Citation
Piper, John William (1924) Design of an Aerial Tramway. Bachelor's thesis, California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/GY7J-S924. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06112015-165234090
Abstract
An Aerial Tramway is a device for transporting material in receptacles over wire ropes supported at various elevations above the ground by means of posts or standards. Wire rope has been known for many centuries, and there is a drawing of a ropeway appearing in a book dated 1411.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor's thesis) |
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| Subject Keywords: | Civil Engineering |
| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
| Division: | Engineering and Applied Science |
| Major Option: | Civil Engineering |
| Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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| Defense Date: | 1 June 1924 |
| Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:06112015-165234090 |
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06112015-165234090 |
| DOI: | 10.7907/GY7J-S924 |
| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. |
| ID Code: | 9018 |
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
| Deposited By: | INVALID USER |
| Deposited On: | 17 Jun 2015 16:06 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Aug 2023 22:09 |
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