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The plates provide a surface with a low coefficient of friction which can be attached to a supporting structure. This combination provides support while simultaneously allowing an object to move (slide) freely along the supporting surface. [1] The plate may be of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE),TEF-MET, [2] Lubrite [3] or steel according to the ...
Linear bearing: This bearing provides linear motion; it may take the form of a circular bearing and shaft or any other two mating surfaces (e.g., a slide plate). [3] Thrust bearing: A thrust bearing provides a bearing surface for forces acting axial to the shaft. [3] One example is a propeller shaft.
Expansion joint on a bridge. A expansion joint, or movement joint, is an assembly designed to hold parts together while safely absorbing temperature-induced expansion and contraction of building materials. They are commonly found between sections of buildings, bridges, sidewalks, railway tracks, piping systems, ships, and other structures.
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The first passenger rail cars in North America to be equipped with retractable bridge plates were TriMet's (Portland, Oregon) Siemens SD660 LRVs, [2] the first of which were completed in 1996. [3] Earlier, in 1987, the newly opened SacRT light rail system used non-powered, station-platform-mounted bridge plates to bridge the gap between a high ...
The male humpback whale that traveled the longest documented distance to date is observed in Zanzibar Channel, off the village of Fumba on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, on August 22, 2022.
Tennessee's Hunter Ensley (9) slides safely to home past Texas A&M’s Jackson Appel (20) during game three of the NCAA College World Series finals between Tennessee and Texas A&M at Charles ...
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