This document summarizes a presentation on monorail technology. It discusses the history of monorails dating back to the early 1800s, describes different types of monorail systems including straddle and suspended types, and covers technical aspects like power, wheels, and switching mechanisms. Advantages include safety, reliability, and environmental friendliness, while disadvantages include limited capacity and inability to run without electricity. Famous existing monorail systems are highlighted from places like Germany, Japan, Florida, and Washington.

2. A SEMINAR
PRESENTATION
ON
MONORAIL
TECHNOLOGY
YAHYA K
MS 5 A
R. NO : 47
REG . NO : 14022434

3. CONTENT
 INTRODUCTION
 WHY MONORAIL ?
 HISTORY OF MONO RAIL
 WORKING PRINCIPLE
 TYPES OF MONORAIL SYSTEM
 TECHNICAL ASPECTS
 CONSTRUCTION
 ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
 MONORAIL VS METRORAIL
 FAMOUS MONORAILS & MONORAIL MANUFACTURE
 CONCLUSIONS

4. INTRODUCTION
 providing improved transportation technique.
 Ease and safe transportation, without loss of time.
 Monorails runs on single rail as against metro rail.
 It can be put up in any congested area
 Monorail is possible in congested areas.
 Connects arteries and veins of the city.
 The traffic is increasing day by day , which is making city not fit to live .

5. WHY MONORAIL ?
 Intermediate capacity guided urban transit system
 Requires less space / footprint
 System uses 0.80m wide beam to guide the train
 Allow Steeper Gradients & Negotiates Sharp Curves
 Derailment proof
 Feeder service to Metro and Suburban systems
 Faster transit connectivity

6. HISTORY OF MONO RAIL
Gyro Monorail in 1909
 Concept developed since 1800,first monorail in
Russia in 1820.
 First suspended monorail was demonstrated in 1886
in New Jersey and are closer in appearance to
modern monorail.
 Most famous was floating railway in 1901, in
Germany.

7.  Floating railway is still in daily use.
 Gyro monorail: true monorail ,use gyroscopic balancing system
 Due to massive expansion on road and air transport system after
second world war, monorail was the first one to be abandoned.
 But came again into existence due to its eco friendly characteristics.

8. WORKING PRINCIPLE
 Magnetic Levitation (Maglev)
 Requires electromagnetic current to
generate magnetic field.
 Superconducting electric magnets in the
vehicle to levitate and propel the train

9.  An AC is ran through electromagnet coil
 Creates a magnetic field that attracts and
repels the superconducting magnets
 Reversing the direction of AC: braking.
 Varying intensity of AC : speed change

10. TYPES OF MONORAIL SYSTEM
Monorails are classified into two
 Straddle type and
 Suspended type Monorail System
Since the Straddle-type travels by straddling the track, its center of
gravity is situated above the track.
The Suspended-type on the other hand, is configured suspending from
the track, with its center of gravity under the track.

11.  Straddle-type Monorail System

12.  Suspended type Monorail System

13. TECHNICAL ASPECTS
POWER
Almost all modern monorails
are powered by electric motors.
contact wires or electrified
channels attached to or enclosed
in their guidance beams, but
diesel-powered monorail
systems also exist.

14. MONORAIL ENGINE

15. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT

16. SWITCHING
monorails are capable of more efficient
switching than in the past. With suspended
monorails, switching may be accomplished
by moving flanges inside the beam way to
shift trains to one line or another

17. CONSTRUCTION
 Dig a hole
 Drop in a pre-built support pylon,
 Truck in the track which was manufactured
offsite
 Lift into place.

18. PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION
PLANNING PHASE
• PROJECT
OBJECTIVE
• PROJECT SCOPE
• SITE
INFORMATION
• TECHNOLOGY
DESIGN PHASE
• STRUCTURAL
SYSTEM
• GUIDEWAY
LAYOUT
CONSTRUCTION
PHASE
• CONSTRUCTION
METHOD
• SITE LAYOUT

19. ADVANTAGES
 Safety
 Reliability
 Smallest footprint
 Lower Cost
 Environmental Friendly
 Reduced Noise
 Aesthetics & Attractive

20. DISADVANTAGES
 To replace a section of track, the entire system needs to be shut down.
 The capacity-to-cost ratio is less
 Cannot run without electricity.
 Immediate exit is not possible
 Limited passenger capacity

21. MONORAIL VS METRORAIL

22. INSIDE MONORAIL

23. FAMOUS MONORAILS IN WORLD
Wuppertal , Germany Osaka , Japan
Walt Disney World, Florida Seattle , Washington

24. MONORAIL MANUFACTURE

25. CONCLUSION
With the increase in the construction technology of Monorail ,it can
reduce the use of city buses in narrow and busy road and will provide
comfort to the passengers because of its suitability in the congested areas.
As it connect the arteries and veins of the city and proves to be
environmental friendly it is going to replace various modes of
transportation which affect environment. With the increase in the
population it is necessary for the advancement of transport technology in
order to provide systematic way of transportation in the near future.