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Welcome to the Automated People Mover (APM) Standards Committee Web
Site.
The mission of the Automated
People Mover Standards Committee is to develop the minimum set
of requirements to achieve an acceptable level of safety and
performance for an Automated People Mover system. These
requirements cover the planning, design, construction, and operations
of an APM system.
The
APM Standards Committee is a working group within
the Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE
(American Society of Civil Engineers) and is accredited by the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
APM
STANDARDS PUBLICATIONS
Anyone who owns, operates, builds, maintains, designs,
tests, insures, oversees, or certifies APMs or other
innovative technology transit systems, such as magnetic
levitation, air cushion, and monorail systems, will
benefit from this Standard. It will also be useful to
transportation engineers, safety engineers, and
contractors of APM systems.
There are four parts to the APM Standard. These are:
Automated People Mover
Standards, Part 1, ASCE 21-05.
(UPDATED -
replaces ASCE 21-96)
ANSI/ASCE/T&DI Standard 21-05 is Part 1 of the four-part
Automated People Mover (APM) Standards, which establish
the minimum requirements for safety and performance for
APM systems. A comprehensive revision of ASCE Standard
21-96, this Standard includes minimum requirements for
the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of
APM systems.
Automated People
Mover Standards, Part 2, ASCE
21.2-08
ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21.2-08
constitutes Part 2 of a four part standard which aims
to establish the minimum set of requirements necessary
to achieve an acceptable level of safety and performance
for an Automated People Mover (APM) system. Collectively
this three-volume standard will assist the industry and
public by expediting the approval and release process
and facilitating the use of an APM system. Part 2 provides general information on vehicles and
Propulsion and Braking Systems (PBS). Topics dedicated
to vehicles include vehicle capacity and load,
structural design, coupling, fire protection, and
electrical systems. PBS topics include methodology,
functions, component design and testing.
Automated People Mover Standards,
Part 3, ASCE 21.3-08
ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21.3-08 constitutes Part 3 of a four-part
standard that aims to establish the minimum set of
requirements necessary to achieve an acceptable level of
safety and performance for an Automated People Mover
(APM) system. Collectively this three-volume standard
will assist the industry and public by expediting the
approval and release process and facilitating the use of
an APM system. Part 3 provides information on
electrical equipment, stations, and guideways. Topics
dedicated to electrical equipment include traction power
substation equipment, wayside power-collection
equipment, passenger station electrical equipment, and
uninterruptible power supply. Topics relating to
stations include disabled persons access requirements,
platform edge protection, evacuation of misaligned
trains, emergency lighting and ventilation, and fire
protection. Guideways topics include blue light
stations, intrusion protection and detection, emergency
evacuation and access, fire protection, signage,
emergency lighting and ventilation, emergency power
supply, guideway alignment, and structural criteria.
Automated People Mover Standards,
Part 4 ,
ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21.4-08
(NEW)
ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21.4-08 is Part 4 of the four-part
Automated People Mover (APM) Standards, which
establishes the minimum set of requirements necessary to
achieve an acceptable level of safety and performance
for an APM system. This Standard covers the minimum set
of requirements for maintaining automated people mover
systems. Part 4 specifically provides information on
Security, Emergency Preparedness, System Verification
and Demonstration, Operations, Maintenance and Training,
and Operational Monitoring. It also includes three
informative annexes which offer to the user a series of
options or instructions, but do not prescribe a specific
course of action. These annexes are not a mandatory part
of the Standard, and significant judgment is left to the
user.
__________________________________________________________________
Part 1 sells for $49.00
(non-members)
or $36.75 (ASCE member price)
Stock No. 40873.
Part 2 sells for $21.00 (non-member price) or $15.75
(ASCE member price)
Stock No. 40447.
Part 3 sells for $32.00 (non-member price) or $24.00
(ASCE member price)
Stock No. 40603.
Part 4 sells for $49.00 non-member price
or $36.75 (ASCE member price)Stock No. 40953
They may be ordered
from the ASCE by email at marketing@asce.org,
internet at www.pubs.asce.org,
phone at 800 548 2723 in US and 703 295 6300
International, fax at 703 295 6211, and mail ASCE Book
Orders, P.O. Box 79404, Baltimore MD 21279-0404. If
accessing through the internet, click on "Browse
the Bookstore alphabetically by title" and then
browse the "A's" until you find Automated
People Mover Standards Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4 and click on
them.
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