Structural 
 
Simulation of a steel structure being lifted 
Analysis  COL-JD-01-A 
 

Design  and  simulate  a  steel  base  with Solidworks. The structure belongs 

to  a  container,  that  supports  an  mechanical  equipment  (with  defined 
load).  A  Revit  Model  is  the  reference.  The  analysis  must  cover  the  steel 
structure being lifted in two different ways, that are described below. 

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Objectives  The  structure  of  this  project  belongs  to  a  container  that  will  hold  a 
mechanical  equipment, which has  a load of 600kg, distributed in 1.30 m². 
The  first  part  of  the  analysis  must  answer  the  question  whether  the 
structure  modelled  in  Revit  is  able  or  not  to  support  the  load  (as well as 
the  own  weight  of  the  rest  of  the  container)  in  a  static  situation, 
supported  directly  on  the  groud.  If  the  container  is  not  able  to  support 
the load, what actions are necessary to enhance the structure capacity?  
The  second  part  of  the  analysis  must  check  if  the  container  is  able to be 
lifted  in  two  different  ways.  These  liftings must be analysed separatedly, 
and  they  BOTH  must  be  done.  The  first  way  is  lifting  by  steel  cables, 
attached  to  the  top  of  the  container,  on  the  top  for  corners  of  the 
structure, as image below:  

The  second  mean  of  lifting  is  using  a  fork-lift,  that  will  lift  the  container 
from  below,  apllying  a  load  in  the  lower  part  of  the  structure  and  in  the 
steel floor as well, as image below: 
 A  report  must  be  sent  at  the  end,  containing  the  detailed  results  and 
analysis methods applied.  
PDF files: 
● https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LOVxrVcfV8XL5-q_8h2pim
f3WgxF1Sfy​ (sheet #1) 
● https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RQ20N_UAizANMA4CJG7
VlcS1AbQQjgWQ​ (sheet #2) 
Revit Model: 
● https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Yx3QNz2KH3RzoV2aks7w
oD3rY_IQY4TV​ (Revit 2020 was used) 

 
Current drawings 
 

Tasks   
1. Static analysis (hold self structure and a 600kg equipment inside 
of the container) 
2. Simulate structure lifting by a crane 
3. Simulate structure lifting by a forklift 
Requisites   
 
● Revit  
● Mechanical or Civil Engineering 
● SolidWorks 
● Any steel Analysis software  
 

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Schedule and Deliverables 

Schedule 
● Expected time to delivery: 3 days 
● Estimate working hours: 12 hours 

 
Development/Tasks 
● Open the Revit file with the steel structure on SolidWorks 
● Insert the loads 
● Simulate and test the loads applied to the Model 
● Take some prints of the loads and simulation 
● Take some pictures of the load test, like an assemble manual 
● Write a report explaining the results 
 

Deliverables 
● Solidworks model editable files 
● Results report (.pdf) 
 

Testing and feedback 

A feedback will be given by our client, expected within 2 working days. 

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Example of the result expected: 
Quality