These sockets are and have been repeatedly tested by the US Navy, according to the retired materials engineer from the Navy. It is the only cable end (circa 1994) approved by the Navy.

These structures are recognizable by a central pillar with cables stretching downward to support the bridge. Initially, Schafer said, they were more expensive to construct, but over time building ...

References [1] A novel integrated sleeve-wedge anchorage system for multi-tendon CFRP cable utilised in cable roof structures: Concept and numerical investigation. Journal of Building Engineering ...

Japan and China have cornered the market in major cable-supported bridges in recent years. But now another East Asian rival is on the rise. South of the Russian port city of Vladivostok, the world ...

Cable‐harnessed beam structures constitute a significant advancement in the design of modern engineering systems, where strategically routed cables are integrated into beam frameworks to enhance ...

"We've discovered that when many bacteria grow in fluids containing spaghetti-like molecules called polymers, such as mucus ...

Large multi-span, cable-stayed bridges are relatively rare structures, yet two are now being built in the U.K. alone. Nearly all the cables on the emerging bridge across Scotland’s Firth of ...

Since 1987, MCEER, formerly the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research ( NCEER), has produced over 600 ...