Jeep Climb

Massachusetts Materials Research

JEEP® Climb

MMR Proof Load Testing: To verify that the calculated stresses were accurate, our engineers designed the fixturing and load-cell configurations necessary to perform on-site proof load testing. By using the widow washing platform, and working with the building engineers & film production personnel, our engineers scaled the outside of the building and successfully performed hydraulic mechanical testing of the tracks on the 13th and 19th floors.

Jeep® Climb: The Jeep® Climb was intended to simulate the Grand Cherokee driving up the side of the building to get to a “Jeep® Only” parking space. To perform the feat, the vehicle was pulled up the side of the building. It was mounted on a carriage that rode along window washing platform tracks that are an integral part of the building façade. Before the simulation could be performed however, a safety permit was required. To fulfill the permit requirements the expected applied stresses had to be calculated and verified.

Jeep® Grand Cherokee:

*“Jeep® Grand Cherokee is the ultimate combination of off-road prowess and big city sophistication. Want Proof? Watch the all-new Grand Cherokee with optional Quadra-Drive II® climb to new heights as it scales the side of Manhattan’s Two Penn Plaza to reach the ultimate “Jeep® Only” parking space.”

*Reprinted, in part, with permission.

Massachusetts Materials Research:

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