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OT - Crane Support Design ? (any structural engineers out there?)
mcerd1 - 25/3/09 at 04:45 PM

I've got a new project at work to design an outdoor support (/gantry) for a beam crane

only two problems: 1 I've never done cranes before (I mostly do substations) and 2 its got to have a 30m lift

Any experts one here ?
where do I start ? (I guessing BS 5950 + BS 2573)

[Edited on 25/3/09 by mcerd1]

dinosaurjuice - 25/3/09 at 04:50 PM

before you start designing from scratch, have a look at whats been done already.

no point re-inventing the wheel

mcerd1 - 25/3/09 at 04:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dinosaurjuice
before you start designing from scratch, have a look at whats been done already.

no point re-inventing the wheel


yeah, but I've never seen a design like this before, and the crane people don't want to help much (because they haven't got a design like it either)

I should add that the cran itself is already designed and they have given me loadings - I just need to design the ~30m high frame to hold it up there.......

[Edited on 25/3/09 by mcerd1]

splitrivet - 25/3/09 at 05:03 PM

Your in luck my eldest lad is a crane specialist he deals mainly in ship cranes and lorry mounted kit but has done other stuff as well as load testing etc.
Im sure if you u2u me and email me the details he could help.
Cheers,
Bob

zilspeed - 25/3/09 at 08:09 PM

Just a thought for you to consider if you're not really expert in this area.
Liability Insurance

The following bit from the CDM regs alone would be enough for me to turn to my boss and say 'no'. It's much too big a risk to be taking - good as this site may be for asking such questions.

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[Edited on 25/3/09 by zilspeed]

mcerd1 - 26/3/09 at 07:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
Just a thought for you to consider if you're not really expert in this area.

luckly its going in our own yard and only for a year, so that side shouldn't be an issue