Cable System for a Structural- and Tensioning Element and a Method for Replacing the Tensile Elements and the Use Thereof

Abstract

Present invention relates to a cable system (10), a method, and its use for a tensioning element such as suspension bridges and/or a structural element such as extended roofs of buildings, comprising main cables (12), hangers (22), and clamps (24), wherein the main cable (12) comprises a pipe (11) as a housing, one or more tensile elements (15) provided within the pipe (11) for carrying longitudinal tensile force along the main cable (12); and a compressing element (16) provided surrounding at least partly the tensile elements (15) for taking radial compression and possibly longitudinal compression, wherein the hanger (22) is connected to the main cable (12) through the clamp (24), configured in such a way that hanger force is introduced only into the compressing element (16) and is further transferred radially from the compressing element (16) to the tensile elements (15).

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