Drop towers
A drop tower is a type of amusement ride where riders are hoisted up a tower shaft in a gondola which is then released and left to quasi free-fall back down until the ride is slowed by brakes towards the bottom.
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| # | Name | Country | height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom | USA | 126 m |
| 2 | Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom | USA | 120 m |
| 3 | Highlander | Germany | 120 m |
| 4 | The Giant Drop | Australia | 119 m |
| 5 | AtmosFear | Sweden | 116 m |
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- (2021): Influences on the structural response of beams in drop tower experiments. In: civil engineering design, v. 3, n. 5-6 (December 2021), pp. 192-209.
- (2004): POWER TOWER - Amusement Ride und Ingenieurbauwerk. In: Stahlbau, v. 73, n. 5 (May 2004), pp. 287-294.
- (2017): Validation of a low blow specimen technique for R-curve determination using a drop tower. In: Procedia Structural Integrity, v. 3 ( 2017), pp. 25-32.
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