LOADING CRITERIA AND DYNAMIC RESPONSES OF A GUIDEWAY FOR AIR CUSHION VEHICLES

The purpose of the report is threefold: first, to review all available contract reports to determine loading criteria for proposed tracked air cushion vehicle guideways; second, to present methods for calculating dynamic responses of double-span beam-type guiderails and soil supported slabs subjected to high speed vehicle loading; and third, to obtain the dynamic load factors for the guiderail and slab components designed for the High Speed Ground Test Center. Assuming that the post-supported guiderails are dynamically uncoupled from the slabs, dynamic load factors of up to 2.8 are calculated here for the rails, and these are in substantial agreement with previously reported results. (Modified author abstract)

• Corporate Authors:

  Duke University

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Durham, NC  United States  27706
• Authors:
  • Wilson, J F
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 69 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Centrifugal force; Concrete; Design; Dynamic loads; Guideways; Loads; Mathematical models; Slabs; Tracked air cushion vehicles; Wind pressure
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Dynamic response; Lateral pressure
• Old TRIS Terms: Fra; Mechanical guides
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047847
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1973 12:00AM