Project

Tower Crane Anchorage System

Homo Silo

Submitted to

Rouad Company
The owner

Submitted by

Dr. Mostafa Rostom A. Atia

Date

23-11-2016

Tower Crane Anchorage System

Homo Silo Project

Contents
1

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 3

CODES AND DESIGN STANDARDS .................................................................................. 3

REFERENCES: ....................................................................................................................... 3

OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................................................ 3

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................... 3

SYSTEM LAYOUT ................................................................................................................ 4

Loading .................................................................................................................................... 5
7.1

Check for stress ................................................................................................................ 5

7.2

Check for buckling ........................................................................................................... 7

7.3

Bracket Anchor Bolts ....................................................................................................... 7

Welding procedure ................................................................................................................... 8

Painting recommendations ....................................................................................................... 8

10

Appendix A .......................................................................................................................... 9

Tower Crane Anchorage System

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1 INTRODUCTION
Rouad Company has a tower crane TEREX TS23 in Assuit. It is used to construct a homo silo
with 88 meter height. This height needs anchorage system, which is not available in the present
time. Therefore, the company has requested a design for a suitable anchorage system for this tower
carne. Based on delivered data, site plan and crane catalog, the design of the anchorage system has
been accomplished.

Tower cranes anchorage system will be designed in accordance with the criteria outlined in this
report. Similarly, the construction documents will incorporate those standards as appropriate to
ensure that the criteria are applied through the design and construction phases.

2 CODES AND DESIGN STANDARDS

The design and Manufacturing of the shelter steel structure will be governed by the following
codes and standards:
ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

AISC

American Institute of Steel Construction

AWS

American Welding Society

3 REFERENCES:
The configuration and basic data for this design are delivered by Rouad Company, which
includes:
- Crane Catalog
- A plan with dimensions for anchorage frame
- Site location

4 OBJECTIVE
The main objective of the required anchorage system is supporting the tower crane against loads.
These loads are moment due to loading and unloading and torsion due to rotation. It should be safe
in all load combinations and directions.

5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Tower crane type: TEREX TS23
Building height: 88 meter
Max. Crane outreach: 70 meter

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6 SYSTEM LAYOUT
According to the catalog, two anchorage systems are needed. Their positions are shown in the
figure. The two systems are identical. The system is based on three tie rods, which are arranged as
shown in the figure. The details of the system are shown in the appendix.

Figure 1 Positions of anchorage frames

Figure 2 Anchorage system arrangement

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7 Loading
The forces on the anchorage frame are calculated at maximum working conditions stated in the
catalog. The objective is calculating the forces on the anchorage frame due to torsion during
rotation and due to bending due to loading and unloading. The calculations are summarized in the
table.

Table 1 Summary of load calculations

Catalog
Catalog

power of rotation motors=

rotation speed =
Rotation torque =
pin distance =
pin force =
pin force due to torsion =

30000
0.88
325544.2
2160
150714.9
150.715

watt
rpm
kNm
mm
N
kN

Catalog
Catalog
Catalog
Catalog

In tower is a t basement type F, out of service

R1 =
R2 =
Reaction distance =
Moment at base =

2580
2161
2.3
5452.15

kN
kN
m
KNm

Catalog
Catalog
Catalog
Catalog

In tower is a t basement type R, out of service

R1 =
R2 =
Reaction distance =
Moment at base =

1669
0
6
5007

kN
kN
m
KNm

Max. moment in the must =

5452.15

KNm

Height A =
Height B =
Height C =
Total Height =

42
25
37
104

m
m
m
m

In-plan Force at level B, As A is fixed =

218.086

kN

Catalog
Catalog
Catalog

7.1 Check for stress

The torsion force can be CW or CCW. The bending moment can be in X or Y planes in positive
or negative directions. Therefore, there are 8 combinations to be checked. SAP2000 V12 is utilized
to carry up this checking. The output of SAP is shown in the figure. The maximum stress ratio (PM ratio) is below 0.25. This leads to factor of safety of minimum 4.

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Table 2 Load combinations

ComboName
Text
CW_X+
CW_X+
CW_XCW_XCW_Y+
CW_Y+
CW_YCW_YCCW_X+
CCW_X+
CCW_XCCW_XCCW_Y+
CCW_Y+
CCW_YCCW_Y-

ComboType
Text
Linear Add

Linear Add

Linear Add

Linear Add

Linear Add

Linear Add

Linear Add

Linear Add

AutoDesign
Yes/No
No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

CaseType
Text
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear
Linear

CaseName
Text
RotationCW
BendingX+
RotationCW
BendingXRotationCW
BendingY+
RotationCW
BendingYRotationCCW
BendingX+
RotationCCW
BendingXRotationCCW
BendingY+
RotationCCW
BendingY-

Figure 3 Sap output (P-M Ratio)

ScaleFactor
Unitless
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

SteelDesign
Yes/No
Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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7.2 Check for buckling

The all 8 loading conditions have been checked for maximum compression load in every tie rod.
The cross section properties are shown in the figure. The buckling test result summary is shown
in the table.

Table 3 Buckling test result summary

Tie Rod
A
B
C

Force
29.5
34.3
20.7

A
10436
10436
10436

I
68259570
68259570
68259570

L
5373
6624
5373

A
I
L
n

n
1
1
1

E
210000
210000
210000

Area
Moment of Inertia
Legth
Fixation type figure

Pc
160
160
160

mm^2
mm^4
mm
2/1/.7/.5

S.F.
1
1
1

LUMDA
JE
66.43579 160.8771
81.90409 160.8771
66.43579 160.8771

E
Pc
F euler
F johnson

F euler
0
0
0

Youngs Mod.
Permissible stress
Permissible Force
Permissible Force

F johnson Safty factor

152.8818
5.2
145.5547
4.2
152.8818
7.4

N/mm^2
N/mm^2
Ton
Ton

7.3 Bracket Anchor Bolts

The all 8 loading conditions have been checked to calculate the maximum tension and shear forces
on the anchor bolts of brackets J1 and J2. The summary of calculations is shown in table. The table
shows the selected anchor bolt specs and safety factor. The figure shows the table, which used to
select the anchor bolt.

Table 4 Calculation summary of anchor bolt selection

Noofbolts
Forceperbolt
Selectedbolt
Safetyfactor

Tierodforce
A
170
170
295
46
170
170
46
295

BracketJ1
BracketJ2
B
C
Tension
Shear
Tension
48
207
140.6266 164.6693 143.794
343
88
42.9368 180.563 61.12994
147
64
135.9119 82.41194 44.45814
147
184
37.058 96.7037 127.817
343
88
42.93682 180.5633 61.1299
48
207
140.627 164.669 143.7943
147
184
37.05803 96.70367 127.8171
147
64
135.912 82.4119 44.4581

12
12
12
11.71888 15.04694 11.98286
diameter3/4",Nominalembedded59/16",4000psi

3.336496 6.506307 3.262995

Shear
148.903
63.3019
46.03775
132.359
63.3019
148.9033
132.3585
46.0377
12
12.40861
7.889682

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Figure 4 Anchor bolt selection table

8 Welding procedure
o All welds shall be continuous to obtain perfect sealing
o All welds to be performed by qualified welders following the instruction of AWS
Prequalified welding procedure
o Welds at critical locations should be inspected using a nondestructive test.

9 Painting recommendations
All external steel structure will be sand blasted to white metal and painted from outside as follows:o One coat of rich zinc epoxy (jotun barrier 77) 50 micron D F T
o One coat primer layer epoxy mastic (jotun pen guard ) 150 micron D F T
o One coat finish coat with color polyurethane top coat (jotun future AS) 75 microns D F T

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