Redesign of a Failed Hoisting Shaft of a Vertical Transfer Device

The redesign of a failed hoisting shaft belonging to a 10 m stroke vertical transfer device (VTD) is presented. Firstly, the operation of the VTD is thoroughly analysed, the variation of loads and moments along the operating cycle is characterised, and transients such as emergency stop loads are cal...

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Main Authors: Filipe Alexandre Couto da Silva, Paulo M. S. T. de Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Eng
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4117/4/3/112