ROPEWAY ENGINEERING
CE 72510

• To introduce ropeway transport, types of ropeway and their components.
• To make acquainted with the planning, analysis, design and construction of aerial and surface ropeway for passengers.
• To make capable to plan, analyse, design and construct gravity ropeway for goods.

• Introduction
  (2 hours)
• Historical Background of Ropeway Transport
• Ropeway in Nepal
• Types of Ropeways and their Components
  (3 hours)
• Types of Ropeways
• Surface Ropeway for Passengers
• Aerial Ropeway for Passengers and Goods
• Gravity Ropeway for Goods
• Socio-Economic and Technical Study
  (5 hours)
• Pre-Feasibility Study
• Socio-Economic Study
• Topographic Study and Engineering Survey
• Geological and Geotechnical Study
• Design of Ropeway System
  (20 hours)
• General Design requirements and Design provisions
• Wire-Rope Design
  
• Introduction to Wire-Ropes and their Specifications
• Loads on Wire-Rope
• Wire-Rope Geometry
• Deformation of Wire-Rope and its Calculation
• Nonlinear Behavior of Wire-Rope and its Analysis and Design
• Design of Towers
• Design of Tower Foundation and Wire-Rope Anchorage
• Introduction to Electro-Mechanical System Design
• Estimating and Costing
  (2 hours)
• Rate Analysis
• Cost Estimate
• Planning, Construction and Maintenance of Ropeway System
  (9 hours)
• Construction Planning
• Setting Out
• Construction Equipment
• Transportation, Handling and Hoisting of Wire-Rope
• Construction, Installation and Maintenance
• Test Operation and Commissioning
• Quality Control and Safety
  (4 hours)
• Material Testing
• Safety Measures

Tutorial:

• Design exercise on wire-rope structure of aerial ropeway (6 hours)
• Design exercise on wire-rope anchorage and tower foundation on soil and rock (4 hours)
• Design exercise on tower structure (3 hours)
• Estimating and costing of gravity goods ropeway (2 hours)

Project work:
Design of a gravity ropeway system.
Field work:
Two days visit to ropeway sites, fabricators' workshops, implementing agencies of ropeway and submission of a report.
References:

• "Technical Guidelines for Gravity Goods Ropeway"; DoLIDAR, Ministry of Local Development
• Gyawali, D. & Dixit, A, "Ropeways in Nepal",
• "Technical Brief Gravity Ropeway", Practical Action Nepal
• IS 9706:1997, IS code for aerial ropeway for transport of material
• IS 5229:1998, IS code for aerial ropeway for transport of passengers
• Approved code of practice for passenger ropeways in New Zealand, 1998
• Aerial ropeways and funicular railways — ZBIGNIEW SCHINEIGET, Pergsmon press, Oxford London
• M. Kazakevitch. Zakora, "Cable Stabilization for Wind and Moving Load Effect", Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics (1998)

Evaluation Scheme:
The questions will cover all the chapters in the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below:

*There could be minor deviation in mark distribution.