Dynamic Structures

Dynamic Structures

Dynamic Structures is a Canadian company with a history in steel fabrication dating back to the 1920s. They create amusement rides, theme park rides, observatory telescopes and other complex steel structures.

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Astronomy Projects

Canada France Hawaii Telescope

Dynamic Structures has been involved in the design and construction of most of the world's largest observatories.[1] These include:

Currently the company is busy with the design of what will be the largest telescope in the world, called the Thirty Meter Telescope[2][3]

Amusement Park Rides

Their partnership with Robocoaster and SNOX have led to the development of several rides which incorporate robotic and other industrial automation technologies. These include several installations of the Robocoaster G1 rides in parks such as Legoland.

Other rides that the company has been responsible for include:

  • Test Track, EPCOT, Walt Disney World, 1997[4]
  • SOARIN' Over California, Disneyland , 2001
  • SOARIN', EPCOT, Walt Disney World, 2005
  • Space Mountain, Disneyland, 2005 [5]
  • Mark VII Monorail, Disneyland, 2007 - 2010
  • Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Universal's Islands of Adventure, 2010 - ride involves robotic arms that run on a track.

Steel Structures

Other structures that Dynamic Structures have constructed include:

  • Helix Pedestrian Bridge, Seattle WA,[6]
  • Vancouver Olympic Ski Jumps, Whistler BC,[7]
  • Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond BC,[8]
  • Lougheed Skytrain Station, Burnaby BC,[9]

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References

  1. ^ Industry Canada, Company Directories, 2009-03-09, "[1]"
  2. ^ CBC News, Scientists team up with B.C. firm to build biggest-ever optical telescope, 2009-04-08,"[2]"
  3. ^ "Recent News | Thirty Meter Telescope". Tmt.org. http://www.tmt.org. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
  4. ^ ITWorld Canada, Engineer bridges gap between telescopes and roller coasters, 2001-10-04, "[3]"
  5. ^ Coasters and More, IAAPA 2004 Innovations, 4004, "[4]"
  6. ^ http://www.structuremag.org/OldArchives/2004/october/F-Helix%20Pedestrian%20Bridge-October04-v1.pdf
  7. ^ [5]
  8. ^ "Wood and steel are a unique marriage at skating oval for Vancouver’s 2010 Olympics – Journal of Commerce". Journalofcommerce.com. http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id34190/steel. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 
  9. ^ "CISC-ICCA :: Skytrain Station :: Lougheed T". Cisc-icca.ca. http://www.cisc-icca.ca/projects/bc/Skytrain%20Station%20__%20Lougheed/. Retrieved 2010-06-02. 

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