RESPONSE OF SIMPLE SPANS TO MOVING MASS LOADS

Dynamic deflections and bending moments were evaluated as a design aid for elevated guideway spans for air cushion vehicles. Dynamic responses were found to exceed static values by a factor of two or three.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • AIAA/ASME/SAE, 13th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 10-12 April 1972, Volume 1, Structural Dynamics.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

  1290 Avenue of the Americas
  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Authors:
  • Wilsin, J F
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guideways; Intelligent transportation systems; Tracked air cushion vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046726
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: 72-388 Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 10 1976 12:00AM