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A Contribution on the History of Ropeways

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Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms

Part of the book series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science ((HMMS,volume 15))

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The history of ropeways is directly related to the development and manufacturing of ropes and cables. Therefore the invention of the steel cable in 1834 by Albert increased the speed of the further development of new ropeway systems. Initially the development was focused on ropeways for transportation of goods, later interest turned to ropeways for passenger transport.

The first part of this contribution gives a brief overview of the historical development of rope-making, while the second part deals with the various steps of development of ropeway systems from the ancient times to the period between the two world wars.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Engineering Design and Logistic Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, A-1060, Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, Austria

    K. Hoffmann

  2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department for Material Handling and Design Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000, Belgrade, Kraljice Marije 16, Serbia

    Nenad Zrnić

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  1. , Department of Mathematics, VU University, De Boelelaan 1081, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands

    Teun Koetsier

  2. , Laboratory of Robotics & Mechatronics, University of Cassino, Via di Biasio 43, Cassino, 03043, Italy

    Marco Ceccarelli

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Hoffmann, K., Zrnić, N. (2012). A Contribution on the History of Ropeways. In: Koetsier, T., Ceccarelli, M. (eds) Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4132-4_26

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