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  2. Bogie - Wikipedia

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    The retractable stadium roof on Toronto's Rogers Centre used modified off-the-shelf train bogies on a circular rail. The system was chosen for its proven reliability. Rubber-tyred metro trains use a specialised version of railway bogies. Special flanged steel wheels are behind the rubber-tired running wheels, with additional horizontal guide ...

  3. Tonneau - Wikipedia

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    Tonneau covers come in many styles that fold, retract, or tilt open, and can be locked shut. Common materials used include steel, aluminium, canvas, PVC, fibreglass, and carbon fibre. Tonneau covers are also used to cover and protect open areas of boats. Many of these covers are made of waterproofed canvas and are held in place by snaps.

  4. Immersed tube - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] The tunnel is 13.6 kilometres (8.5 mi) long overall, of which 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) were constructed using the immersed tube technique. [ 5 ] Currently the longest immersed tube tunnel is the 6.7-kilometre-long (4.2 mi) tunnel portion of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge , completed in 2018.

  5. Destroyed in Seconds - Wikipedia

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    Destroyed in Seconds is an American television series that premiered on Discovery Channel on August 21, 2008. [2]Hosted by Ron Pitts, it features video segments of various things being destroyed fairly quickly (hence, "in seconds") such as planes crashing, explosions, sinkholes, boats crashing, fires, race car incidents, floods, factories, etc.

  6. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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    The trailer hitch ball attaches to a ball mount; with a diameter typically 1 ⁄ 16 inch (1.6 mm) larger than the ball bolt/shank diameter. [2] The ball mount must match the SAE hitch class. [3] The ballmount for a receiver-type hitch is a square bar that fits into a receiver attached to the vehicle.

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  8. Tunnelling shield - Wikipedia

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    A tunnel boring machine (TBM) consists of a shield (a large metal cylinder) and trailing support mechanisms. A rotating cutting wheel is located at the front end of the shield. Behind the cutting wheel there is a chamber where the excavated soil is either mixed with slurry (so-called slurry TBM) or left as-is (earth pressure balance or EPB ...

  9. Spare wheel cover - Wikipedia

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    A spare wheel cover or spare tire cover is an accessory that covers the spare wheel mounted on external part of a car or van. On 4x4 vehicles, the spare wheel is normally rear mounted and is often printed with a design. Covers can be hard shells or soft vinyl covers.