Disclosed is a method for producing a high strength synthetic strength member containing rope and a resultant rope, comprising multiple layers of twisted and braided yarns, wherein individual sheaths enclosing individual strands are of a material such as HMPE, PTFE or UHMWPE with a lower decomposition temperature than the material of said strands being aramid, the method comprising subjecting parts of the rope to heat and tension thereby pre-stretching and creating a non-uniform or non-round shape of said strands, further choosing a combination of braid and twist angles as well as braid compressive forces to accommodate specific strength and elongation relation between the individual rope layers.

A flexible cable 1 is produced by endless winding of at least one yarn 6 around two thimbles 2, 4. The yarn 6 comprises aramid or similar fibres. Each thimble 2, 4 holds a stack 9 of a plurality of layers 10 of turns of the yarn 6. The cable 1 comprises a resin 12 which is provided at at least one of the first and second thimble only, for mutually connecting the layers of turns of the yarn and to retain a tangential orientation of the respective yarn layers 10 with respect to each other when the flexible endless winding cable is subject to a load. The cable has optional carbon fibre sheets 18, 20 between preselected yarn layers at the thimbles.

Disclosed is a method for producing a high strength synthetic strength member containing rope and a resultant rope that has greater resilience to high heat temperatures resultant of use with powered blocks and/or sheaves and has a longer service life in comparison to known synthetic rope constructions. The rope of the present disclosure has multiple distinct synthetic substances each forming distinct components that work together to, surprisingly, increase tolerance to bending fatigue of the rope and especially to high heat temperatures resultant of use with powered blocks and/or sheaves in comparison to known synthetic ropes.

A deicing device for a sheath of a structural cable, the structural cable comprising tendons housed in the sheath, the deicing device includes a base; a bearing element; and a power system configured to press the bearing element against the tendons while the base is in contact with an inner surface of the sheath, and to generate vibrations between the bearing element and the base.

A flexible cable 1 is produced by endless winding of at least one yarn 6 around two thimbles 2, 4. The yarn 6 comprises aramid or similar fibres. Each thimble 2, 4 holds a stack 9 of a plurality of layers 10 of turns of the yarn 6. The cable 1 comprises a resin 12 which is provided at at least one of the first and second thimble only, for mutually connecting the layers of turns of the yarn and to retain a tangential orientation of the respective yarn layers 10 with respect to each other when the flexible endless winding cable is subject to a load. The cable has optional carbon fibre sheets 18, 20 between preselected yarn layers at the thimbles.

Example embodiments provide a reinforced fairing apparatus and method for hydrodynamic drag and vibration reduction. Example embodiments provide a reinforced fairing apparatus comprising a tow cable, a plurality of ribbons, and a plurality of stiffening elements. According to example embodiments, the tow cable may comprise strands of a metal arranged into at least one line and configured to be attached at each end. The plurality of ribbons may extend from at least part of the tow cable. Each ribbon may have at least one of the stiffening elements in a configuration throughout the length of the ribbon. The plurality of ribbons, aided by the stiffening elements, may be configured to be pliable during storage and streamlined with fluid flow during use. The plurality of stiffening elements may be a plurality of midribs.

The invention refers to a rope (3) made of a textile fiber material, comprising a rope core (6) and a sheath (7) surrounding the rope core (6), wherein the rope (3) comprises at least one antistatic multifilament yarn (5) or antistatic monofilament that is located in the rope core (6), in the sheath (7), in an intermediate sheath (8) located between the rope core (6) and the sheath (7) and/or in a reinforcement located between the rope core (6) and the sheath (7), wherein the antistatic monofilament or individual filaments (12) of the antistatic multifilament yarn (5) each comprise a conductive fiber core (13) sheathed with a non-conductive plastic sheath (14), and the at least one antistatic multifilament yarn (5) or antistatic monofilament is twisted with a twine (16) or yarn of a different material, wherein the other material of the twine (16) or yarn is preferably UHMWPE or PES.