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2. Bitts - Wikipedia

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   Bitts are paired vertical wooden or metal posts mounted either aboard a ship or on a wharf, pier, or quay. The posts are used to secure mooring lines, ropes , hawsers , or cables . [ 1 ] Bitts aboard wooden sailing ships (sometime called cable-bitts) were large vertical timbers mortised into the keel and used as the anchor cable attachment ...

3. Rail fastening system - Wikipedia

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   A rail fastening system is a means of fixing rails to railroad ties (North America) or sleepers (British Isles, Australasia, and Africa). The terms rail anchors , tie plates , chairs and track fasteners are used to refer to parts or all of a rail fastening system.

4. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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   The coarse thread of a lag bolt and lag mesh deform slightly, making a secure, near watertight, anti-corroding, mechanically strong fastening. mirror screw: This is a flat-head wood screw with a tapped hole in the head, which receives a screw-in chrome-plated cover. It is usually used to mount a mirror. sheet metal screw

5. Clevis fastener - Wikipedia

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   Clevises are used in a wide variety of fasteners used in farming equipment and sailboat rigging, as well as the automotive, aircraft and construction industries. They are also widely used to attach control surfaces and other accessories to servo controls in airworthy model aircraft. As a part of a fastener, a clevis provides a method of ...

6. Orthotropic deck - Wikipedia

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   The orthotropic deck may be integral with or supported on a grid of deck framing members, such as transverse floor beams and longitudinal girders. All these various choices for the stiffening elements, e.g., ribs, floor beams and main girders, can be interchanged, resulting in a great variety of orthotropic panels.

7. Deck the halls with customizable, smart Christmas lights ...

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   Deck the halls with customizable, smart Christmas lights: Video tutorial. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY. December 17, 2024 at 7:06 AM. ... Watch this video for 4 tech tips to light up your holidays.