Cable-Stay Strand Residual Strength Related to Security Threats
APPENDIX C. Hardness Measurement Raw Data
Table 20 through table 30 report raw HV measurements on strand segments subjected to different temperatures for 30 min. Each column in the table reports nine individual measurements made within each wire as depicted in figure 70.
Table 20. HV measurements for 1,500 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
311.6 |
305.3 |
298.7 |
305.9 |
276.7 |
309.1 |
296.2 |
304.2 |
305.7 |
2 |
326.4 |
318.0 |
308.2 |
301.3 |
326.6 |
301.6 |
311.3 |
306.4 |
296.1 |
3 |
314.8 |
332.9 |
306.3 |
316.9 |
302.3 |
306.8 |
309.4 |
301.0 |
304.7 |
4 |
325.5 |
314.9 |
311.8 |
329.1 |
290.4 |
314.4 |
320.9 |
314.0 |
307.5 |
5 |
312.4 |
312.1 |
309.4 |
324.7 |
288.6 |
309.2 |
327.8 |
323.4 |
319.0 |
6 |
322.1 |
302.1 |
303.4 |
322.4 |
327.8 |
322.8 |
294.0 |
323.7 |
314.8 |
7 |
305.8 |
310.8 |
325.3 |
312.4 |
313.0 |
316.2 |
317.8 |
305.2 |
319.5 |
Table 21. HV measurements for 1,400 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
253.5 |
251 |
254.8 |
249.9 |
251.2 |
247.9 |
244.3 |
253.2 |
249.5 |
2 |
Epoxy |
Epoxy |
Epoxy |
Epoxy |
Epoxy |
Epoxy |
Epoxy |
Epoxy |
Epoxy |
3 |
253 |
247.4 |
251.4 |
251.5 |
236.4 |
251.1 |
245.3 |
243.4 |
245.9 |
4 |
248.5 |
253.1 |
248.6 |
254.2 |
248.1 |
249.6 |
251.5 |
243.6 |
246 |
5 |
246.2 |
242.3 |
239.9 |
242.3 |
244.5 |
248.6 |
244.6 |
244.8 |
249.9 |
6 |
242.5 |
244.1 |
245.2 |
245.9 |
248.2 |
238.5 |
249.7 |
248.6 |
247 |
7 |
251.1 |
248.5 |
247.5 |
242.4 |
250.1 |
251.7 |
250.6 |
244.3 |
252.3 |
Note: Epoxy indicates the wire was not exposed through polishing and remained covered with mounting epoxy, therefore measurement could not be made.
Table 22. HV measurements for 1,300 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
303.6 |
325.8 |
319.4 |
314.4 |
305.9 |
309.7 |
309.8 |
315.4 |
310.9 |
2 |
299.1 |
303.0 |
304.2 |
300.0 |
302.2 |
305.0 |
300.0 |
302.7 |
297.6 |
3 |
293.6 |
292.2 |
292.9 |
294.0 |
321.8 |
294.5 |
292.1 |
290.8 |
294.6 |
4 |
292.0 |
287.1 |
286.9 |
293.6 |
287.8 |
295.5 |
289.2 |
287.6 |
288.5 |
5 |
291.8 |
290.8 |
288.8 |
286.8 |
303.8 |
291.4 |
283.9 |
289.7 |
291.4 |
6 |
298.8 |
299.5 |
293.7 |
295.3 |
296.4 |
285.8 |
293.4 |
292.5 |
288.9 |
7 |
285.1 |
286.5 |
292.8 |
287.3 |
303.1 |
294.3 |
290.9 |
287.2 |
283.9 |
Table 23. HV measurements for 1,200 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
362.8 |
360.9 |
360.9 |
363.0 |
351.5 |
361.6 |
353.6 |
358.6 |
357.3 |
2 |
345.1 |
335.4 |
334.3 |
342.4 |
345.5 |
340.9 |
342.2 |
343.2 |
341.7 |
3 |
344.1 |
344.9 |
346.6 |
339.6 |
341.9 |
346.8 |
341.6 |
346.4 |
345.6 |
4 |
342.2 |
343.2 |
342.9 |
339.8 |
343.1 |
338.4 |
346.1 |
341.5 |
334.4 |
5 |
339.4 |
339.6 |
339.7 |
347.9 |
328.6 |
339.5 |
338.9 |
340.2 |
346.0 |
6 |
350.1 |
339.7 |
339.0 |
343.3 |
332.5 |
339.1 |
344.5 |
338.0 |
339.4 |
7 |
350.5 |
346.5 |
344.8 |
343.5 |
353.8 |
352.7 |
348.1 |
347.6 |
345.9 |
Table 24. HV measurements for 1,100 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
424.9 |
423.9 |
425.6 |
423.4 |
406.3 |
424.2 |
419.8 |
418.8 |
423.8 |
2 |
407.9 |
408.7 |
417.8 |
409.5 |
420.5 |
399.8 |
402.3 |
402.3 |
416.3 |
3 |
422.4 |
390.4 |
402.5 |
407.4 |
411.4 |
412.5 |
402.6 |
403.1 |
414.1 |
4 |
398.9 |
411.1 |
408.9 |
409.5 |
376.0 |
409.9 |
420.0 |
406.2 |
406.8 |
5 |
403.8 |
406.4 |
409.0 |
412.9 |
384.1 |
410.5 |
399.8 |
403.2 |
410.1 |
6 |
411.8 |
406.4 |
403.6 |
410.2 |
414.3 |
414.3 |
409.4 |
396.3 |
414.4 |
7 |
411.6 |
409.8 |
408.5 |
411.2 |
397.6 |
414.8 |
402.6 |
415.9 |
414.6 |
Table 25. HV measurements for 1,000 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
478.3 |
416.2 |
444.5 |
438.4 |
438.5 |
474.5 |
445.3 |
465.6 |
464.2 |
2 |
450.2 |
452.9 |
454.0 |
449.5 |
451.1 |
443.1 |
448.1 |
457.7 |
444.3 |
3 |
451.7 |
424.5 |
472.9 |
431.5 |
445.0 |
447.5 |
453.3 |
509.4 |
437.6 |
4 |
451.9 |
468.9 |
446.0 |
443.7 |
445.9 |
408.7 |
449.1 |
450.6 |
445.2 |
5 |
445.8 |
454.5 |
444.6 |
415.5 |
441.4 |
456.8 |
447.7 |
442.8 |
448.9 |
6 |
450.1 |
439.2 |
448.5 |
443.1 |
444.1 |
440.6 |
442.3 |
445.4 |
454.0 |
7 |
435.5 |
463.5 |
449.7 |
455.0 |
501.1 |
478.3 |
445.3 |
441.0 |
444.2 |
Table 26. HV measurements for 900 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
488.5 |
490.0 |
498.5 |
483.9 |
473.6 |
488.9 |
498.9 |
495.4 |
494.7 |
2 |
468.0 |
476.3 |
489.5 |
487.0 |
495.3 |
476.9 |
477.5 |
464.4 |
476.2 |
3 |
472.3 |
471.1 |
485.8 |
473.9 |
523.4 |
463.9 |
479.5 |
466.5 |
466.4 |
4 |
480.3 |
485.0 |
481.6 |
485.6 |
440.0 |
491.8 |
479.9 |
481.9 |
462.7 |
5 |
473.9 |
463.6 |
457.6 |
474.5 |
474.7 |
473.6 |
481.8 |
475.8 |
481.4 |
6 |
473.2 |
473.9 |
474.1 |
476.0 |
459.0 |
472.9 |
476.4 |
472.2 |
468.9 |
7 |
466.4 |
458.6 |
465.0 |
460.0 |
467.6 |
471.8 |
473.9 |
466.1 |
466.4 |
Table 27. HV measurements for 800 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
514.8 |
505.7 |
503.6 |
509.0 |
496.7 |
482.9 |
512.4 |
515.2 |
497.8 |
2 |
478.3 |
488.4 |
494.2 |
488.4 |
485.6 |
463.5 |
513.5 |
487.5 |
467.0 |
3 |
497.8 |
477.3 |
478.2 |
491.3 |
482.9 |
480.1 |
508.0 |
498.4 |
492.8 |
4 |
501.1 |
493.4 |
487.6 |
500.8 |
505.0 |
489.6 |
477.4 |
479.6 |
472.3 |
5 |
493.2 |
474.7 |
483.8 |
490.8 |
519.3 |
494.4 |
494.2 |
483.5 |
496.8 |
6 |
489.1 |
463.6 |
430.1 |
481.4 |
431.6 |
441.0 |
495.2 |
479.8 |
463.6 |
7 |
482.1 |
433.0 |
416.4 |
462.7 |
426.5 |
539.8 |
457.4 |
463.5 |
490.1 |
Table 28. HV measurements for 600 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
471.1 |
484.8 |
520.1 |
502.2 |
486.4 |
510.5 |
515.4 |
524.8 |
535.9 |
2 |
498.8 |
502.1 |
504.7 |
491.8 |
472.9 |
498.1 |
485.7 |
495.0 |
511.1 |
3 |
440.9 |
439.0 |
458.2 |
436.3 |
442.0 |
446.6 |
455.1 |
455.2 |
446.3 |
4 |
436.1 |
449.6 |
477.5 |
463.1 |
459.0 |
468.0 |
506.1 |
506.0 |
507.6 |
5 |
497.8 |
493.4 |
501.5 |
496.0 |
488.7 |
490.7 |
523.3 |
517.0 |
514.5 |
6 |
512.3 |
494.7 |
512.0 |
511.1 |
485.0 |
508.4 |
530.6 |
509.1 |
520.9 |
7 |
507.6 |
494.2 |
521.0 |
492.1 |
479.8 |
498.3 |
512.3 |
515.4 |
529.5 |
Table 29. HV measurements for 300 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
519.2 |
526.6 |
541.0 |
533.8 |
532.0 |
527.4 |
524.5 |
528.0 |
553.8 |
2 |
525.7 |
509.6 |
528.3 |
513.9 |
483.7 |
496.0 |
511.6 |
505.1 |
506.8 |
3 |
565.2 |
510.2 |
521.4 |
515.5 |
483.9 |
513.8 |
560.5 |
493.6 |
516.5 |
4 |
524.6 |
508.9 |
531.1 |
509.9 |
521.5 |
509.2 |
502.8 |
514.6 |
499.9 |
5 |
498.1 |
490.6 |
508.3 |
491.5 |
466.4 |
494.0 |
453.5 |
483.9 |
503.3 |
6 |
513.3 |
512.9 |
500.9 |
497.7 |
483.0 |
527.3 |
501.7 |
528.2 |
526.8 |
7 |
524.3 |
478.8 |
epoxy |
497.5 |
465.5 |
517.3 |
523.0 |
504.9 |
515.7 |
Table 30. HV measurements for 70 °F.
Wire |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
1 |
521.8 |
524.8 |
538.0 |
523.0 |
481.6 |
513.0 |
522.6 |
501.9 |
517.0 |
2 |
508.3 |
483.9 |
509.6 |
499.6 |
502.6 |
515.2 |
531.1 |
483.4 |
517.7 |
3 |
508.5 |
510.8 |
507.6 |
512.8 |
486.0 |
508.4 |
532.8 |
486.4 |
501.6 |
4 |
495.2 |
491.6 |
504.0 |
497.8 |
483.7 |
492.7 |
517.7 |
498.0 |
519.0 |
5 |
512.1 |
503.3 |
494.5 |
507.0 |
469.6 |
515.1 |
508.9 |
503.2 |
512.3 |
6 |
516.4 |
482.8 |
525.5 |
519.3 |
468.9 |
498.6 |
511.4 |
512.6 |
512.2 |
7 |
507.0 |
497.3 |
522.6 |
502.6 |
483.9 |
530.1 |
508.0 |
503.4 |
512.6 |