As of May 2019, you can experience spectacular roller coaster rides on Germany's first Big Dipper Coaster. Since its opening, the approximately 131-foot-high and 547-yard-long coaster has been one of the main attractions in the Plohn amusement park in Vogtland, Saxony.
During the high-speed ride with speeds of up to 62.1 mph including looping, helix, and corkscrews, you can experience accelerations of 4.4 g and a feeling of weightlessness. In addition, you go through a dark tunnel and later, over it.
The Big Dipper means that only one vehicle drives and four people sit in two rows each. The outer seats are quite far from the tracks, so you are floating next to the vehicle, so to speak.
Investor
Freizeitpark Plohn GmbH
www.freizeitpark-plohn.de
Coaster Design and Manufacturer
MACK Rides GmbH & Co. KG
www.mack-rides.com
Structural Engineering, Workshop Planning, Geotechnical Engineering
Weiß Beratende Ingenieure GmbH
www.weiss-ingenieure.de
3D model (© Weiß Beratende Ingenieure)
During the high-speed ride with speeds of up to 62.1 mph including looping, helix, and corkscrews, you can experience accelerations of 4.4 g and a feeling of weightlessness. In addition, you go through a dark tunnel and later, over it.
The Big Dipper means that only one vehicle drives and four people sit in two rows each. The outer seats are quite far from the tracks, so you are floating next to the vehicle, so to speak.
Investor
Freizeitpark Plohn GmbH
www.freizeitpark-plohn.de
Coaster Design and Manufacturer
MACK Rides GmbH & Co. KG
www.mack-rides.com
Structural Engineering, Workshop Planning, Geotechnical Engineering
Weiß Beratende Ingenieure GmbH
www.weiss-ingenieure.de
3D model (© Weiß Beratende Ingenieure)
Steel Roller Coaster Structure
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Number of Nodes | 6858 |
Number of Members | 10928 |
Total Weight | 233.040 tons |
Dimensions (Metric) | 109.893 x 86.047 x 38.996 m |
Dimensions (Imperial) | 360.54 x 282.31 x 127.94 feet |
Program Version | 8.17.01 |
![Limit Value of Torsional Shear Stresses for Cross-Section Design](/en/webimage/010266/3040249/1_limit_shear_stress_torsion_cross-section_check.png?mw=512&hash=2545844d8dd2e36abfd808a5812f388253096def)
Very small torsional moments in the members to be designed often prevent certain design formats. In order to neglect them and still perform the designs, you can define a limit value in RF‑/STEEL EC3 from which torsional shear stresses are taken into account.
![Second-Order Analysis Calculation Method](/en/webimage/020266/3035683/Figure_01.png?mw=512&hash=bfcfd92f06e41655b30a9d335513d871920a118b)
Structure stability is not a new phenomenon when referring to steel design. The Canadian steel design standard CSA S16 and the most recent 2019 release are no exception. Detailed stability requirements can be addressed with either the Simplified Stability Analysis Method in Clause 8.4.3 or, new to the 2019 standard, the Stability Effects in Elastic Analysis method provided in Annex O.
![Flexural Buckling Lines According to EN 1993-1-1](/en/webimage/010469/2987565/1_Knicklinien.png?mw=512&hash=9ad9ab1e9a7ae48f1bdadef46d94aff35c70c44c)
The RF‑/STEEL EC3 add-on module automatically transfers the buckling line to be used for the flexural buckling analysis for a cross-section from the cross-section properties. The assignment of the buckling line can be adjusted manually in the module input for general cross-sections in particular, as well as for special cases.
![Cross-Section Optimization](/en/webimage/010515/2966222/01_Cross-section_optimization_en.png?mw=512&hash=1ad2e1e7c890530173014063a9c03dae19280f68)
When optimizing cross-sections in the add-on modules, you can also select arbitrarily defined cross-section favorites lists - in addition to the cross-sections from the same cross-section series as the original cross-section.
![Feature 002820 | Limit Plastic Strain for Welds](/en/webimage/050344/3881226/1.png?mw=512&hash=9d7f6c198b6d4ae6ee8f2fa8bca75f85579e14c9)
In the ultimate configuration of the steel joint design, you have the option to modify the limit plastic strain for welds.
![Component "Base Plate"](/en/webimage/050345/3936120/50345.png?mw=512&hash=3bd641cb1a2445804b338855e4debfc40c6563e9)
The "Base Plate" component allows you to design base plate connections with cast-in anchors. In this case, plates, welds, anchorages, and steel-concrete interaction are analyzed.
![Feature 002807 | 3D Display of FSM Results](/en/webimage/049281/3861162/2024-05-01_10-32-55.png?mw=512&hash=2377d291bc20ac3d78d617b50c131614e99ac6f7)
In the "Edit Section" dialog box, you can display the buckling shapes of the Finite Strip Method (FSM) as a 3D graphic.
![Steel Design | Seismic Force-Resisting System Design Overview](/en/webimage/048507/3803346/seismic_steel.png?mw=512&hash=1c18a83f050e74601a7300444a0d77a0246a0e02)
- Design of five types of seismic force-resisting systems (SFRS) includes Special Moment Frame (SMF), Intermediate Moment Frame (IMF), Ordinary Moment Frame (OMF), Ordinary Concentrically Braced Frame (OCBF), and Special Concentrically Braced Frame (SCBF)
- Ductility check of the width-to thickness ratios for webs and flanges
- Calculation of the required strength and stiffness for stability bracing of beams
- Calculation of the maximum spacing for stability bracing of beams
- Calculation of the required strength at hinge locations for stability bracing of beams
- Calculation of the column required strength with the option to neglect all bending moments, shear, and torsion for overstrength limit state
- Design check of column and brace slenderness ratios
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