1. Introduction.
The present article is an extract from the Dissertation by the author. For reasons of space some parts of 1he Dissertation, dealing with the calculation of time-dependent deformations, the design criteria of a belt wear test stand and the results of a variety of quality tests are not reported here.
Discussed in the following are the main influences of dynamic forces at loading point, the distribution of stresses in the cross-section of different belt types, calculated by two different numerical methods> Finite-Elements and Finite-Differences, the experimental deduction of a specific abrasivity of different materials, first results obtained from a newly designed conveyor belt wear test stand and the deduction of a technological grade of wear.
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