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CAPACITY CALCULUS

LIFTING DEVICE CALCULUS

Lifting device capacity it is calculate from following conditions:

1. Catch pins capacity;
2. Screws M8 (4 pieces);
3. Welding assembly.

Lifting capacity given by catch pins

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 π  db
2 
Fb = min  db  b  pa ,  τafb , db  2  δ  σ asb N
 4 

Catch pin 1 assembly

dimensions
db1 := 20 mm b1 := 60 mm δ1 := 10 mm

Catch pin 2 assembly

dimensions
db2 := 20 mm b2 := 120 mm δ2 := 10 mm

Catch pin 1 lifting capacity from contact

condition
Fb1c = db1  b1  pa N where
:

· pa1 - contact admisible stress pa1 := 235 MPa

[MPa]
Fb1c := db1  b1  pa1 N

Fb1c = 282000 N
db1  b1  pa1
Fb1c := Kg
9.81
Fb1c = 28746.1774 Kg

Catch pin 2 lifting capacity from contact

condition
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Fb2c = db2  b2  pa2 N where
:

· pa - contact admisible stress pa2 := 235 MPa

[MPa]
Fb2c := db2  b2  pa2 N

Fb2c = 564000 N
db2  b2  pa2
Fb2c := Kg
9.81
Fb2c = 57492.3547 Kg

Catch pin 1 lifting capacity from shearing

condition 2
π  db1
Fb1s =  τafb N
4

· tafb - shearing limit stress of catch pin material [MPa]

τafb = 0.5  σ 02 MP where

a :
· s02 - flow limit stress of catch pin
material
σ 02 := 400 for normal steel

τafb := 0.5  σ 02 MPa

τafb = 200 MPa

2
π  db1
Fb1s :=  τafb N
4
Fb1s = 62831.8531 N

2
π  db1
Fb1s :=  τafb Kg
4  9.81
Fb1s = 6404.878 Kg

Catch pin 2 lifting capacity from shearing

condition 2
π  db2
Fb2s =  τafb N
4
2
π  db2
Fb2s :=  τafb N
4
Fb2s = 62831.8531 N
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2
π  db2
Fb2s :=  τafb Kg
4  9.81
Fb2s = 6404.878 Kg

Catch pin 1 lifting capacity from crushing

condition
Fb1cr = db1  2  δ1  σ asb N

· sasb - crushing limit stress of catch pin material [MPa]

σ asb := 0.75  σ 02 MPa

σ asb = 300 MPa

Fb1cr := db1  2  δ1  σ asb N

Fb1cr = 120000 N

db1  2  δ1  σ asb
Fb1cr := Kg
9.81
Fb1cr = 12232.4159 Kg

Catch pin 2 lifting capacity from crushing

condition
Fb2cr = db2  2  δ2  σ asb N

Fb2cr := db2  2  δ2  σ asb N

Fb2cr = 120000 N

db2  2  δ2  σ asb
Fb2cr := Kg
9.81
Fb2cr = 12232.4159 Kg

Fb := ( Fb1c Fb2c Fb1s Fb2s Fb1cr Fb2cr ) Kg

Fb = ( 28746.1774 57492.3547 6404.878 6404.878 12232.4159 12232.4159 )

Fb := min ( Fb) Kg

Fb = 6404.878 Kg

Lifting capacity given by 4 screws M8

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Thread size: M := 8

β := 60 sides of thread angle

d1 = 6.647 d1 inner thread diameter of screw [mm]

d2 = 7.188 d2 medium thread diameter of screw [mm]

d =8 d outer thread diameter of screw [mm]

p = 1.25 p pitch screw thread [mm]

D=8 D nominal thread diameter of nut [mm]

D1 = 6.647 D1 inner thread diameter of nut [mm]

D4 = 8 D4 outer thread diameter of nut [mm]

D2 = 7.188 D2 medium thread diameter of nut [mm]

· F - limit tensile force from the screw [N]

2
π  σ at1  d1
FM8 = N
4  kτ

· sat1 - tensile limit stress of screw material [MPa]

σ at1 = cc  σ 021 MPa where:

· s021 - flow limit of screw material which is made by steel with mechanical
characteristics 8.8

σ 021 := 680 MPa

· cc - safety coefficient for tensile limit stress

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cc := 1
σ at1 := cc  σ 021 MPa
σ at1 = 680 MPa

· The nut is made by steel with the next mechanical characteristics

σ 022 := 640 MPa flow limit for nut material

· kt - coefficient which consider the aditional torsion stress inside the screw

kτ := 1.3

2
π  σ at1  d1
FM8 := N FM8 = 18151.2609 N
4  kτ
2
π  σ at1  d1
FM8 := Kg FM8 = 1850.2814 Kg
4  kτ  9.81

Lifting capacity given by 4 screws M8 is:

Fscrews := 4  FM8 Kg Fscrews = 7401.1258 Kg