Question 3567 Deck General

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A common class of wire rope used for mooring is the 6x37 class. What does the 37 represent?

A Tensile strength of the wire
B Number of wires in the inner core
C Number of strands per wire rope
D Number of wires per strand
AI Explanation

The correct answer is D) Number of wires per strand. In a 6x37 class wire rope, the "37" represents the number of wires per strand. This wire rope classification system indicates that the wire rope has 6 strands, with each strand containing 37 individual wires. The number of wires per strand is a key specification that defines the construction and properties of the wire rope. The other answer options are incorrect because they do not accurately represent what the "37" signifies in the 6x37 wire rope classification. The tensile strength, number of wires in the inner core, and number of strands per wire rope are not what the "37" represents in this case.

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