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Aerial Ropeways

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return terminal

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Suitability / applicability
 Difficult in transportation in hilly terrain
 Operation of road / rail is difficult
 Long and constant distance

Aerial Ropeways
 Trestles
 Cables
 Terminal stations
 Traction sheaves
 Rocking saddles
 Traction rope
 Tract ropes
 Pulley
 Buckets

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Material Ropeway
 Monocable / Bicable cable
 reversible/unidirectional
 Power / gravity
 Permenent / temp
 Men / material

Monocable Jig Back System

 Two cabins firmly attached to the rope, one at each terminal

station but on the opposite sides.

 Once the cabins reach the respective terminal, the system

stops automatically.

 Simple operation. Less expensive. Ideally suitable for hilly,

undulating terrain. But limited carrying capacity.

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Bicable Jig Back System

 In this system a single endless continuous moving haulage
rope are attrached, spaced at equal intervals and the cabins
are supported on a track rope.
 The in coming cabin to the terminal stations and disengages
from the rope and moves on the shut rail.

 Low operation and maintenance cost.

 Comfortable boarding / deboarding and ride.
 Low ground clearance not required

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Track and traction ropes

 Track rope should smooth exterior surface.
 Hold vibrations
 Resist bending and crushing stress
 20 to 65 mm dia and weight 3 to 27 kg/m
 Breaking strength 60 – 400 t

 Traction rope dia 12- 32 mm and barking load 6 to 70 t.

Carriers
 Two wheel or four wheel
 0.25 to 1 m3
 Carrying capacity 0.5 to 1.5 t.

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 Gravity operated grip on track rope.

 It having two jaws, one is welded to the upper part of the
hanger while other is mounted on the lever which turn about
axis.

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1,2 : Jaws
3 : lever
4 : Rotating axis
5 : Spindle
6 : Supporting frame
7 : Hanger for bucket
8 : Connected rod
9 : Rollers

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Trestles
 Used for supporting the track and traction ropes as well as
giving profile to ropeways.
 Their height and construction depend on the distance to be
maintained between the track ropes and nature of terrain.
 Distance between gauge is usually 2.5 to 3 m.
 Height is generally 8- 12 m and spaced 100 -250 m.
 Wood, steel, and steel-reinforced cement concrete.

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Advantages
 High safety
 High Carrying capacity
 Long routs can be implemented
 Use in hilly terrains
 Continuous transport
 Low space require along the route

Limitations
 Bucket have limited capacity
 They can not transport heavy equipment
 Initial cost is high and installation is diffiucult

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