Reading: Cable crane
Also known as: Cableway
A cable crane is a crane used in dam construction to transport materials and place concrete. Since they transport materials from the aggregate plant to the dam embankment, cables are usually stretched across the dam.
Cable cranes themselves are not dam-specific, but those associated with dam construction are generally large, and sometimes only the crane foundations remain after the dam is completed.
In the past, cranes were operated only by visual observation by the crane operator and by signaling from the spot where the crane was to be placed. However, due to a decrease in the number of skilled crane operators, safety concerns, and streamlining, automatic operation has been systematized in recent years.
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