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Cable

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Bare wire; Conductor; Insulation layer; Polyester rope; Power cable; Winding wire

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An electric cable is usually made up of several or sets of wires twisted together. There is insulation between wires, with a layer of highly insulated cover enclosed outside. There are also shield and armor in some cables. Electric cables can be classified into the power cable and the communication cable. The former one is mainly used to provide electric power, and the latter one is mainly used for transmission of power, control of electricity, and signal transmission (Limei 2016). Insulation is used to provide dielectric strength and electric insulation. There are sheathes in all cables which can protect the cables, making the cables round and adjusting the size and weight. Shield is mainly used for the function of shielding magnetic field. And armor plays an important role in strengthening (Hammons 2003).

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  1. State Key Labarotory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China

    Jun Yan

  2. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China

    Haitao Hu & Xipeng Ying

  3. Shanghai Electric Cable Research Institute, Shanghai, China

    Huan Gao

  4. College of Mechanical and Electrical, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China

    Zhixun Yang

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  1. Hadal Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China

    Weicheng Cui

  2. School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

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  3. School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK

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Yan, J., Hu, H., Gao, H., Ying, X., Yang, Z. (2020). Cable. In: Cui, W., Fu, S., Hu, Z. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6963-5_148-1

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