Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 329
ch each other. In general, cable lines is recommended for straight lines , except where the weight is excessive. In solid rail construction, the supports are ordinarily placed sixteen to twenty feet apart; longer spans are used if it is not convenient to erect supports. On long spans, the track… … Fig. 6. Examples of cable construction with telpher, electric hoist and bucket, Elizabethport, N J.
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