Katoomba Day Trip

BLUE MOUNTAINS TRIP WEDNESDAY 25^TH MARCH

BRIEF IDEAS	Possible concept =  explore reverse engineering Possible concept = Interpreting and publicising the environment Look into tower structure = explore construction and deconstruction
CLIENT NEEDS/WANTS	Previous simulation educated people about how the ropeway fell apart PROBLEM: old simulation wouldn’t run live off the web, but ran once downloaded Extension on what was already done, but with the bugs removed Used as an interpretation piece to be used in their web Next step =  make it interactive Address how to make the interactive/interpretive accessible too = how to get the software/technology Novelty factor and creative use of the technology What can be done with the final product? Community is very interested in photographs and what happened To educate people who know nothing about the ropeway
HISTORY	Remains =  tension pits Tension pit at the bottom of the valley, still and unknown Suspended bolt, developed app and register national heritage The cable way is just one part of what is down there, in the bottom of the valley lies a big history of coal and shale mining in AUS Before the ropeway failed, they had a lot of issues with it.  They were trying to it and had previously replaced part of the ropeway with solid bar wire -  whilst clamping  it together the wires it gave way Still to this day it is unsure how the buckets derailed
OTHER	Grant received to promote community awareness ARC grant project = in cooperates many universities Grant allowed for gps linking Previous years works was shown at a community event in February which generated excitement within the community App based software FAME has generated to exhibit what is down there = user friendly iPad version Currently developing an app to exhibit what the area was like 100years ago SHAWN ROSS = FAMES Most of the ropeway sits on national parks land and scenic world land ‘Blikett’ movie – international web POV in the bucket Haulage rope has a little thing called a spider and a cone Brackets were added afterwards to stop the rope moving up and down and lifting off If only one rope did the carrying and moving then there would be a lot of issues, hence the two rope system Difference with the old and new ropeways = the hall wheel was 18inches away, whereas the new ones are right below As the rope flattens over time, micro cracking occurs and the pinched parts -  every time it bends the wire cracking spreads At the time of construction they weren’t aware of metal fatigue Heavier buckets were used Currently analysing how the buckets are deformed in order to determine how they fell off, e.g. buckets hitting one another Buckets were 70-80cm apart Rort Iron buckets made in Lypshirk Germany Quality control was non-existent The buckets haven’t rusted as they are comprised of so many components Moved at 2m per second Peter has been working in the area for over 40years Forks were used to stop the buckets tipping 800kg of shale per bucket Shale is compressed algae The area was once under water/rainforest Rope structure determines the amount of strands 13, 12, 6, 1