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A preassembled parallel wire cable creates a random cast of loops. Any of the random cast of loops is hung for transport, thus eliminating costly and time-consuming coiling and reeling operations.

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1. A method, comprising: preassembling a plurality of metallic wires arranged in a bundle as a parallel wire structural cable, the parallel wire structural cable having a random cast of loops; andhanging the random cast of loops unreeled on a rack for transport. 2. The method of claim 1, further com

1. A method, comprising: preassembling a plurality of metallic wires arranged in a bundle as a parallel wire structural cable, the parallel wire structural cable having a random cast of loops; andhanging the random cast of loops unreeled on a rack for transport. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising individually pulling each metallic wire in the plurality of metallic wires. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising individually pulling each metallic wire in the plurality of metallic wires to a tension value. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting the rack to a number of the random cast of loops after the preassembling of the plurality of metallic wires. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising loading the rack for the transport. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising extending the parallel wire structural cable during a removal from the rack to reduce the random cast of loops. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising sequentially hanging the random cast of loops starting from a leading socket. 8. A method, comprising: receiving a preassembled parallel wire structural cable having a random cast of loops hanging unreeled from a rack, the parallel wire structural cable preassembled from a plurality of metallic wires arranged in a bundle, the plurality of metallic wires having individual memory causing the random cast of loops in the preassembled parallel wire structural cable; andtransporting the random cast of loops in the preassembled parallel wire structural cable hanging unreeled to the rack. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising loading the rack onto a trailer. 10. The method of claim 8, further comprising loading the rack onto a ship. 11. The method of claim 8, further comprising loading the rack onto a barge.