Aeriel advancement

In its work to upgrade New York City's Roosevelt Island Tram so that it would be able to operate for at least another 30 years, an international design team used detailed software models and carefully analyzed hundreds of load case combinations to avoid unnecessary structural reinforcements and create lightweight support elements critical to the improved systems.

• Record URL:
  http://www.civilengineering-digital.com/civilengineering/201110#pg1
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/10480594
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used with permission from the publisher.
• Authors:
  • Nelson, Joelle
  • Thater, Glenn G
• Publication Date: 2011-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Illustrations; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 66-69, 87
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerial tramways; Bearing capacity; Computer models; Modernization; Software; Structural engineering
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01355841
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 2011 10:51AM