Abstract:
A rope structure (20) comprising a plurality of rope subcomponents (50), a plurality of bundles (40) combined to form the rope subcomponents (50), a plurality of first yarns (30) and a plurality of second yarns (32) combined to form the bundles (40). In one embodiment, the first yarns (30) have a tenacity of approximately 25-45 gpd and the second yarns (32) have a tenacity of approximately 6-22 gpd. In another embodiment, the first yarns (30) have a breaking elongation of approximately 2%-5% and the second yarns (32) have a breaking elongation of approximately 2%-12%.
Abstract:
A rope structure comprising a plurality of formed composite strands. Each of the formed composite strands comprises fiber material and matrix material. The fiber material within the matrix material is twisted. The shapes of the plurality of formed composite strands are predetermined to facilitate combination of the plurality of composite strands into the rope structure.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a composite rope structure comprising the following steps. Impregnated yarns comprising fibers within a resin matrix are fabricated at a first location. The impregnated yarns are transported from the first location to a second location. The impregnated yarns are dispensed at the second location. The resin matrix of the dispensed impregnated yarns is cured at the second location to obtain the composite rope structure.