Glossary
Glossary of Terms
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| Back-Stay |
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Guy used to support a boom or mast: or that section of a main cable, as on a suspension bridge, cable-way, etc., leading from the tower to the anchorage |
| Bending Stress |
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Stress imposed on wires of a wire rope by bending |
| Breaking Strength (aggregate wire) |
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The sum of the breaking strength in tension of all the wires of a wire rope when the wires are tested individually |
| Breaking Strength (wire rope) |
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The measured load required to break a wire rope in tension |
| Bridle Sling |
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A two-part wire rope sling attached to a single part line. The legs of the sling are spread to divide and equalize the load |
| Bright Rope |
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Wire rope made of wires that are not coated with zinc, tin, or any other protective metal |
| Bronze Ropes |
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Wire rope made of bronze wires |
| Button Conveyor Rope |
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Wire ropes to which buttons or discs are attached at regular intervals to move material in a trough |
| Buy American Act |
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Federal legislation governing the requirements for domestically manufactured products used in federally funded procurement contracts |