ISO-8794-2020 Steel Wire Ropes Spliced Part PDF

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STANDARD 8794
Second edition
2020-09
Steel wire ropes — Spliced eye

terminations for slings
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Contents Page
Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Type of wire ropes............................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
5 Splicing operation................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
6 Design requirements of the spliced eye termination...................................................................................................... 2
7 Prototype tests......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
7.1 General............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
7.1.1 Prototype test condition............................................................................................................................................. 2
7.1.2 Samples..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
7.1.3 Safety terms.......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
7.2 Tensile test to destruction.............................................................................................................................................................. 3
7.2.1 Test machine......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
7.2.2 Procedure................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
7.2.3 Qualified results of tensile test............................................................................................................................. 4
7.3 Durability test........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
7.3.1 Test conditions................................................................................................................................................................... 4
7.3.2 Procedure................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
7.3.3 Qualified results of durability test..................................................................................................................... 6
7.4 (standards.iteh.ai)
Qualified results of prototype test.......................................................................................................................................... 6
Annex A (informative) Method 1: Specification for hand-splicing of turn-back eye termination......... 7
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Annex B (informative) Method 2: Specification for hand-splicing of Flemish eye termination............10
Annex C (informative) Method 3: Specification
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back eye termination.....................................................................................................................................................................................13
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 105, Steel wire ropes.
ISO 8794:2020
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 8794:1986), which has been technically
revised. 52302f89dcc5/iso-8794-2020
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— Clause 3 has been modified (terms and definitions);
— 7.1 has been added (general);
— 7.2 has been modified (tensile test to destruction);
— 7.3 has been modified (durability test);
— 7.4 has been added (qualified results of prototype test);
— Annex B has been added (method 2: specification for hand-splicing of Flemish eye termination);
— Annex C has been added (method 3: specification for machine-aided hand-splicing of turn-back eye
termination.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
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Steel wire ropes — Spliced eye terminations for slings
1 Scope
This document specifies minimum requirements for spliced eye terminations for wire rope slings.
Prototype tests covering the type acceptance of splice methods are also specified in this document.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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.
ISO 7500-1, Metallic materials — Verification of static uniaxial testing machines — Part 1: Tension/
compression testing machines — Verification and calibration of the force-measuring system
ISO 17893, Steel wire ropes — Definitions, designation and classification
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 17893 and the following apply.
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3.1
spliced eye termination
loop or eye at the end of a rope made by tucking the ends of the strands back into the main body of the rope
3.1.1
hand-splicing of turn-back eye termination
turn-back eye formed at a rope end secured by means of hand-splicing
3.1.2
hand-splicing of Flemish eye termination
Flemish eye formed at a rope end secured by means of hand-splicing
3.1.3
machine-aided hand-splicing of turn-back eye termination
turn-back eye formed at a rope end by means of a press machine with a plug for tucking and secured by
hand-splicing
3.2
tuck
single reeving of a strand to be spliced under a specified number of strands in the wire rope
4 Type of wire ropes

Six round stranded steel wire ropes with fibre or steel core in ordinary lay specified in ISO 2408 are
suitable for provision of spliced eye terminations. This method could apply to other type of steel wire
ropes for spliced eye terminations.
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5 Splicing operation
5.1 The splicing operation shall only be carried out by qualified splicers. The supplier shall be
responsible for ensuring that splicers are properly trained and qualified.
5.2 Examples of approved splicing methods are specified in the Annex A, Annex B and Annex C.
5.3 The splice shall be as one of the descriptions below:
— the splice shall have at least five tucks for each strand, at least three of them with the whole strand;
— the splice shall be made three full strands with four tucks and other three full strands with five
tucks comprising.
NOTE 1 Depending on the rope size, rope construction and the splicing method, more tucks per strand than
given above can be necessary.
NOTE 2 To get a smooth run-out of the splice, it can be advantageous to make the last tuck or the last two
tucks with the half of the wires cut out of the strands.
NOTE 3 Certain national and international conventions exist for regulating the types of spliced eye
terminations to be used in specific applications, e.g. dock works. It is important to take account such regulations
when this document is applied.
5.4 Slings using other splicing methods that conform to the requirements of this document can also be
accepted.
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5.5 The wire ends of the spliced strands should be covered with a suitable serving at the option of the
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6 Design requirements of the spliced eye termination
The design breaking strength of a spliced eye termination shall be at least 80 % of the minimum
breaking force of the respective wire rope as specified in ISO 2408.
If a steel core is spliced at least three tucks with the strands, it may be considered as a load-bearing
part of the rope.
7 Prototype tests
7.1 General
7.1.1 Prototype test condition
Prototype testing should be carried out before manufacture or if there are any changes in the conditions
as follow:
— when a greater change happened in the structures, raw materials or processes, which may affect
product performance during the production;
— if manufacture considers necessary, when it is discontinued for a period and then production is
resumed;
— if the delivery inspection results are quite different from the design requirement;
— if required by purchaser.
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7.1.2 Samples
The tests shall be carried out on three rope sizes which shall represent, respectively, the smallest,
middle and largest of those sizes for which the system is recommended.
Two tests shall be carried out on each size of wire rope for which the splicing method is recommended.
The tests shall be carried out on the highest level of tensile grade for which the system is recommended.
7.1.3 Safety terms
Safety in the test should be a major concern for the operator of the machine, for observers and the
surroundings. Uncontained wires, during testing, can impact and penetrate objects at a great distance.
Adequate safety shields directly around samples, as well as around the operator and observers, should
be used as a minimum.
7.2 Tensile test to destruction
7.2.1 Test machine
The test machine shall be in conformance with ISO 7500-1. In general, the test shall be carried out at
ambient temperature within the limits of 10 °C to 35 °C according to ISO 3108.
7.2.2 Procedure
A spliced eye termination shall be formed without a thimble at each end of each test piece. See Figure 1.
The minimum distance L between the tails of the splices shall be in accordance with Table 1. The
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force shall be applied by means of round pins having a suitable diameter, threaded through the eye
termination. Not more than 60 % of the design breaking force of the spliced eye termination shall be
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applied quickly; thereafter the force shall be applied steadily at a rate of not more than 0,5 % of the
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eye termination until the actual breaking force is reached.
Table 1 — The minimum distance L between the tails of the splices

Dimensions in millimetres
Nominal diameter of steel wire rope Minimum distance L between the tails of the splices
d Stranded rope Spiral rope
d ≤ 6 ≥ 300 ≥ 500
6 < d ≤ 20 ≥ 600 ≥ 1 000
20 < d ≤ 60 ≥ 30d ≥ 50d
d > 60 ≥ 3 000
NOTE For large diameter rope, a minimum of six rope lay lengths can be required to achieve the minimum
breaking force.

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Key
1 steel wire rope
2 round pin
h length from the throat to the bearing point of the eye: h ≥ 15d
d nominal diameter of wire rope
D diameter of the round pin: D ≥ 4d
L minimum distance between the tails of the splices (see Fig 1)
B the width of the eye under no force
-- The length (h) of soft eye from the throat to the bearing point of the eye shall be at least 15 times of nominal
diameter of the rope.
The width of eye B under no force should be approximately half of length (h).
Under testing, the included angle ‘α’ shall be between 25 ° and 35 °. See figure 1.
Figure 1 — Tensile test sample

7.2.3 (standards.iteh.ai)
Qualified results of tensile test
The assembly shall have passed the tensile test to destruction if breaking load of both samples is in
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excess of 80 % of the minimum breaking force of the wire rope.
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7.3 Durability test
7.3.1 Test conditions
The tests shall be carried out in a tensile fatigue machine which shall be capable of producing
substantially the same stress pattern at both the fixed and moving ends and should be able to record
stress curves and cycles. See Figure 2.
In general, the test shall be carried out at ambient temperature within the limits of 10 °C to 35 °C
according to ISO 3108.

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Key
X time
Y stress
1 one stress cycle iTeh STANDARD PREVIEW
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3 mean stress, σm
4 minimum stress, σmin ISO 8794:2020
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Figure 2 — Durability test cycle
7.3.2 Procedure
The assemblies shall have a spliced eye termination at each end and shall be fitted with solid thimbles.
The length of clear rope between the tails of the splices shall be as for the prototype tensile test, see
Figure 3.

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Key
1 steel wire rope
2 solid thimble
h length from the throat to the bearing point of the eye
d nominal diameter of wire rope
D diameter of the round pin in solid thimble
B width of the eye under no force
L length of specimen, above 30d
Note 1 The solid thimbles fitted for durability test can be removed from the spliced eyes when the tensile test
is carried out. The diameter of the round pin used in fatigue test depends on the size of solid thimbles.
Note 2 If 20 mm < d ≤ 60 mm, L ≥ 30d mm; if d > 60 mm, L ≥ 3 000 mm.
Figure 3 — Durability test sample

Each assembly shall be subject to a cyclic tension along the rope axis from 15 % to 30 % of the minimum
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breaking force of the rope as specified in ISO 2408.
The machine frequency shall not exceed 5 Hz. ISO 8794:2020
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To comply with this document each of the six assemblies selected for prototype tests shall withstand
20 000 cycles first, after which the breaking force of the assembly shall not be less than 70 % of the
minimum breaking force of the rope.
7.4 Qualified results of prototype test

Samples for each rope size shall have passed the tests described in 7.2 and 7.3.

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Annex A
(informative)
Method 1: Specification for hand-splicing of turn-back eye

termination
A.1 General
This annex specifies a method for making thimble and loop splices in six stranded steel wire ropes with
fibre or steel cores in ordinary lay.
The method described assumes that a thimble is used in the eye of the splice, but the method is the
same when a splice is made without a thimble.
A.2 Requirements
A.2.1 Splices shall be made with five tucks comprising three tucks with full strands and two tucks with
reduced strands. All splices shall be made against the lay of the rope; this will be achieved, except for the
first series of tucks, by tucking all the strand tails against the lay of the rope.
A.2.2 The tucks shall be taken (standards.iteh.ai)

over one strand and under one strand.
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shall be tucked complete with the first tail in the first series
of tucks and then cut off where it emerges from the rope. If the strands have a fibre core, this shall be left
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A.2.4 If the rope has an independent wire rope core, the core shall be split into three parts, i.e.
— two strands;
— two strands;
— two strands plus core.
These three parts shall be inserted with three alternate tails and tucked with them for three full
tucks only.
A.2.5 If the rope has a wire strand core, the core shall be turned in at the first series of tucks and run up
complete in the centre of the splice for the full five tucks.
A.2.6 All tucks shall be pulled down hard in line with the centre line of the rope being spliced. To make
the tucks tight and short, it might be necessary to beat or work them into position using a tucking spike
or hammer.
A.3 Preparation
A.3.1 The thimble should be gripped in the vice and the rope threaded around it so that the main part
of the rope is on the right-hand side and the free end on the left.
A.3.2 The thimble should be seized at the crown and on both flanks, or secured by a thimble clamp.

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3 Terms and definitions

4 Type of wire ropes

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5.3 The splice shall be as one of the descriptions below:

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7.1.3 Safety terms

7.2 Tensile test to destruction

7.2.1 Test machine

Table 1 — The minimum distance L between the tails of the splices

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Figure 1 — Tensile test sample

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Figure 2 — Durability test cycle

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Note 2 If 20 mm < d ≤ 60 mm, L ≥ 30d mm; if d > 60 mm, L ≥ 3 000 mm.

Figure 3 — Durability test sample

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