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A right-hand railroad switch with point indicator pointing to right Animated diagram of a right-hand railroad switch. Rail track A divides into two: track B (the straight track) and track C (the diverging track); note that the green line represents direction of travel only, the black lines represent fixed portions of track, and the red lines depict the moving components.
The UK or short ramps are 264 lb (120 kg) and the US or long ramps are 400 lb (180 kg). Each type provides an approach to the bridge, 7 are required at each end. UK ramps are used for single storey only. Deck unit — 9'1" long, 1' 5 1 ⁄ 4" wide, 6 7 ⁄ 8" high, weight 163 lb (74 kg) it requires 2 soldiers to carry. This component fills in ...
Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) is the United States Navy's Pacific operating unit for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). Headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, their mission is transporting, ship-to-shore and across the beach, personnel, weapons, equipment, and cargo of the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force.
A spring pin (also called tension pin or roll pin) is a mechanical fastener that secures the position of two or more parts of a machine relative to each other. Spring pins have a body diameter which is larger than the diameter of the hole they are intended for, and a chamfer on either one or both ends to facilitate starting the pin into the hole.
Tractive forces are transmitted by a drag pivot pin. [ 1 ] The bogies incorporate CAF's BRAVA ( Bogie de Rodadura de Ancho Variable Autopropulsado [ 3 ] ) system which allows gauge-changing without stopping and operating speeds of up to 275 km/h (171 mph) [ 11 ] The maximum axleload is 15.6 tonnes (15.4 long tons; 17.2 short tons).
The middle bogies are Jacobs 40AN trailer bogies with an axle base of 3,000 mm. Elevated floor areas, accessible by steps or ramps, are located above all bogies. The wheel diameter is 850 mm. [ 2 ] Due to the way the cars are connected, shortening or lengthening the vehicle in operational conditions is not possible, but it is possible to couple ...
“I have a method to my madness,” says Ammon Bundy, America’s uncontested, undefeated, heavyweight champion of armed stand-offs with domestic security forces, winning two for two against ...
Scaffolding for rehabilitation in Madrid, Spain [1] Scaffolding for renovation on the Virgin Mary statue, Santiago de Chile, Chile.. Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, [2] is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other human-made structures.