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• USS Roy O. Hale (DE-336)
  ...stern Union]] companies that breaks had occurred in five [[transatlantic]] cables along the track of the trawler. There were no indications of intentions "ot
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• Duct Tape
  ...uotation for "100,000 yards of cotton duck tape" being used to protect the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge.<ref name=OED1902> ''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' 21 Nov 1
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• Gaffer tape
  The most common use for gaffer tape is securing cables to the stage floor or other surface, either for safety or to keep them out ...d for the gaffer, the head of the lighting department on a film crew. When cables are taped down on a stage or other surface, either for safety or to keep th
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• Aramid
  10 KB (1,313 words) - 09:07, 20 September 2010
• Technora
  ** [[Optical fiber#Optical fiber cables|Optical fiber cables (OFC)]] [[Category:Cables]]
  2 KB (209 words) - 09:07, 20 September 2010
• Chatterton's compound
  ...lamp. It was used in jointing gutta percha insulated submarine telegraph cables.
  2 KB (229 words) - 09:08, 20 September 2010
• Superabsorbent polymer
  ...ionality. For example, this chemistry can be applied directly onto wires & cables, though it is especially optimized for use on components such as rolled goo
  9 KB (1,214 words) - 09:09, 20 September 2010
• Kraton (polymer)
  ...rease type products that are used in the manufacture of telecommunications cables containing optical fibres. Another use is the creation of "gel candles", w
  4 KB (660 words) - 09:09, 20 September 2010
• Polyether block amide
  ...so widely used in the manufacture of electric and electronic goods such as cables and wire coatings, electronic device casings, components, etc.
  3 KB (449 words) - 09:09, 20 September 2010
• Environmental stress cracking
  ...ed ESC of [[LDPE]]. The material was initially used in insulating electric cables, and cracking occurred due to the interaction of the insulation with oils.
  9 KB (1,372 words) - 09:09, 20 September 2010
• Polypropylene
  ...n alternative to [[polyvinyl chloride]] (PVC) as insulation for electrical cables for [[Low Smoke Zero Halogen|LSZH]] cable in low-ventilation environments,
  25 KB (3,657 words) - 09:10, 20 September 2010
• Metal
  ...r a distance with little energy lost. Electrical power grids rely on metal cables to distribute electricity. Home electrical systems, for the most part, are
  24 KB (3,311 words) - 09:13, 20 September 2010
• Firesleeve
  ...leeve is used as a protective sleeve on industrial hoses, hydraulic hoses, cables, wires, etc. ...nd is available as a knitted or braided sleeve for protection of hoses and cables where molten splash protection or weld splatter protection is not required.
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• Straw plaiting
  ...yked, or woven from bast. But superior to all these are the string and the cables - the best from coco-fibre, the inferior kinds from the bast of the wau-tre
  7 KB (1,218 words) - 09:15, 20 September 2010
• Textile
  ...production of [[spacesuit]]s, ironing board and mattress covers, ropes and cables, reinforcement fibre for [[composite material]]s, insect netting, flame-ret
  21 KB (3,073 words) - 09:16, 20 September 2010
• Kevlar
  ...es and rubber mechanical goods. Kevlar 29's industrial applications are as cables, in [[asbestos]] replacement, brake linings, and body armor. Kevlar 49 has ..., where the fibers are kept parallel within a [[polyethylene]] sleeve. The cables have been used in [[suspension bridge]]s such as the bridge at [[Aberfeldy]
  14 KB (1,990 words) - 09:16, 20 September 2010
• Plenum cable
  ...dling space. The plenum space is typically used to house the communication cables for the building's [[computer network|computer]] and [[telephone network]]; ...ket outside the United States. All materials intended for use on wire and cables to be placed in plenum spaces are designed to meet rigorous [[fire safety]]
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• List of building materials
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• Prestressed concrete
  ...cables based on poor field conditions (For example: shifting a group of 4 cables around an opening by placing 2 to either side). ...ete floor side form. ''Pictures seven and eight'' show the post-tensioning cables protruding from the poured concrete floor. After the concrete floor has bee
  11 KB (1,585 words) - 09:21, 20 September 2010
• Barrier cable
  ...ree types of barrier cables systems<ref>http://www.amsyscoinc.com/products/cables.php</ref>: ...ng on parking structure, the barrier cable is installed in rows of several cables<ref>http://www.dsiamerica.com/references/domestic-buildings/barrier-cable-f
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