Design of Monorail Systems

Design of Monorail Systems Tomas H Orihuela Jr, PE Page 1 Introduction Overhead monorails are primarily used to lift large or heavy items and move them horizontally. Monorails can be driven manually or powered. Power-operated overhead monorails systems are typically powered by air, hydraulics, or electricity. Overhead material handling systems can be supported on single or multiple girders and can be top-running or bottom-running. Bottom-running systems travel along the bottom flange of the supporting beam and are typically associated with monorails and bridge cranes.

• overhead material
• monorail
• trolley
• impact factors
• maximum wind
• loading
• beam
• load
• use
• design