prEN 13001-3-2

Cranes - General design - Part 3-2: Limit states and proof of competence of steel wire ropes prEN 13001-3-2

Publication date:   Oct 29, 2026

Scope

This document is to be used together with EN 13001-1 and EN 13001-2 and as such together they specify a proof of competence to prevent from mechanical hazards caused by failure of steel wire ropes in cranes by theoretical verification.
NOTE 1 Specific requirements for particular types of cranes are given in the appropriate European Standard for the particular crane type.
The following significant hazardous situations and hazardous events could result in risks to persons during intended use and reasonably foreseeable misuse:
- exceeding the limits of strength (yield, ultimate, fatigue).
Depending on the installation of the rope, application of Clause 5 (in case of running rope) or Clause 6 (in case of stationary rope) of this document is necessary to reduce or eliminate these risks.
This document does not apply to fibre ropes.
This document is not applicable to cranes which are manufactured before the date of its publication as EN and serves as reference for the European Standards for particular crane types.
NOTE 2 This document specifies requirements for a verification method in accordance with the limit state method according to EN 13001-1 only.

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