MOBILE CRANE RAW
REGULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD
MOBILE CRANE
INDEX
• PARTS OF MOBILE CRANE
-CHASSIS OR BASE
 Truck mounted
 Yard Crane/Low Headroom
 Wheeled rough crane
 Wheeled all terrain crane
 Crawler cranen
 Travel on a railroad track
 Special Base
 DIMENSIONS
 OUTRIGGERS
 LEVEL
-SWING MECHANISM
-UPPERWORKS OR SUPERSTRUCTURE
 Boom
 Fly jib
 Hook
 Wedge sockets
 Sheaves-blocks
 Sheaves
 Hoist drum-wich head
 Cab
 Counterweight
• PARAMETERS OF LOADS
• LINEAR PARAMETERS OF CRANES
• MOTIONS AND SPEEDS
• TOTAL LOAD IN CHART
• DUTY CHARTS
• LOAD RATING CHART
• WORKING SAFE WITH CRANE
Location site-size, ground conditions, level
Lift & Carry- Free on wheels-VER ESTO NO
SEEEE
Lateral efforts .Verticalization & dragging of loads
Increase in the radius of load
Overload or impact---Impact on the boom
Wind
Electricity
Special cases
• SIGNAL
• SELECTION OF CRANES
• LIFTING ACCESSORIES
HOIST MECHANISM
JIB
BOOM
SHEAVES
LOAD BLOCKS
HOOK
ROPE
COUNTERWEIGHT
WINCH
CAB
UPPERWORKS
OR
SUPERSTRUCTURE
PARTS OF MOBILE CRANE
SWING MECHANISM
TRAVEL MECHANISM
CHASSIS
OR
BASE
CHASSIS/BASE (MOUNTING)
Truck mounted
Yard Crane/Low Headroom
Wheeled rough
Wheeled all terrain
Crawler
Travel on a railroad track
Special Base
Travels on public highways at normal road speed, meets road traffic regulations
BASE-Truck Mounted Crane
Designed for level ground, hard. Packed or within factories. Short chassis.
Possibly fitted with outriggers/stabilisers.Travel with suspended loads.One
cab - driven and operated, limited vision
BASE-Yard Crane/Low Headroom
BASE-Terrain Rough
Off road, large balloon tyres,slow moving,highly manoeuvrable
BASE-All Terrain Crane
Hybrid - truck and rough terrain, fast on public highways, most models all axle
drive and steer, therefore highly manoeuvrable, traverses uneven ground
Used on sites with poor ground bearing pressure, which often proves to be
unsuitable
for wheeled cranes. Crane is transported to site in parts. Erection and dismantling
May require an auxiliary crane. Requires large area for erection especially for long
Boom configurations and transportation.
BASE- Crawler Crane
BASE-Travel on a railroad track
LOCOMOTIVE CRANE
BASE-Special Base
BASE-Dimensions
Base-traveling
CRANE CARRIER-undercarriage
Axes horizontal and vertical (Bogie)
Base-traveling
BASE-Dimensions
SPREADER MAT/PAD
BASE-Outriggers
JACKS
BASE-Outriggers
BASE-Outriggers
BASE-Outriggers
-Fully, part extended - controlled loadings
-360 or over sides and rear as set by the manufacturer partial/fully extended
BASE-Level
Slew Ring
SWING MECHANISM
Slewing motion-should be at least 0.5 m around.
SWING MECHANISM
HOIST MECHANISM
JIB
BOOM
SHEAVES
LOAD BLOCKS
HOOK
ROPE
COUNTERWEIGHT
WINCH
CAB
UPPERWORKS
OR
SUPERSTRUCTURE
UPPERWORKS
BOOM TYPES
1..TELESCOPIC 2.LATTICE 3.LUFFER
BOOM
FLY JIB
FLY JIB TYPES
1.RECLINING/FOLDING= JIB OFFSET 2.FIXED(PERMANET)
BOOM & JIB
BOOM ATTACHED
HOOK
All be labeled with their rated capacity and weight.
All hook be equiped with latches
SECURITY SYSTEMS:
 Indicator/limiter (RCI/L) –(MAX. LIFTING OF LOAD WHIT THIS CONFIGURATION)
 Anti-two Block (Over-hoist Limit switch)
 Safety catch(es)
HOOK
RCI Anti-two Block
ANTI-TWO BLOCK (OVER-HOIST LIMIT SWITCH)
HOOK
Most common method of terminating ropes on cranes.
All parts must match in size.
Measure rope diameter to ensure proper size.
WEDGE SOCKETS
Rope Reeving
SHEAVES-BLOCKS
Damage.
Size of rope used.
Guards
Lubrication
SHEAVES
HOIST DRUM-WINCH HEAD
COUNTERWEIGHT
SUPERLIFT
Sobre ruedas, estructura giratoria, pluma de celosía y
equipo especial
CAB
CAB
PARAMETERS OF LOADS
PARAMETERS OF LOADS
LOAD MOMENT - M = LxQ
LOAD TIPPING MOMENT- Ma=AxQ
DESIGN MASS (no ballast, liquid)
TOTAL MASS
PARAMETERS OF LOADS
Mload=Mq= AxQload
Mcrane=Mc=La x Qcrane
ESTABILITY- Ml = Mc
Mc = 100 TN x 4m = 400 TNxm
Mq= 20 TN x ¿? =------ Mc
20 TN x ¿? = 400 TNxm,
¿? = 400 TNxm/20TN = 20 m MAXIMUM RADIUS TO HAVE ESTABILITY
LINEAR PARAMETERS OF CRANE
PARAMETERS OF CRANES
RADIUS
OUTREACH TO TIPPING AXIS-A
TAIL RADIUS
LOAD-LIFTING HEIGHT-H
LOAD LOWERING HEIGHT-h
LIFTING RANGE-D
BASE ON OUTRIGGERS -Bo
DISTANCE BETWEEN OUTRIGGERS -Ko
GRADIENT i = h/B
GRADEABILITY j= h/B %
SUPPORT CONTOUR
TRACK CURVATURE RADIUS Rk
MINIMUM TURNING RADIUS-R
CRANE CLEARANCE LINE
BOOM ANGLE
JIB ANGLE
Tail radius
MOTIONS AND SPEEDS
MOTIONS
LIFTING(LOWERING) OF LOAD
PRECISION LOAD LOWERING
DERRICKING (LUFFING)
CHANGE IN RADIUS (like Vr)
SPEEDS OF WORKING MOTIONS
LOAD LIFTING (LOWERING)SPEED Vn
PRECISION LOAD LOWERING SPEED
Vm
SLEWING SPEED w
TRAVELLING SPEED Vk
DERRICKING SPEED Vr
DERRICKING TIME
TRANSPORT (ROAD)SPEED
Sobre ruedas, desplazamiento rápido, de estructura
giratoria y pluma telescópica
Sobre ruedas, todo terreno, de estructura
giratoria y pluma telescópica
Vn
Vm
Vk
W
Vr
Derriking (luffing)
Vn
Vm Vr
Vo
TOTAL LOAD IN CHART
• Legal requirement
• Source of basic information
• Configurations
• Duties
• Structural strength
• Critical boom angle
• Practical working
• 75% (85%) capacity for tipping/structural strength
• 100% of safe working load
• Test conditions
• Safety factors
DUTY CHARTS
LOAD RATING CHART
LOAD RATING CHART
LOAD RATING CHART
LOAD RATING CHART
LOAD RATING CHART
LOAD RATING CHART
Diagram with the reaches
LOAD RATING CHART
LOAD RATING CHART
WORK SAFE WITH CRANE
Location site-size, ground conditions, level
Lift & Carry- on wheels
Lateral efforts .Verticalization & dragging of loads
Increase in the radius of load
Overload or impact---Impact on the boom
Wind
Electricity
Special cases
Location site- size, ground conditions
Crane 600 mm clearance any obstacle.
h
B2
B1
Uneven ground or soft: 2 x depth of wall
B2 = 2 x h
Hard ground : 1 x depth of wall
B1 = 1 x h
Location site- ground conditons
Location site- level
Tilt
Boom
length
Radius
Increas
e
radius
1º 30 m 15 m 0.42 m
1º 42 m 20 m 0.64 m
2º 30 m 15 m 0.9 m
3º 30 m 15 m 1.34 m
4º 30 m 15 m 1.77 m
5º 30 m 15 m 2.21 m
5º 42 m 20 m 3.14 m
Lift & Carry- on wheels
Free On Wheels:
-On rubber, 360 degree, static only
-Pinned to rear of crane
-Shortest boom (Restricted jib length)
-Creep speed
-Firm level ground
-Axle locks
-Tyre pressures
Lateral efforts .
Verticalization & dragging of loads
Sharp turns
Dragging loads
Increase in the radius of load
Enough distance
Overload or impact---Impact on the boom
Out-of service 47-52 km/h
Extremaly careful 30-40 km/h (8,33-11,11 m/s)
Manufacturer’s recomendations
WIND
ELECTRICITY
No Lifting equipment should be closer than:
 15m to overhead power lines suspended from steel towers
 9m to overhead lines supported on wooden poles
ELECTRICITY
WORK WITH MORE THAN ONE CRANE:
QCRANE 1 = (A2 x Q) / L = (2 m x 100 TN )/4 m = 50 TN
QCRANE 2 = (A1 x Q )/L = (2 m x 100 TN )/4 m = 50 TN
L= distance between crane-hook-cg/ between support
CRANE 2 SUPPORT BEAM
SO NOW IT IS BETWEEN CRANE 1 AND BEAN SUPPORT
QCRANE1 = (A2 x Q) / L = (8 m x 100 TN )/8 m = 80 TN
QSUPPORT = (A1 x Q )/L = (2 m x 100 TN )/10 m = 20 TN
SPECIAL CASES
A2A1
L
A2A1
L
SPECIAL CASES
GRABBING AND MAGNET CRANE
PILLING OPERATIONS (2 m)
DEMOLITION AND BALLING OPERATIONS
LIFTING PERSONS
DYNAMIC COMPACTION
SIGNALS
HOIST LOAD
LOWER LOAD
RAISE BOOM LOWER BOOM
HOIST LOAD
SLOWLY
RAISE BOOM AND
LOWER LOAD
LOWER BOOM
AND RAISE LOAD
SWING LOAD IN DIRECTION
FINGER POINTS
STOP
DOG
EVERYTHING
EXTEND BOOM RETRACT BOOMUSE MAIN HOIST
USE WHIPLINE
(AUXILIARY HOIST)
STOP
• Points to be considered:
– weights, dimensions and characteristics of loads
– operational speeds, radii, heights of lift and areas of
movement
– number, frequency and types of lifting operations
– length of time on site
– site, ground and environmental or site and building
restrictions
– space available for crane access, erection, travelling
operations and dismantling
– special requirements or limitations
– costs - not at expense of safety
SELECTION OF CRANES
LIFTING ACCESSORIES
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