Wind Analysis in a Ropeway Installation and Simulation of Carrier Response to Wind Gust

Abstract

This paper describes wind analysis results in a ropeway installation and simulation results of carrier responses to wind gust. A carrier collision accident happened in a ropeway installation in 2015. One of the accident causes is pointed out to be wind gust. This report has its beginning with overview of the accident and brief results of our accident investigations. Analysis results are also reported for wind direction and wind speed which were measured in the ropeway installation after the accident. In addition, simulation results are reported for carrier swing when wind gust acted to the carrier. Finally this paper provides control charts to wind gust in this ropeway installation.