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  2. Gripple - Wikipedia

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    Gripple. A Gripple wire joiner is a device used to join and tension wire, to terminate and suspend wires and wire ropes, and also to support false ceilings, cable baskets, and similar items. They are manufactured in Sheffield, England by Gripple Ltd. [1] The name derives from the fact the device both "grips" and "pulls" wire.

  3. Bay-and-gable - Wikipedia

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    The bay-and-gable is a distinct residential architectural style that is ubiquitous in the older portions of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The most prominent feature of the style is a large bay window that usually covers more than half the front façade of the home, surmounted by a gable roof. The bay window typically extends from the ground level ...

  4. Bay window - Wikipedia

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    Bay window. A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. It typically consists of a central windowpane, called a fixed sash, flanked by two or more smaller windows, known as casement or double-hung windows. The arrangement creates a panoramic view of the outside, allows more ...

  5. Structured cabling - Wikipedia

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    Backbone cabling is the inter-building and intra-building cable connections in structured cabling between entrance facilities, equipment rooms and telecommunications closets. Backbone cabling consists of the transmission media, main and intermediate cross-connects and terminations at these locations. This system is mostly used in data centers.

  6. Boating safety a priority as cable-laying starts for offshore ...

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    The Better Bay Alliance held a public workshop recently with Ørsted and their Revolution Wind project, which is being built this year along with a cable installation in the West Passage of ...

  7. Trans Bay Cable - Wikipedia

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    The Trans Bay Cable is a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) underwater transmission cable interconnection between San Francisco, California and Pittsburg, California. [1] The 53 mi (85 km) cable under San Francisco Bay and through the Carquinez Strait can transmit 400 megawatts of power at a DC voltage of ±200 kV, enough to provide 40% of San Francisco's peak power needs.

  8. Self-anchored suspension bridge - Wikipedia

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    Falsework required. Usually. A self-anchored suspension bridge is a suspension bridge type in which the main cables attach to the ends of the deck, rather than directly to the ground or via large anchorages. [ 1] The design is well-suited for construction atop elevated piers, or in areas of unstable soils where anchorages would be difficult to ...

  9. Cable railing - Wikipedia

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    Composite lumber can be used if a support rail is used along with it. The support rail is used between the posts to lend strength to the system, both between the posts, and to the Top Rail. Cable to cable spacing: Spacing of the cables vertically is critical to minimize deflection of the cables. Most manufacturers recommended maximum vertical ...