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Coaster Components
Muhammad Luqman Syakir bin Rosli There are may components of a ride that
required inspection during manufacturing
ME0100662 NDT Section 1 S1 19/20
processes and during in operation such as:
1. Introduction
• Tracks and rails
Roller coaster, high railway with steep
• Structural Steel
slopes and descent through sharp curves and
abrupt shifts for a short exciting journey, with • Bolts
Figure 1: Berjaya Times Square Theme Park as welders, electrical technician are
competent and adequately trained.
2. NDT application in roller coaster material
processing part.
NDT applications are proven to give huge
returns by reducing ultimate rejection rates,
saving precious production time, improving
the general quality and reliability of
manufactured goods, extending the plant life
Figure 2: Inspection by officials at Daytona's Beach
by preventative maintenance, saving boardwalk
unnecessary shutdowns, especially in the During material processing, various NDT
field of service inspection and enhancing the tests can be applied to look for defect or
reputation of a certain industry. For cracks from biggest part such as rails to the
amusement park, it is necessary to do smallest part like bolts and nuts.
checking for every playground to ensure
visitors’ safety while operating. Before
construction of playground such as roller 2.1 Visual Inspection
coaster and ferris wheels, NDT are applied Visual inspection is used to look for
during production of for each component. defect either through eyes or help of
On June 14, 2018 at Florida, first car roller machine vision. Visual inspection can be
coaster called the “Sandblaster” was derailed applied to see cracks by using magnifying
and dangled from its track. During the glasses, borescopes and mirror to inspect in
incident, there were two passengers remained greater detail the subject area. [2].
hanging in the derailed four-person car, while Visual inspection is carried out with four
two other passengers have fallen to the levels. Every level of inspection is done to
ground about thirty feet below. Based on guarantee that in the region between rails
investigation, the incident is happened due to and strongback or within the ride clearance
excessive speed caused the derailment and envelope, there are no foreign objects
there was unreported derailment before the present.
incident [1].
Figure 4: Liquid penetrant is applied on rail tracks.