All articles tagged with #cable failure
A preliminary report revealed that the cable that snapped on the Lisbon Gloria funicular was substandard and did not meet safety specifications, contributing to a deadly crash in September that killed 16 people. The investigation highlighted issues with maintenance standards and safety systems, with a full analysis expected next year.
Initial findings indicate that a cable broke before the Lisbon funicular crash, suggesting a mechanical failure as the likely cause of the accident.
A cable snapped on the Lisbon funicular just before a crash that killed 16 people, with initial investigations indicating the cable had passed a visual check hours earlier. The accident occurred when the connecting cable failed, causing the funicular to derail and crash into a building. Two independent investigations are ongoing, with a preliminary report expected within 45 days.
Forensic analysis of the Arecibo radio telescope collapse has identified bad sockets as the main cause of the failure. The investigation revealed that the manual and inconsistent splay of the wires during cable socketing led to shear stress, causing the molten zinc "spelter socket" to slowly flow around the cable strands and allowing them to slip out of the surrounding steel socket. While there were multiple causes for the collapse, being able to attribute the bulk of the failure to a single defect provides valuable lessons for preventing future failures of cable-supported structures.