................................. 1 5
Annex A (informative) Bolted clamp - Calculation of slipping force .................................................................. 1 6
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2000/9/EC relating to cableway installations designed to carry
persons ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 7
Table ZA — Correspondence between this European Standard and Directive 2000/9/EC relating to
cableway installations designed to carry persons................................................................................... 1 7

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Foreword
This document (EN 1 2927-4:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 242 “Safety requirements
for passenger transportation by rope”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, at the latest by April 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by
April 2005.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European
Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
This EN 1 2927 includes the following parts under the general title "Safety requirements for cableway installations
designed to carry persons – Ropes":

 Part 1: Selection criteria for ropes and their end fixings

 Part 2: Safety factors
 Part 3: Long splicing of 6 strand hauling, carrying-hauling and towing ropes
 Part 4: End fixings
 Part 5: Storage, transportation, handling and tensioning
 Part 6: Discard criteria
 Part 7: Inspection, repair and maintenance
 Part 8: Magnetic rope testing (MRT)
This European Standard forms part of the standards programme adopted by the CEN Technical Board (CEN/BT)
on Safety requirements for passenger transportation by rope. This programme comprises the following standards.
1) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Terminology
2) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - General requirements
3) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Calculations
4) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes
5) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Tensioning devices
6) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Drive systems and other
mechanical equipment
7) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Carriers
8) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Electrical equipment other
than for drive systems
9) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Civil engineering works

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10) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Pre-commissioning
inspection, maintenance and operational inspection and checks
11) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Recovery and evacuation
12) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Operation
1 3) Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Quality assurance

Together these form a series of standards regarding design, manufacture, production, maintenance and operation
of all installations for passenger transportation by rope.

In respect of ski-tows, the drafting of this European Standard has been guided by the works of the International
Organisation for Transportation by Rope (OITAF) .
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom

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1 Scope
This part of EN 1 2927 specifies the safety requirements applicable to end fixings of steel wire ropes for installations
for passenger transportation by rope. This standard is applicable to the various types of installations and takes into
account their environment.
This part of EN 1 2927 applies to the following types of end fixing when used in installations for passenger
transportation by ropes in conformity with EN 1 2927-1 .

 filled socket;

 clamp socket;

 drum;

 bolted clamp;

 wedge socket;

 spliced eye;

 gripped eye;

 ferrule secured eye;

 lever winch.
Taking its scope into account, it does not include requirements relating to the prevention of accidents and the
protection for workers.
It does not apply to installations for the transportation of goods, nor to inclined lifts.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references,
only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
EN 1 709, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Pre-commissioning
inspection, maintenance, operational inspection and checks.
prEN 1 907:2004, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Terminology.
EN 1 908, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Tensioning devices.
EN 1 909 , Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation.
EN 1 559-2, Founding – Technical conditions of delivery – Part 2: Additional requirements for steel castings.
EN 1 0045-1 , Metallic materials – Charpy impact test – Test method.
EN 1 2385-2, Steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 2: Definitions, designation and classification.
EN 1 2397, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Operation.
EN 1 2408, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Quality assurance.
EN 1 2927-1 , Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 1: Selection
criteria for ropes and their end fixings.
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EN 1 2927-2, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 2: Safety
factors.
EN 1 2927-3, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 3: Long
splicing of 6 strand hauling, carrying-hauling and towing ropes.
EN 1 2927-5, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 5: Storage,
transportation, installation and tensioning.
EN 1 2927-6, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 6: Discard
criteria.
EN 1 2927-7, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes – Part 7: Inspection,
repair and maintenance.
EN 1 2927-8, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Ropes - Part 8: Magnetic
rope testing (MRT).
EN 1 2929-1 , Safety requirements for passenger transportation by rope - General requirements - Part 1:
Requirements applicable to all installations.
EN 1 2929-2, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – General requirements –
Part 2: Additional requirements for reversible bicable aerial ropeways without carrier truck brakes.
EN 1 2930 , Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Calculations.
EN 1 31 07, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Civil engineering works.
EN 1 3223, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Drive systems and other
mechanical equipment.
EN 1 3243, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Electrical equipment other
than for drive systems.
EN 1 341 1 -1 :2002, Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 1: Thimbles for steel wire rope slings.
EN 1 341 1 -2, Terminations for steel wire ropes – Safety – Part 2: Splicing of eyes for wire rope slings.
EN 1 341 1 -3:2004, Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 3: Ferrules and ferrule-securing.
EN 1 341 1 -4:2002, Terminations for steel wire ropes – Safety – Part 4: Metal and resin socketing.
EN 1 341 1 -5:2003, Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 5: U-bolt wire rope grips.
EN 1 341 1 -6:2004, Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 6: Asymmetric wedge socket.
prEN 1 341 1 -7, Terminations for steel wire rope - Safety - Part 7: Symmetric wedge socket.
prEN 1 3796-1 , Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Carriers - Part 1: Grips,
carrier trucks, on-board brakes, cabins, chairs, carriages, maintenance carriers, tow-hangers.
prEN 1 3796-2 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Carriers - Part 2: Slipping
resistance tests for grips.
prEN 1 3796-3, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Carriers - Part 3: Fatigue
testing.

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3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in prEN 1 907:2004, in EN 1 341 1 -1 :2002,
EN 1 341 1 -4:2002, EN 1 341 1 -5:2003, EN 1 341 1 -3:1 999, EN 1 341 1 -6:2004 and the following apply.
3.1
efficiency
ratio between the breaking force of the rope and end fixing combination, and the minimum breaking force of the
rope
3.2
drum
end fixing consisting of dead turns permanently wound around a winch, the end of the rope being secured by
means of a bolted clamp
3.3
filled socket
socket end fixing into the brushed rope end is secured using molten metal
3.4
clamp socket
type of end fixing incorporating a socket basket wherein the entire strands of the rope are separated from each
other and secured between the socket basket and a conical shaped wedge, usually incorporating grooves to match
them
3.5
bolted clamp
accessory consisting of two grooved plates between which the entire rope is pressed and secured by means of
bolts
3.6
lever winch
accessory comprising a mechanism actuated by a lever and acting on two sets of jaws alternately gripping the rope
and moving it longitudinally
3.7
socket basket
part of the socket containing the metal or resin cone
3.8
slipping force
maximum longitudinal force, which can be applied at a clamped rope before its initial slippage

4 Symbols and abbreviations

Fmin Minimum breaking force of the rope (as defined by EN 1 2385-2)
d Nominal rope diameter

5 General requirements
5.1 Application of this standard
The requirements of this document apply to all installations along with those of EN 1 709, EN 1 908, EN 1 909, EN
1 2397, EN 1 2408, EN 1 2927-1 , EN 1 2927-2, EN 1 2927-3, EN 1 2927-5, EN 1 2927-6, EN 1 2927-7, EN 1 2927-8, EN
1 2929-1 , EN 1 2929-2, EN 1 2930, EN 1 31 07, EN 1 3223, EN 1 3243, prEN 1 3796-1 , prEN 1 3796-2 and prEN
1 3796-3.

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5.2 Safety principle

5.2.1 General
The safety principles set out in EN 1 2929-1 apply.
In addition the following hazard scenario and safety requirements relative to the scope of this document are to be
taken into consideration:

5.2.2 Hazard scenarios

The folowing events may lead to hazardous situations, which may be avoided or limited by the requirements of this
document:
a) failure of the end fixing may lead to the release of the rope end from the end fixing or from the installation
anchor point;

b) slipping of the rope end in the end fixing may lead to hazardous disturbances in the function with other
components

5.2.3 Safety measures

The safety measures to be taken to eliminate the danger factors listed in 5.2.2 are the following:
a) the risk of release of the rope end may be reduced by design and executing the end fixing in accordance with
this standard and by discarding the end fixing according to EN 1 2927-6;
b) the risk of hazardous disturbances in the function with other components may be reduced by performing the
end fixing in accordance with this standard and by inspecting the end fixing in accordance with EN 1 2927-7.

6 Safety requirements
6.1 General
When used for passenger transportation by rope all types of end fixings referred in EN 1 2927-1 shall conform, as
the case may be, either to the special requirements defined below, or to the applicable parts of EN 1 341 1 and the
supplementary requirements defined below, if any.
Design, manufacture and installation shall comply with EN 1 2408.

6.2 Selection
The selection of the permitted type of end fixing depending by their usage in the cableway for passenger transport
shall be made according to EN 1 2927-1 .

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6.3 End fixing design

Unless otherwise specified in this document or in the applicable part of EN 1 341 1 , end fixings shall have an
efficiency of 1 00 %.
End fixing shall be designed:
a) in order to be fit for the rope and the installation they shall be secured to;
b) so as to show no permanent deformation under the maximum working load;

c) so as to take into account the possibility of corrosion during service;

d) in order to be inspected;
e) from inputs including at least:
1 ) type and diameter of the rope they are to be, or may be, secured;
2) maximum tension force to be applied, taking into account the safety ratio applied for the rope;
3) if the case occurs, the characteristics of dynamic efforts to be applied (fatigue, rotation, vibrations etc.);
4) end-fixing temperature range in operation and out of operation;
5) periodicity and kinds of inspection and tests they shall be submitted to after installation in conformity with
EN 1 2927-7.
Installation and end fixing shall be designed in order to avoid bending stresses in a distance less than one rope lay
length.

6.4 End fixing execution and conformity

End fixing shall be performed by a competent person in accordance with the EN 1 341 1 and/or the instructions
written by end fixing designer. Such instructions shall include all the relevant information about the end fixing
execution (requirements for the personnel ability, experience, operating and environmental conditions etc.)
The person in charge of execution shall issue a report including reference to the used procedure and the
compliance of the listed requirements:

 a reference to this document;

 name and address of the person in charge of the execution;

 declaration that the execution has been carried out in accordance with this standard.
For end fixing which may be dismounted for inspection or renewing the same report shall be issued after each
mounting.

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7 Filled sockets
7.1 General
Filled sockets shall be designed, manufactured and executed in conformity with the following requirements.
The rope axis shall be aligned and centred in respect of the socket basket (see Figure 1 ).

Figure 1 – Filled socket

7.2 Filled sockets design

7.2.1 General
If needed, the design fatigue life of the socket basket shall be considered.
The length of the tapered part of the socket basket shall be at least 5 times the nominal rope diameter or 50 times
the outer wire diameter or height.
The angle between the generatrix and the axis of the cone shall be from 5° to 9°.
The socket basket neck (small end) shall have a cylindrical portion long from 0,25 up to 0,5 times the rope nominal
diameter.
The socket basket neck diameter shall be from 1 ,2 up to 1 ,3 times the rope nominal diameter. If lead based alloys
are used for socketing, the neck diameter shall be from 1 ,1 up to 1 ,2 times the rope nominal diameter.
The socket shall be designed in such a way to allow the cone visual inspection after socketing (either by
disassembling the socket or by extracting the cone).

7.2.2 Manufacture
If not otherwise specified the material ductility of the socket safety parts shall satisfy the Charpy V-notch energy
requirement of 27J at –20 °C.
The roughness of the cone surface shall allow the cone setting under tension.
The socket shall be NDT tested, by ultrasonic and magnetic particles inspection. Surfaces to be inspected shall be
identified by the designer.
Cast sockets shall be X-rays tested in the parts identified by the designer. The acceptance criteria (severity levels)
shall be in accordance with the prescriptions of EN 1 559-2.
Sockets shall be legibly and permanently marked for identification purposes.

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7.2.3 Socketing
Socketing shall be performed accordingly to EN 1 341 1 -4 with the following additions:
 Any lubricant on the wires shall be removed by cleaning.
 No mixing of different alloys, nor contaminations is allowed.
 The flux used for this operation shall be completely removed.
For Metal socketing two types of method are applicable:
a) “adhesion” type:
1 ) all the bright wires shall be tinned;
2) galvanized wires are recommended to be tinned;
b) “friction” type:
1 ) tinning nor pickling is not permitted;
2) the wires shall not be straightened; if the wires are waved, the wave length shall be between 5 and 1 0
times the wire diameter and the amplitude of the wave shall be at least 1 ,5 times the wire diameter
The composition of metal alloys shall conform to Table 1 .
Table 1 – Composition of metal alloys
Composition%
Alloy type
Sn Al Pb Cu Sb Cd Zn As

Tin based alloys 80 7 13

Lead based alloys 10 77 0,5 10 2 0,5
99,95
Zinc based alloys a 30 70
5,6 - 6 1 ,2 – 1 ,6 As a rest
NOTE Lead based alloys are recommended.
a Zinc based alloys are not allowed when the wire grade is higher than 1 960 N/mm 2.

For socketing, all the wires of the rope (excluding those of guy and signal ropes) shall be hooked with the following
requirements:
 the internal bending diameter shall be at least 1 ,5 times the wire diameter or height;
 the hook length shall be at least 8 times the wire diameter or height;
For track ropes, a device to inject an anticorrosion medium into the socket after socketing may be integrated.
After socketing any deterioration of the rope lubrication shall be recovered.
Socketing means different from those specified above may be accepted subject to checking their adequacy to the
design by both breaking tests in conformity with EN 1 341 1 -4 and competent person approval.
When the pouring or curing temperature may affect the compactness of the rope core, the core may be replaced
with a mean able to resist at such temperature and suitable to maintain the strand separation at the working load of
the ropes. The rope diameter under the working load close to the socket neck shall be equal to or higher than the
rope diameter measured 5 lay lengths apart.
After socketing the cone shall be inspected to check its filling and repositioned in its original position.
Socket and rope tensioning shall be done after complete curing or cooling of the socketing medium.
NOTE For the purpose of cleaning the wires, solvents, which favour corrosion, should not be used.

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8 Clamp sockets
8.1 General
The clamp socket consists of a tapered outer sleeve, inner cone, malleable aluminium wire, cone holder, plastic
sleeve and attaching fork.

Key
1 Wire rope 5 Cone holder
2 Tapered outer sleeve 6 Plastic sleeve
3 Inner cone 7 Attaching fork
4 Malleable aluminium wire 8 Section A-A

Figure 2 - Clamp socket

The efficiency is 98 %.
8.2 Design
The design fatigue life of the clamp socket shall be considered by a suitable method to be reported.
The dry cone shall be designed in such a way, that it is possible to disassemble it for a complete control of the
condition of the rope.
Different materials have to be combined in a way, that no reduction of safety is possible within the foreseen
inspection intervals.
The angle between the generating line and the axis of the dry cone in the sleeve shall be 5°.
Tolerances for the inner cone is +0/-0,5, tolerances of the cone in the sleeve is ± 0,5
The cone length shall be at least 7 times the nominal rope diameter.
The dry cone neck shall have a cylindrical portion long 0,4 ÷ 0,6 times the nominal rope diameter.
On the inner cone a thread shall be foreseen on the cone surface to fix the wrapping wire. On both ends of the
inner cone a fixation of the wire shall be realised.
The inner cone and the cone holder shall be out of two separated items, connected only by the strands.
After settlement and while loading no contact between the cone holder and the tapered outer sleeve is permitted.
The wrapping wire shall be out of aluminium alloy with hardness equivalent to 500 N/mm 2 to 700 N/mm 2 Brinell.
The diameter of the wrapping wire shall be 0,1 ± 0,02 times the nominal diameter of the rope.
The material of the plastic sleeve for vibration absorption shall be out of Polyurethane with a hardness class of 95
Shore A. The diameter of the plastic sleeve shall not give any clearance between the rope and the sleeve as well
as between the sleeve and the housing. The length of the sleeve shall be at least 2,0 times the nominal rope
diameter.
The designer shall identify the dimensional characteristics for the inspection and shall state the frequency of these
inspections. The results of the inspections shall be recorded.
The designer shall address the lubricant selection for filling up the clamp socket.
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8.3 Manufacture
The parts shall be NDT tested, by ultrasonic and magnetic particles inspection on 1 00 % of the surface.

8.4 Execution
Assembly and inspection of the dry cone shall be performed by a competent person.
After each assembling the clamp socket movable parts shall be allowed to relative movement.
If not otherwise specified by the designer, the settlement of the dry cone shall not exceed the following limits:
 Designed space l for settlement:
l ≤ 1, 5 × d for Seale

l ≤ 2, 2 × d for Warrington Seale

 After assembly, loading up higher than 0,1 x minimum breaking force of the rope:

l ≤ 1, 0 × d for Seale

l ≤ 1, 5 × d for Warrington Seale

 After the first 500 to 1 000 travels:

l ≤ 1 , 0 × + 0, 2 ×
d d for Seale

l ≤ 1 , 5 × + 0, 2 ×
d d for Warrington Seale

After the assembling, the clamp socket shall be filled with a suitable lubricant.
NOTE Such lubricant should be selected to be compatible with ropes original lubricants and plastic component of clamp
socket.
If not otherwise specified by the socket designer, the cone lubricant shall be free of acid and digestible with the
rope lubricant and the sleeve material. Such a lubricant should not harden to wax at the lowest design temperature.

9 Drum (fixing drum and anchor drum)

The free end of the rope shall be fixed by bolted clamps designed to bear at least three times the residual tension.
The design of the drum arrangement shall be in such a way that the distance between the drum and the bolted
clamp remains constant.
A second clamp designed to bear at least the same tension of the first shall be fitted about 1 0 mm apart from the
bolted clamp to allow the rope slippage detection.
The drum shall be made in such a way to contain at least 3 complete turns of rope.
In case were there is only tension in the rope but neither bending nor any movement of the rope the drum diameter
shall be at least as indicated in EN 1 2927-2.
The residual tension shall be calculated considering a maximum number of turns of 4 and a maximum friction
coefficient of the drum of:
 0,1 0 if the drum is lined with wood or synthetic material;
 0,08 if the drum is lined with a metallic material.
The drum shall be protected from pollution, corrosion or oil spattering to maintain the friction coefficient.

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1 0 Bolted clamp
1 0.1 Design
The design inputs shall include the Slipping Force (SF) required accordingly to the use of bolted clamp.
Design shall take into account the expected variation of the rope diameter under the operating tension. After
clamping execution, a gap of at least 2 mm between the two parts of the clamp shall remain visible at any point of
the length of the clamp and provision shall be taken on the expected reduction of the rope diameter during
clamping and during the total life of the rope.

α
The shape of the grooves shall be cylindrical, considering the cross section. The sum of the angular sectors of
the grooves shall be at least 250°. The diameter of the groove shall be 1 ,05 up to 1 ,1 times the nominal diameter of
the rope.
Special care shall be taken to provide proper radius at the exits of the clamps to avoid any sharp edges in these
areas.
Calculation of the slipping force shall be performed based on the clamp contact area surface with rope, its length,
the clamping force and the friction coefficient. In annex A, the calculation method is shown.
The designer shall identify the location, the method and the acceptance level for NDT testing.
The maximum clamping pressure shall be no more than:

 full locked coil rope: 1 50 [N/mm 2];

 stranded ropes: 50 [N/mm 2].

The friction coefficient is:

 full locked coil rope: 0,1 3;

 stranded rope: 0,1 6.

The designer shall supply:

 nominal diameter of clamp;

 the maximum pulling force;

 number and position of bolts;

 torque value for tightening.

1 0.2 Manufacture
The material of the complete clamp shall be protected against corrosion.
If not otherwise specified the material ductility shall satisfy the Charpy V-Notch energy of 27 at – 20 °C according
to EN 1 0045-1 .
The clamps shall be NDT tested.
The acceptance level shall be EN 1 559-2 severity level 2.
The clamp shall be permanently marked with the clamp nominal diameter and bolt torque.

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1 0.3 Execution and maintenance

The instructions of the designer of the bolted clamps and of the manufacturers of the bolts and nuts shall be
followed in order to ensure a proper installation of the clamps and an efficient tightening.
Tightening (screwing) and unscrewing shall be carried out using proper torque spanner.
Before clamping the surfaces in contact shall be cleaned, care being taken to use proper products and tools for
doing so in order to avoid any damage or corrosion risks.
The remaining gap between the two parts of the clamp shall be checked after completion of the clamping.
Bolts and nuts shall be changed for each re-installation.

1 1 Wedge socket
Wedge sockets shall conform to EN 1 341 1 -6.

1 2 Spliced eye
Spliced eyes shall conform to EN 1 341 1 -2.

1 3 Gripped eye
Gripped eyes shall conform to EN 1 341 1 -5.

1 4 Ferrule secured eye

Ferrule secured eyes shall conform to EN 1 341 1 -3.

1 5 Lever winch
Lever winches shall not damage or make permanent deformation of the rope.
Being used as tensioning devices, their design, manufacture and execution shall be performed according to
EN 1 908.
The free end of the rope shall be secured against its unlaying.
An addition clamp shall be fixed near by the rope end.

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Annex A
(informative)
Bolted clamp - Calculation of slipping force

Key
1 Clamp
2 Wire rope
CF Clamping force

Figure A.1 – Cross section of the clamp

The surface S of contact is calculated as:
α
S= π xdxL
360
where
L is the length of the cylindrical contact area between the groove and the rope.
The clamping pressure p is the ratio of the clamping force CF and the designed contact surface S as:
p= 2×CF
α ×π ×d× L
360
where
CF is the clamping force and is the sum of the unit force of each bolt multiplied by the total number of bolts
and by 0,8.
The slipping force SF is calculated as:
SF = 2 × CF × f
where
f is the friction coefficient between the jaws and the rope.

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Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
Directive 2000/9/EC relating to cableway installations designed to carry persons

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the New
Approach Directive 2000/9/EC relating to cableway installations designed to carry persons.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has been
implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the clauses of this standard
given in Table ZA confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the
corresponding Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.

Table ZA — Correspondence between this European Standard and Directive 2000/9/EC relating to cableway
installations designed to carry persons
Clause(s)/sub-clause(s) of this Essential Requirements (ERs) Qualifying remarks/Notes
EN of Directive 2000/9/EC
5.2 2.2, 4.1 .1
6 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
7 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
8 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
9 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
10 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
11 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
12 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
13 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
14 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1
15 2.4, 2.6.1 , 4.1 .1

WARNING — Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the
scope of this standard.

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