Glossary · Drum handling
steel drum
Drum for very heavy cable (Nexans: above 10 t of cable).Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | steel drum | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | çelik makara | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Stahltrommel | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | stalen haspel | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | ståltrumma | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | touret métallique | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | bobina de acero | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | ståltromle | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | ståltrommel | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | teräskela | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | bobina d'acciaio | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | tambur de oțel | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | bęben stalowy | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | ocelový buben | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | стальной барабан | our own translation (typical practice) |
Used in the laying guide
Medium voltage cables · High voltage cables
Related terms
tare weight · test certificate · traverse (inner width) · wedge (chock) · arbor hole (spindle hole) · barrel (drum core) · barrel bolt (through bolt) · cable coil
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.