Assessment via finite element analysis: Cable cart system elements manufacturing feasibility
Urban transportation systems, such as Metro de Medellín’s aerial cableways, play a key role in improving city connectivity. This study presents a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of critical mechanical components that connect cable cars to ropeways, specifically focusing on the Connection and Suspensio...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/16878132241307275 |
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| Summary: | Urban transportation systems, such as Metro de Medellín’s aerial cableways, play a key role in improving city connectivity. This study presents a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of critical mechanical components that connect cable cars to ropeways, specifically focusing on the Connection and Suspension assembly, referred to as the J-H assembly. The primary aim was to identify potential operational vulnerabilities. The analysis follows the BS EN 13796-1:2017 standard, which provides design guidelines for cable car structural components, and evaluates cases 8, 9 and 10 as benchmarks. FEA results indicate safety factors ranging from 1.62 to 2.24, with case 9 exhibiting a 31.3% deviation from the standard’s reference values. Stress concentrations were consistently found at the J-H assembly connection across all cases. |
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| ISSN: | 1687-8140 |