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... curve , those in the lower part are considerably higher taxed than those in the upper . This difference of tension in the single wires may amount to a loss of twenty - five per cent . Considering now the second method.
... curve , those in the lower part are considerably higher taxed than those in the upper . This difference of tension in the single wires may amount to a loss of twenty - five per cent . Considering now the second method.
Page 10
... curve of bending from 7 to 17 inches diameter . The last link of the anchor chain , to which the strands are attached , is arranged in four tiers . Each of the three lower ones is destined to hold five strands , the upper only four ...
... curve of bending from 7 to 17 inches diameter . The last link of the anchor chain , to which the strands are attached , is arranged in four tiers . Each of the three lower ones is destined to hold five strands , the upper only four ...
Page 11
... elevated position . It is clear out of the way of the main cable ; the latter does not interfere with regulation , which otherwise would be the case and which would delay the operation considerably . The flat curve , in which the wires 11.
... elevated position . It is clear out of the way of the main cable ; the latter does not interfere with regulation , which otherwise would be the case and which would delay the operation considerably . The flat curve , in which the wires 11.
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... curve , in which the wires are suspended , facilitates the tying together , and the separate attach- ment of the shoe gives ample working room for laying the wires into it . But the main advantage is derived from the fact that the ...
... curve , in which the wires are suspended , facilitates the tying together , and the separate attach- ment of the shoe gives ample working room for laying the wires into it . But the main advantage is derived from the fact that the ...
Page 23
... curve around which the wires are bent , and it holds the latter between its flanges firmly , preventing any slipping after a wire is once regulated . In re- moving the strand from its temporary to its final position , the shoe ...
... curve around which the wires are bent , and it holds the latter between its flanges firmly , preventing any slipping after a wire is once regulated . In re- moving the strand from its temporary to its final position , the shoe ...
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adjusted anchor anchor bars anchorage ASITY attached Berkeley LIBRARY Brooklyn C. E. Illustrated calculation CALIFORN CALIFORNIA LIBRARY cloth connection consists cradle ropes curve deflection distance drum East River Bridge edition engravings equal equation fastened feet final position foot footbridge formula friction GILLMORE Guide Wire guidewire hence high water horizontal tension HYPSOMETRY land cable land span lashing latter length lithographed plates load manufacture masonry Messrs method morocco motion P₁ parabola placed pounds PRACTICAL TREATISE Prof regulated ring river span rollers rolling friction running wire saddle Scale screw shoe side spliced squeezer squeezing standing wire stays steam engine steel rope strain strand stretch suspended SUSPENSION BRIDGES tangent tion tons traveling rope traveling sheave U. S. Navy UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA values vertex W. H. CORFIELD weight wheel wire ropes wooden block wrapping machine wrapping wire Zerah Colburn