So-called "Cable Belts" are not covered by this website. "t" is a trademark and not a standardized term.
Such belts are sensitive to impact, because there are no steel cords in it but only thin fabric.
Their transverse rigidity is achieved by transverse steel or fiber glass bars. Thus the troughing angle is small, so the belt has to run faster (with all the disadvantages caused by that).
The wear of the many support sheaves is high as are the maintenance costs.
Huge buildings are required for the tensioning and drive station.
If onlyone cable fails then the entire system is collapsing.
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