MATERIAL OPTIMIZATION IN A TORSIONAL GUIDEWAY TRANSIT SYSTEM

A simplistic analytical treatment of the material optimization in a single beam elevated guideway structure for the two-way passage of automated guideway transit vehicles is presented. In the configuration considered, the vehicle is eccentrically supported from the guideway. Using torsional and flexural analyses, the guideway material reduction that is possible for a given bending stiffness is estimated. For a given bending stiffness, material reductions are realized both by decreasing the guideway width and by making cutouts on the guideway. An algorithm to determine the optimal cutout size and location is developed and some design examples are given.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Transportation, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Silva, C W
  • Wormley, D N
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 41-60
• Serial:
  • Journal of Advanced Transportation
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0197-6729
  • EISSN: 2042-3195
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2042-3195
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Guideways; Monorail transportation; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Guideway design
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310627
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1980 12:00AM