Wire rope is composed of as few as two solid, metal wires twisted into a helix that forms a composite rope, in a pattern known as laid rope. Larger diameter...
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a core is wired controls whether that core represents a '0' or a '1'. There are three main types of functions a wire can have in core rope memory: Set/reset:...
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A guy-wire, guy-line, guy-rope, down guy, or stay, also called simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a freestanding structure...
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Tightrope walking (redirect from Tight-rope walker)
walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated...
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Wire rope spooling technology is the technology to prevent wire rope getting snagged when spooled, especially in multiple layers on a drum. Ever since...
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Indian multinational company that primarily operates in the steel and wire rope manufacturing industry. It was founded in 1961 by Basant Kumar Jhawar...
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WireCo WorldGroup (formerly Wire Rope Corporation of America) is a privately owned company that claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of wire...
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cross-sectional area. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads, often in the form of wire rope. In electricity and telecommunications signals, a "wire" can refer...
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Polyvinyl chloride (section Wire rope)
extruded under pressure to encase wire rope and aircraft cable used for general purpose applications. PVC coated wire rope is easier to handle, resists corrosion...
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are constructed of mixtures of several fibres or use co-polymer fibres. Wire rope is made of steel or other metal alloys. Ropes have been constructed of...
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Mooring (redirect from Mooring rope)
use wire rope for one or more of their mooring lines. Wire rope is hard to handle and maintain. There is also risk associated with using wire rope on a...
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Andrew Smith Hallidie (section Wire rope and bridges)
both claims are open to dispute. He also introduced the manufacture of wire rope to California, and at an early age was a prolific builder of bridges in...
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Look up rope in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rope is a length of fibers that are twisted or braided together Rope may also refer to: Wire rope, a length...
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1869) was a German-born American civil engineer. He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been...
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out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the tension of a rope or wire rope (also called "cable" or "wire cable"). In its simplest form, it consists of a spool...
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conformity" of the cargo sling's load rating with the weight of the cargo. The wire rope sling was rated at 8.5 tonnes but it was used to hoist four 25-tonne containers...
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compensating line is made of two lengths of wire rope: a thick heavy wire rope (e.g. 1" diameter), and a thin wire rope (e.g. 1/4" diameter). One end of each...
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Simple suspension bridge (redirect from Rope bridge)
livestock, are still constructed, based on the ancient Inca rope bridge but using wire rope and sometimes steel or aluminium grid decking, rather than...
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Cable barrier (redirect from Wire Rope Safety barrier)
guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier/guard rail. It consists of steel wire ropes mounted...
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nanowire battery anodes Razor wire Wire rope, twisted strands of metal wire Wire recording, audio storage on a thin steel wire Wíres (footballer) (born 1982)...
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Garrote (redirect from Fiber wire)
capital punishment. It consists of a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire or fishing line, used to strangle a person. A garrote can be made...
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Tarring is protecting some types of natural fibre and wire rope by coating it with tar. Hemp rope, which was typically used for standing rigging, requires...
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them to make a liquid-tight connection A swaged termination type for wire rope The cap at the end of a cane or umbrella as well as the ring, often crimped...
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hand-operated winch with a ratchet used to pull objects. The drum is wrapped with wire rope. A similar tool that uses a nylon strap is used to straighten trees, as...
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around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting...
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visitors and fishermen alike a much safer passage to the island. The current wire rope and Douglas fir bridge was made by Heyn Construction in Belfast and raised...
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concrete piles. Smaller dolphins can have the piles drawn together with wire rope, but larger dolphins are typically fixed using a reinforced concrete capping...
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comes from rig, to set up or prepare. Rigging is the equipment such as wire rope, turnbuckles, clevis, jacks used with cranes and other lifting equipment...
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Hardware Dnipro Hardware Nikopol Factory of Technological Equipment Silur, a wire rope factory Kremenchuk Hardware Khartsyzk pipe plant Dnieper Factory of Stainless...
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