Wire rope practices at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Uses and specifications of the hydrographic wire, dredge wire, bathythermographic wire, and strand wire used at sea by Scripps Institution research vessels are outlined. Tensile, torsional, and compressional stresses; operating conditions (corrosion, spooling, storage, rigging, and splicing); and types of winches are discussed.

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Uses and specifications of the hydrographic wire, dredge wire, bathythermographic wire, and strand wire used at sea by Scripps Institution research vessels are outlined. Tensile, torsional, and compressional stresses; operating conditions (corrosion, spooling, storage, rigging, and splicing); and types of winches are discussed.

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Author(s)

Silverman, M., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Frautschy, J.D.

Publication/Event/Pages

Wire & Wire Products35(3): 329-333, 383-384

Year

1960