Wire rope
part · 1834 · Industrial Revolution
A rope of steel wires (Albert).
Principles and materials it uses
- Steel — is made of. Steel wire.
- Wire drawing — uses. The wire is drawn.
- Wrought iron — is made of. Albert’s rope (1834) is made of iron wire.
Where it is used
- Suspension bridge — is part of. Load-bearing cables.
- Elevator — is part of. The car hangs on cables.
- Tower crane — is part of. The hoist rope.
- Funicular — is part of. A cable.
- Cable car — is part of. A cable.
- Prestressed concrete — is part of. Tensioned tendons.
- Container crane — is part of. Cables.
- Tensile structure — is part of. Cables.
- Cable-stayed bridge — is part of. Stay cables.
- Ski lift — is part of. A cable.
- Mine hoist — is part of. Mine ropes were the first use of wire rope.
- Portal crane — is part of. The load hangs on steel cables.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Rope — evolved from. A steel counterpart of rope.