4 Tower Crane Foundation

4.1 The Foundation for Crane with Outrigger

The ground foundation is the precondition to ensure safe operation of the crane. It is made
of reinforced concrete as shown in fig.4.4-1. Basic requirements are shown as follows:
(1) The ground under the foundation should be solid. The concrete strength grade must not
be less than C35.
(2) The dimension of concrete foundation is L mm×L mm. And its height is 1600mm.

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 Fig.4.4-1 L160-10D ground foundation

4.2 The Foundation for Crane with Chassis

4.3 The Foundation for Travelling Crane

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5 Foundation Calculation

5.1 Eccentricity Calculation

Fig.4.5-1 Load on foundation

Table4.5-1 Load on foundation EN14439 C25 and GB/T13752 class

Bending
Maximum Horizontal Vertical force Torque Mn
Working condition moment M
radius(m) force Ph (kN) Pv (kN) ( kN ·m)
(kN·m)
In service 37.3 992.4 1993.5 130.2
30
Out of service 153.4 827.2 5020.5 0
In service 37.5 980.5 2075.8 169.7
35
Out of service 153.7 814.7 5064.1 0
In service 37.5 968.5 2140.5 240.4
40
Out of service 153.0 802.1 5034.2 0
In service 37.4 956.5 2207.8 240.4
45
Out of service 152.5 789.6 5031.0 0.0
In service 37.3 945.5 2296.7 275.8
50
Out of service 151.8 778.0 5049.5 0
In service 37.1 921.2 2359.8 309.9
55
Out of service 148.0 783.9 5239.4 0

Note: Ph Pv and bending moment M in table4.5-1 are the maximum bending moment load on the
foundation when the tower crane is in service, torque Mn is the maximum torque load on the foundation
when the tower crane is in service.
As is shown in fig.4.5-1, the stability condition of the tower crane is:

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 Eccentricity

In the formula:
e eccentricity, namely the distance between the resultant force of the ground reaction
forces and the center of the foundation, m;
Pg Weight of the concrete foundation, N;

5.2 Earth Endurance Calculation

Earth endurance should not exceed the maximum permissible stress of the ground!
Check formula of the earth endurance is:

In the formula:
Pressure stress on the ground, the unit is MPa;

[ ] Permissible pressure stress on the ground, the unit is MPa, it is determined by

field investigation and foundation disposal condition.
Please refer to the relevant standard to calculate the strength of the concrete foundation.

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