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2. Tie down strap - Wikipedia

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   A ratchet tie-down strap. A tie down strap (also known as a ratchet strap, a lashing strap or a tie down) is a fastener used to hold down cargo or equipment during transport. Tie down straps are essentially webbing that is outfitted with tie down hardware. This hardware allows the tie down strap to attach to the area surrounding the cargo or ...

3. Tie down hardware - Wikipedia

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   Tie down hardware used on a transmitter tower in Mullaghanish, Ireland. Tie down hardware is used to turn webbing into a tie down strap . There are various categories of tie down strap hardware that allow for the creation of a virtually unlimited number of different types of tie down straps.

4. Hold down (structural engineering) - Wikipedia

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   A hold down resisting uplift from a timber shear wall. Holdown (holdown, hold-down, or hold down) or tie-down in structural engineering refers to the steel device or hardware that is installed at the end of a plywood shear wall. The hold downs provide uplift resistance against the overturning moment imposed on the wall due to "in-plane" lateral ...

5. Tie crane - Wikipedia

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   A tie crane and trolley laden with wooden ties. A tie crane or tie handler, is a piece of rail transport maintenance of way equipment used to move and handle the railroad ties (also known as sleepers) used in rail tracks using track relaying. The machines are used as an alternative to the manual labor once used.

6. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   A hurricane tie used to fasten a rafter to a stud. A tie, strap, tie rod, eyebar, guy-wire, suspension cables, or wire ropes, are examples of linear structural components designed to resist tension. [1] It is the opposite of a strut or column, which is designed to resist compression. Ties may be made of any tension resisting material.

7. Rail fastening system - Wikipedia

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   A tie plate, baseplate or sole plate is a steel plate for centering and reinforcing the attachment point on the rail tracks between a flanged T rail and a railroad tie. The tie plate increases bearing area and holds the rail to correct gauge. It is fastened to wooden ties by means of spikes or bolts through holes in the plate.

8. Tieback (geotechnical) - Wikipedia

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   Upon installation, tiebacks are tested and usually pre-loaded. In specific, a combination of proof tests and performance tests are performed on every job. Proof testing involves the application of successively larger loads on the tieback with a loading jack, allowing for the recording of a load-elongation curve according to gauge readings.

9. Load securing - Wikipedia

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   Cargo damage because of improperly secured cargo. Load securing, also known as cargo securing, is the securing of cargo for transportation.According to the European Commission Transportation Department “it has been estimated that up to 25% of accidents involving trucks can be attributable to inadequate cargo securing”. [1]