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Title:

ENGINEERING APPRAISAL OF WHEELCHAIR LIFTS

Accession Number:

00633314

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309054222

Abstract:

The findings of a continuing study to investigate the design, operation, and maintenance procedures of wheelchair lifts in transportation buses are described. The primary objective is to develop structural design guidelines for rigid platform lifts. Structural design aspects of current wheelchair lift specifications are reviewed, as are the demand conditions that better describe the serviceability and ultimate limit state loads for the design of lift structures. The load demand conditions are determined on the basis of a field investigation of rural transit agencies and a survey of fleet managers, fleet maintenance personnel, and bus drivers. The lift structural performance is evaluated on the basis of a finite element model developed for the rigid platform lift. The finite element model is used for evaluating the structural component deformation and strength supplies of the lift structure under the critical demand conditions. The conclusion includes the evaluation of the structural performance of the rigid platform lift. The numerical data are obtained from a lift structure similar to those used in small and medium-sized transportation buses.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1378, Accessible Transportation and Mobility. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01405137

Language:

English

Authors:

Aktan, Haluk
Khasnabis, Snehamay
Lin, Qun
Kambhatla, Amarnath

Pagination:

p. 52-58

Publication Date:

1993

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1378
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309054222

Features:

Figures (8) ; References (6) ; Tables (6)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Structural performance

Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jun 18 1993 12:00AM

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