Automated People Mover Standards.

• Superior document: Standards Series ; v.ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21-21
• Author: Engineers, American Society of Civil.
• Place / Publishing House: Reston : : American Society of Civil Engineers,, 2021.; Ã2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Standards Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (115 pages)

Standard ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21-21 establishes the minimum requirements necessary to achieve an acceptable level of safety and performance for an automated people mover (APM) system.

Table of Contents

Intro -- ASCE STANDARDS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Chapter 1: General -- 1.1 SCOPE -- 1.2 EXISTING APPLICATIONS -- 1.3 NEW APPLICATIONS -- 1.4 REFERENCE STANDARDS -- 1.5 DEFINITIONS -- Chapter 2: Operating Environment -- 2.1 AMBIENT CONDITIONS -- 2.1.1 Temperature and Humidity -- 2.1.2 Wind -- 2.1.3 Precipitation -- 2.1.4 Lightning -- 2.1.5 Existing Atmospheric Pollution -- 2.1.6 Solar Heat Load -- 2.1.7 Flood Zones -- 2.1.8 Electromagnetic Background -- 2.2 INDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS -- 2.2.1 Exterior Airborne Noise -- 2.2.1.1 Commentary for Interior Noise Levels (Section 7.7.4) and Exterior Airborne Noise (Section 2.2.1) Limits in Tunnels -- 2.2.2 Structure-Borne Noise and Vibration -- 2.2.3 Electromagnetic Radiation -- Chapter 3: Safety Requirements -- 3.1 SYSTEM SAFETY PROGRAM -- 3.1.1 System Safety Program Plan -- 3.1.2 Hazard Resolution Process -- 3.1.2.1 Hazard Analyses -- 3.2 SAFETY PRINCIPLES -- 3.3 ATC SYSTEM FAIL-SAFE DESIGN -- 3.3.1 Intrinsic Fail-Safe Design -- 3.3.2 Alternatives to Intrinsic Fail-Safe Design -- 3.3.2.1 Checked Redundancy -- 3.3.2.2 N-Version Programming -- 3.3.2.3 Diversity and Self-Checking -- 3.3.2.4 Numerical Assurance -- 3.4 VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION -- 3.5 ATC SYSTEM MEAN TIME BETWEEN HAZARDOUS EVENTS -- 3.6 COMMENTARY ON CHAPTER 3.0 AND SUBPARTS -- Chapter 4: System Dependability -- 4.1 SERVICE RELIABILITY -- 4.1.1 Service Interruptions -- 4.1.2 Exceptions -- 4.2 SERVICE MAINTAINABILITY -- 4.3 SERVICE AVAILABILITY -- Chapter 5: Automatic Train Control -- 5.1 AUTOMATIC TRAIN PROTECTION FUNCTIONS -- 5.1.1 Presence Detection -- 5.1.2 Separation Assurance -- 5.1.2.1 Separation Assurance for Automated People Movers -- 5.1.2.2 Separation Assurance for Automated Transit Network Systems -- 5.1.3 Unintentional Motion Detection -- 5.1.4 Overspeed Protection -- 5.1.5 Overtravel Protection.

5.1.6 Parted Consist Protection -- 5.1.7 Lost Signal Protection -- 5.1.8 Zero Speed Detection -- 5.1.9 Unscheduled Door Opening Protection -- 5.1.10 Door Control Protection Interlocks -- 5.1.11 Departure Interlocks -- 5.1.12 Direction Reversal Interlocks -- 5.1.13 Propulsion and Braking Interlocks -- 5.1.14 Guideway Switch Interlocks -- 5.1.15 Offline Sections Operation-Special Conditions -- 5.2 AUTOMATIC TRAIN OPERATION FUNCTIONS -- 5.2.1 Motion Control -- 5.2.2 Programmed Station Stop -- 5.2.3 Door and Dwell Time Control -- 5.3 AUTOMATIC TRAIN SUPERVISION FUNCTIONS -- 5.3.1 Constraints on ATS -- 5.3.2 Status and Performance Monitoring -- 5.3.2.1 System Operations Display -- 5.3.2.2 Power Schematic Display -- 5.3.3 Performance Control and Override -- 5.3.3.1 Automatic Control Functions -- 5.3.3.1.1 Mode Management -- 5.3.3.1.2 Train Tracking -- 5.3.3.1.3 Headway Management -- 5.3.3.1.4 Train Routing -- 5.3.3.2 Manual Control and Override Functions -- 5.3.3.3 Alarms and Malfunction Reporting -- 5.3.3.3.1 System Alarms -- 5.3.3.3.2 Facility Fire and Intrusion Alarms -- 5.3.3.4 Data Recording and Reporting -- 5.4 MANUAL OPERATION LIMITATIONS -- Chapter 6: Audio and Visual Communications -- 6.1 AUDIO COMMUNICATION -- 6.1.1 Station Public Address -- 6.1.2 Emergency Station and Wayside Communications -- 6.1.3 Train Voice Communication and Public Address -- 6.1.4 Operations and Maintenance Personnel Communications -- 6.1.5 Recording of Audio Transmissions -- 6.1.6 Intelligibility of Audio Communications -- 6.2 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE -- 6.2.1 Central Control Equipment -- 6.2.2 Passenger Station Equipment -- 6.2.3 Recording of Video Transmissions -- 6.3 PASSENGER INFORMATION DEVICES -- 6.3.1 Vehicle -- 6.3.2 Stations -- Chapter 7: Vehicles -- 7.1 VEHICLE CAPACITY AND LOAD -- 7.2 VEHICLE DYNAMIC ENVELOPE -- 7.3 CLEARANCE IN STATIONS.

7.4 VEHICLE STRUCTURAL DESIGN -- 7.4.1 Structural Analysis -- 7.4.2 Previous Structural Analysis -- 7.4.3 Structural Design Life -- 7.4.4 Structural Design Criteria -- 7.4.4.1 Design Loads -- 7.4.4.1.1 Operating Loads -- 7.4.4.1.2 Worst-Case Loads -- 7.4.4.2 Jacking and Lifting -- 7.4.4.3 Material Properties -- 7.4.4.4 Paints, Coatings, and Protection of Metals -- 7.4.4.5 Allowable Stress -- 7.4.4.6 Deformation -- 7.4.4.7 Structural Joints and Connections -- 7.4.4.8 Tipping Stability -- 7.4.4.9 Crashworthiness -- 7.4.4.9.1 Vehicle-Vehicle Collision -- 7.4.4.9.2 Vehicle-Overtravel Protection Device Collision -- 7.4.4.10 Mounted Equipment and Attachments -- 7.5 COUPLING -- 7.5.1 Mechanical Design -- 7.5.2 Electrical and Control Requirements -- 7.5.3 Coupler Interfaces -- 7.6 SUSPENSION AND GUIDANCE -- 7.7 PASSENGER COMFORT -- 7.7.1 Heating and Air-Conditioning -- 7.7.2 Ventilation -- 7.7.3 Ride Quality -- 7.7.3.1 Acceleration and Jerk Limits -- 7.7.3.1.1 Maximum Sustained Acceleration -- 7.7.3.1.2 Maximum Jerk Rate -- 7.7.3.2 Human Response Testing -- 7.7.3.2.1 Method One. -- 7.7.3.2.2 Method Two. -- 7.7.4 Interior Noise Levels -- 7.7.4.1 Commentary for Interior Noise Levels (Section 7.7.4) and Exterior Airborne Noise (Section 2.2.1) Limits in Tunnels -- 7.7.5 Vibration -- 7.7.6 Passenger Compartment Provisions -- 7.7.6.1 Priority Seating Signs -- 7.7.6.2 Interior Circulation, Handrails, and Stanchions -- 7.7.6.3 Floor Surfaces -- 7.7.6.4 Materials and Fasteners -- 7.8 DOORS, ACCESS, AND EGRESS -- 7.9 WINDOWS -- 7.10 FIRE PROTECTION AND FLAMMABILITY -- 7.10.1 Material Selection -- 7.10.2 Thermal Protection -- 7.10.3 Fire Extinguishers -- 7.10.4 Smoke Detectors -- 7.11 LIGHTING -- 7.11.1 Interior Lighting -- 7.11.2 Emergency Lighting -- 7.11.3 Directional Identification and Headlights -- 7.12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS -- 7.12.1 Propulsion Subsystem.

7.12.2 Auxiliary Subsystem -- 7.12.2.1 Low-Voltage Power -- 7.12.2.2 Protection Devices -- 7.12.2.3 Emergency Power -- 7.12.3 Wiring -- 7.12.4 Power Collectors -- 7.12.5 Grounding -- Chapter 8: Propulsion and Braking -- 8.1 PROPULSION AND BRAKING SYSTEM RATING -- 8.2 PROPULSION AND BRAKING METHODS -- 8.2.1 Adhesion Propulsion -- 8.2.2 Tension Member Propulsion -- 8.2.3 Air Flow Propulsion -- 8.3 BRAKING FUNCTIONS -- 8.3.1 Service Braking -- 8.3.2 Emergency Braking -- 8.3.3 Parking Braking -- 8.4 PROPULSION AND BRAKING SYSTEM COMPONENT DESIGN -- 8.4.1 Design Requirements -- 8.4.2 Service Requirements -- 8.5 INSTALLATION AND PROTECTION -- 8.6 CONTROLS AND INTERLOCKS -- 8.7 BRAKE TESTING -- Chapter 9: Electrical Equipment -- 9.1 GENERAL -- 9.1.1 Safety -- 9.1.2 Corrosion Control -- 9.1.3 Electrical System Protection -- 9.1.4 Grounding -- 9.1.4.1 Traction Power Grounding -- 9.1.4.2 Facilities and Structure Grounding -- 9.1.5 Redundancy -- 9.1.6 Design Life -- 9.1.7 Voltage Regulation -- 9.1.8 Capacity -- 9.2 TRACTION POWER SUBSTATION EQUIPMENT -- 9.2.1 Interfaces with the Local Utility Company -- 9.2.2 Power Factor -- 9.2.3 Harmonics -- 9.2.4 System Monitoring and Alarms -- 9.2.5 Power Regeneration Equipment -- 9.2.6 Remote Monitoring and Control -- 9.2.7 Local Control -- 9.2.8 Restoring Power -- 9.2.9 Substation Facilities -- 9.3 WAYSIDE POWER COLLECTION -- 9.3.1 Guideway-Mounted Power Distribution -- 9.3.2 Power Zones -- 9.3.3 Splice Joint Requirements -- 9.3.4 Expansion Joints and Sections -- 9.3.5 Power Rail Transitions -- 9.3.6 Insulators -- 9.3.7 Mounting -- 9.3.8 Power Rail to Earth Resistance -- 9.3.9 Power and Ground Rail Heating -- 9.4 PASSENGER STATION ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT -- 9.5 UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY -- Chapter 10: Stations -- 10.1 DISABLED PERSONS ACCESS REQUIREMENTS -- 10.1.1 Vehicle-Platform Gap -- 10.1.2 Detectable Warning Strip.

10.2 PLATFORM EDGE PROTECTION -- 10.2.1 Intrusion Prevention System -- 10.2.2 Intrusion Control System -- 10.2.3 Intrusion Detection System -- 10.3 EVACUATION OF MISALIGNED TRAINS -- 10.4 EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND VENTILATION -- 10.5 FIRE PROTECTION -- 10.5.1 Fire Detection -- 10.5.2 Fire Containment -- 10.5.3 Fire Suppression -- Chapter 11: Guideways -- 11.1 BLUE LIGHT STATIONS -- 11.2 INTRUSION PROTECTION AND DETECTION -- 11.3 EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND ACCESS -- 11.3.1 Tunnel Guideway -- 11.3.2 Surface Guideway -- 11.3.3 Elevated Guideway -- 11.4 FIRE PROTECTION -- 11.5 SIGNAGE -- 11.6 EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND VENTILATION -- 11.7 EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY -- 11.8 GUIDEWAY ALIGNMENT -- 11.8.1 Clearances -- 11.8.2 Operating Equipment Interfaces -- 11.8.3 Drainage -- 11.9 STRUCTURAL CRITERIA -- 11.9.1 Loads and Forces -- 11.9.2 Load Combinations -- 11.9.3 Design and Analysis -- 11.10 COMMENTARY ON SECTION 11.9 -- 11.10.1 Future Increase in Live Load -- 11.10.2 Reduction of Live Load Factors -- Chapter 12: Security -- 12.1 SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM -- 12.1.1 Management and Accountability -- 12.1.2 Security Problem Identification -- 12.1.3 Employee Selection -- 12.1.4 Training -- 12.1.5 Audits and Drills -- 12.1.6 Document Control -- 12.1.7 Access Control -- 12.2 SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM PLAN -- Chapter 13: Emergency Preparedness -- 13.1 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM PLAN -- 13.1.1 Objective of Plan -- 13.1.2 Contents of Plan -- 13.1.2.1 Introduction -- 13.1.2.2 Policy -- 13.1.2.3 Scope of Program -- 13.1.2.4 Participating Agencies and Agreements -- 13.1.2.5 Emergency Management Process -- 13.1.2.6 Central Control Responsibilities -- 13.1.2.7 Duties and Responsibilities -- 13.1.2.8 Emergency Preparedness Response Policies and Procedures -- 13.1.2.9 Emergency Preparedness Training and Drills -- 13.1.2.10 Plan Management -- 13.1.2.11 Appendices to Plan.

13.1.3 Guidance.