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Automated people mover standards; pt.4.


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Automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

2.
 people mover people mover
n.
A means of mass transit, such as a moving sidewalk or a monorail, used to transport people, usually along a fixed route.


people mover
Noun

Brit, Austral & NZ same as
 standards; pt.4.

Ed. by American Society of Civil Engineers “ASCE” redirects here. For the Nigerian stock exchange, see Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide.
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Am. Society of Civil Engineers

2008

26 pages

$49.00

Paperback

TA1207

From the American Society of Civil Engineers, this guide for transportation, civil, and safety engineers and contractors is the fourth and final part of the Automated People Mover Standards. It establishes a minimum set of requirements necessary for maintaining an acceptable level of safety and performance for people mover systems in passenger operation. It covers security, emergency preparedness pre·par·ed·ness  
n.
The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat.

Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them
, system verification and demonstration, operations, maintenance, training, and operational monitoring. Additional annexes (not part of the standards) recommend practices for acceptance of a system application and inspection and test guidelines guidelines,
n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks.
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