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2. Wire rope - Wikipedia

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   Steel wire rope (right hand lang lay) Wire rope is composed of as few as two solid, metal wires twisted into a helix that forms a composite rope, in a pattern known as laid rope. Larger diameter wire rope consists of multiple strands of such laid rope in a pattern known as cable laid. Manufactured using an industrial machine known as a strander ...

3. Chairlift - Wikipedia

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   The two-person double chair, which for many years was the workhorse of the ski industry, can move roughly 1,200 people per hour at rope speeds of up to 2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s). [2] The four person detachable chairlift ("high-speed quad") can transport 2,400 people per hour with an average rope speed of 5 m/s (16.4 ft/s). [3]

4. Cable railing - Wikipedia

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   Cable and strand is available in galvanized carbon steel, type 304 stainless steel, or the highly corrosion resistant, type 316 stainless steel (best for coastal areas). The most common cable construction is 1x19 type construction strand, which is 19 cables twisted in a single bundle, whereas for example, 7x7 would be 7 cable bundles of 7 ...

5. Cable barrier - Wikipedia

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   At TL-3, an 1,800 pounds (820 kg) car is crashed at 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) on an impact angle of 20°. Also at this level, a 4,400 pounds (2,000 kg) pickup truck impacts at 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) and 25°. TL-4 includes both these tests but adds a 17,600 pounds (8,000 kg) single-unit truck impacting at 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) and ...

6. Arresting gear - Wikipedia

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   Pendants are made of wire rope with a diameter of 1, 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 or 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches (25, 32 or 35 mm). Each wire rope is made up of numerous strands twisted about an oiled hemp center core, which provides a "cushion" for each strand and also supplies cable lubrication.

7. Gondola lift - Wikipedia

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   Winds gusting to 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) caused three cars to collide and two fell on midway games below the cable. [ 18 ] January 29, 1983: seven people were killed in the Singapore Cable Car disaster when two cabins plunged into the sea after the cableway was hit by a Panamanian-registered oil rig being towed.