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... consists of 300 parallel ( not twisted ) steel wires No. gauge , close- ly wrapped to a solid cylinder . Ultimate strength of each Cable .... 11.200 tons . Depth of Tower foundation below high water , Brooklyn ...... water , New York ...
... consists of 300 parallel ( not twisted ) steel wires No. gauge , close- ly wrapped to a solid cylinder . Ultimate strength of each Cable .... 11.200 tons . Depth of Tower foundation below high water , Brooklyn ...... water , New York ...
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... consists of parallel wire strands , previously made on shore and then hoisted or hauled in position , or Thirdly , it is made right in place ; each wire is taken over separately and ad- justed ; and all of them are by a wrapping ...
... consists of parallel wire strands , previously made on shore and then hoisted or hauled in position , or Thirdly , it is made right in place ; each wire is taken over separately and ad- justed ; and all of them are by a wrapping ...
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... consists of nineteen strands of 332 paral- lel steel - wires and contains therefore altogether 6308 wires , which represent a total ultimate strength of 10,730 tons . Each strand is secured with a 7 inch pin of iron to two anchor bars ...
... consists of nineteen strands of 332 paral- lel steel - wires and contains therefore altogether 6308 wires , which represent a total ultimate strength of 10,730 tons . Each strand is secured with a 7 inch pin of iron to two anchor bars ...
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... consist of a double set of links , placed over each other . Each set contains ten links , arranged so , that the first two , starting from the anchorplate , are vertical , the next six form a quarter circle and the upper two are ...
... consist of a double set of links , placed over each other . Each set contains ten links , arranged so , that the first two , starting from the anchorplate , are vertical , the next six form a quarter circle and the upper two are ...
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... consist of perfect homogeneous material , it would hang in a catenary . This not being the case , we have a right to assume that the weight is equally distributed over the horizontal projection of the curve , or , in other words , that ...
... consist of perfect homogeneous material , it would hang in a catenary . This not being the case , we have a right to assume that the weight is equally distributed over the horizontal projection of the curve , or , in other words , that ...
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Cable-Making for Suspension Bridges: With Special Reference to the Cables of ... Wilhelm Hildenbrand No preview available - 2018 |
Cable-Making for Suspension Bridges: With Special Reference to the Cables of ... Wilhelm Hildenbrand No preview available - 2014 |
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