Design Analysis And Simulation Of A Railing System Security Cage At Taman Buaya

Ahmad Noh , Salleh (2010) Design Analysis And Simulation Of A Railing System Security Cage At Taman Buaya. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

A performing stage similar to a mini stadium consisting of a secure railing system was built at Taman Buaya, Ayer Keroh in 2009. The overall railing system consists of cage guardrail, handrail, and decorative railing are installed as safety feature and must be observed to avoid unexpected accidents. Although the maximum stress is not exceeding the yield strength of material, a safety factor below 2 is considered unsafe for most buildings. The failure is obvious whenever the maximum stress from the analysis exceeds the yield strength of material. Finite element analysis in conjunction with numerical simulation was carried out to predict the behavior of the cage rails under load and understand the bonding characteristics at the supports. The results obtained from the analysis software based on parameters provided were then compared with the structural analysis to determine the accuracy of the analytical results and the safety factor for the critical location of railings are generated to provide strength analysis for future reference. Good comparisons are obtained in these areas indicating that the finite element analysis has proven to be a successful tool to analyze the behaviour of railing connections.

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