Forfatter: A.-M.Inst.C E., George Frederick Zimmer
År: 1916
Forlag: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Sted: London
Sider: 752
UDK: 621.87 Zim, 621.86 Zim
Being a Treatise on the Handling and Storing of Material such as Grain, Coal, Ore, Timber, Etc., by Automatic or Semi-Automatic Machinery, together with the Various Accessories used in the Manipulation of such Plant
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THE MECHANICAL HANDLING OF MATERIAL
Movable Tip at Cardiff.—This was built by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co.,
Ltd., and is similar to the tips previously described. The capacity is 19 tons, whilst the
lift of the cradle is 31 ft. This tip is very like one of those at Rotterdam, with the
exception that the lifting machinery, which consists of a ram and cylinder with multiplying
Fig. 779. Movable Tip at Cardiff.
sheaves, is placed on the back of the framing. It is mounted on wheels, which allow it
to be moved to and fro on the quay to reach the hatchways of vessels, there being on the
quay a number of lines, opposite to any one of which the hoist can be placed; these lines
radiate from turntables communicating with the full and empty railroads. These tips are
most serviceable, as they enable two hoists to work into the same vessel, which, owing to