Move of a large but delicate apparatus on a trailer with air-ride suspension

When valuable delicate goods are shipped by truck, attention must be paid to vibrations that may cause damage. We present a case study of moving an extremely delicate 6230-kg superconducting magnet, immersed in liquid nitrogen, from Livermore, CA to Seattle, WA showing the steps of fatigue analysis of the load, a test move, and acceleration monitoring of the final move to ensure a successful damage-free transport. The ADMX collaboration gratefully acknowledges support by the state of Washington under budget number 74-0474 SULRMV and the U.S. Department of Energy and Office of High Energy Physics under contract numbers DE-AC52- 07NA27344 (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), and DE-FG02-97ER41029 (University of Florida). Additional support was provided by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under the LDRD program. This research was supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC03- 76SF00098 (JC). The ADMX collaboration gratefully acknowledges support by the state of Washington under budget number 74-0474 SULRMV and the U.S. Department of Energy and Office of High Energy Physics under contract numbers DE-AC52- 07NA27344 (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), and DE-FG02-97ER41029 (University of Florida). Additional support was provided by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under the LDRD program. This research was supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC03- 76SF00098 (JC).