a little excess of the ordinary working load, and the data which could, and ought to have been obtained whilst applying these tests (if obtained) does not appear to have been recorded, consequently in applying these tests, the cable was strained and weakened, for no practicable purpose.
The working length of the cable is 4940 feet, and a little over 4 hours.
1. The estimated weight of the passenger car is 4½ tons,
2. The weight of 40 passengers is 2½ tons.
3. The estimated weight of coal truck is 2 tons 14 cwt.
The weight of ballast placed on the testing car and truck was 5 tons.
The upper end appears to have been subjected to the following strains, viz:- cable 4 tons, car 4½ tons, truck 2 tons 14 cwt, ballast 5 tons, total 16 tons 4 cwt.
whilst the strain applied to the lower end was only 12 tons 4 cwt. The ordinary working strain on the cable with a full complement of passengers, is cable 4 tons, car 4½ tons, 40 passengers 2½ tons, total 11 tons, therefore the strain applied to the lower end of the cable was only 1 ton 4 cwt more than the ordinary working load, whilst the strain applied to the upper end was 5 tons 4 cwt more than the working load, and the cable was subjected to the greater strains, and it should be borne in mind that "the strength of the cable is its weakest part".
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a
little ui ex ass
excess of the ordi-
nary working load, and the
data which could, and
ought
to have been obtained whilst
-applying these tests (if obtained)
does not appear to have been recorded, consequently in applying these tests, the cable was strained and weakened, for no
practicable purpose.
The
1.
working length of the
feet, and the weight
cable is 4940 feet, and
a little
little over
2.
4 hours.
The estimated weight of
the passenger
car is 4/2 tons,
3. The extrinatio's weight
of 40 passengers is 21/2 tons.
4. The estimated.
of the
weight
coal Auck is 2 tow 14 Cut.
The
weight of ballast
5
placed on
L
testing
Car and Truck Stow.
the cables.
the upper end appears to have
been
00
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been subjected to the following straine, viz:- cable 4 tous, car
A
1/2 tou, kuck 2 tous 14 art,
ballast 5 tours, total 16 tours 4 at.
whilst the strain applied to the
lower end
strain
only 12 tou 4 ast The ordinary working
the cable with a
full compliment of passengers,
is cable 4 tous
4/2 tons, 40 passengers 2/1⁄2 tow, total 11 tous, therefore the strain applied to the lower end of the cable was
only four
H
cost
more than
the ordinary working load, whilst the strain applied to
the upper and
was 5 tous 4 cwt
more than the working load,
and
ove
cable was
and only of the subjected to the
bearing
greater strains, and
be
in mind the maxion that
" the strength of the cable is its
weakest
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