Bednarz, A.; Bieniek, K.; Kołodziejczyk, R.; Szczerba, Z.; Krauz, P.; Lubas, M.; Szczerba, K. Experimental Interpretation of the Provisions of EN 13796-3 for Fatigue Testing of Cableway Gondolas. Applied System Innovation, 2023, 6, 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/asi6020044.
Bednarz, A.; Bieniek, K.; Kołodziejczyk, R.; Szczerba, Z.; Krauz, P.; Lubas, M.; Szczerba, K. Experimental Interpretation of the Provisions of EN 13796-3 for Fatigue Testing of Cableway Gondolas. Applied System Innovation, 2023, 6, 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/asi6020044.
Bednarz, A.; Bieniek, K.; Kołodziejczyk, R.; Szczerba, Z.; Krauz, P.; Lubas, M.; Szczerba, K. Experimental Interpretation of the Provisions of EN 13796-3 for Fatigue Testing of Cableway Gondolas. Applied System Innovation, 2023, 6, 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/asi6020044.
Bednarz, A.; Bieniek, K.; Kołodziejczyk, R.; Szczerba, Z.; Krauz, P.; Lubas, M.; Szczerba, K. Experimental Interpretation of the Provisions of EN 13796-3 for Fatigue Testing of Cableway Gondolas. Applied System Innovation, 2023, 6, 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/asi6020044.
Abstract
This article presents an experimental approach to fatigue testing of cableway gondolas, carried out in accordance with the EN 13796-3 standard. Due to the limitations of the aforementioned regulations and the lack of clarity in their content, when designing and conducting fatigue tests of gondolas, there is a need to find solutions that meet the normative requirements, while ensuring the cost-effectiveness of the tests. The work presents the method of loading, receiving the degrees of freedom, the methodology of gondola strength verification, and additional suggestions allowing for the satisfactory preparation of a plan of fatigue tests and their implementation. The paper shows problems and ways to solve it, what may occur during cableway gondolas fatigue test design. The research object is a 6-seater gondola designed by TRANSSYSTEM S.A. with its registered office in Wola Dalsza (Poland).
Keywords
gondola; cableways; fatigue; certification tests; EN 13796-3
Subject
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Copyright:
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