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Ropeway Fundamentals

The building blocks of cable-hauled transport — wire rope and sheaves, tension and catenary sag, friction and grade, the physics every ropeway rests on.

Wire Rope

Wire Rope

Sheave

Sheave

Catenary

Catenary

Tension

Tension

Rolling Resistance

Rolling Resistance

Bullwheel

Bullwheel