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Cable spinning at Forth Road bridge
Construction of parallel wire cable comprises unreeling continuous length of wire, back and forth across bridge, until "strand" is built up, and principle is shown in diagram; at Forth bridge, wire is of 0.96 in. diam and is of galvanized high tensile steel with ultimate strength of about 100 tons/sq in.; equipment and progress of work are shown in several photographs. (See also Civ Eng (Lond) v 57 n 667 Feb 1962 p 227, 229, 231, 233)
Cable spinning at Forth Road bridge
Construction of parallel wire cable comprises unreeling continuous length of wire, back and forth across bridge, until "strand" is built up, and principle is shown in diagram; at Forth bridge, wire is of 0.96 in. diam and is of galvanized high tensile steel with ultimate strength of about 100 tons/sq in.; equipment and progress of work are shown in several photographs. (See also Civ Eng (Lond) v 57 n 667 Feb 1962 p 227, 229, 231, 233)
Cable spinning at Forth Road bridge
Engineer
Engineer ; 213
1962
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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