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CCC: 7
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 16.2
Investigation of Hyperloop Skeleton Tube Design
L. Ekart
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
L. Ekart, "Investigation of Hyperloop Skeleton Tube Design", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on
Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance",
Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK,
Online volume: CCC 7, Paper 16.2, 2024, doi:10.4203/ccc.7.16.2
Keywords: hyperloop, hyperloop infrastructure, skeleton tube design, European Hyperloop Center, lightweight tube design, slender steel structure, detail engineering.
Abstract
The Hyperloop Skeleton tube design is the latest addition to the integral designs that holds great potential in terms of weight efficiency. The aim of this research is to determine the applicability and efficiency of the newly proposed hyperloop tube design and to evaluate structural performance to imposed loads.
Based on numerical results, the skeleton tube design is conditionally satisfactory in terms of ultimate and serviceability limit states. The design can resist the main load case – vacuum pressure. Nevertheless, the slender components and thin plates make the tube susceptible to plate rupture or penetration if exposed to environmental actions, thus, making the hyperloop system vulnerable to accidental and impact loads.
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