Lifting Lug Analysis

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Sample Calculation
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Contents
Section Title

1 Introduction

2 Reference

3 Methodolgy

4 General Inputs

5 Calculations

1 Introduction
1 Introduction
This calculation is sample showing the analysis of a lug. Calculating the lug strength and
fracture strength.

2 References
[1] ASME BTH-1-2005

3 Methodology
Lug analysis involves several failure modes, associated with different areas of the lug

1. Tension failure across the net section

2. Shear failure along two planes
3. Bearing failure
4. Hoop tension failure/fraction on single plane
5. Out of plane buckling (dishing)

This application analyzes a lug according to the ASME BTH-1-2005 method. The analysis only
applies for lugs under axial loading, and does not account for the interaction between the lug
and pin, or out of plane buckling (dishing).
4 General Inputs

Thickness t d 0.75

Distance from hole edge to lug edge a d 3.3125

Pin diameter Dp d 1.375

be d 1.66

Hole diameter Dh d 1.6875

Curved edge curved_edge d "Y"

Lug yield stress Fy d 36

Lug ultimate stress Fu d 58

Pin yield stress Fyp d 58

Applied Load Fapp d 40

5 Calculations
5.0.1 Shear plane locating angle

Locates the two planes along which shear tear out occurs. Ratio of the pin to hole diameter such
that a loose fitting pin has a smaller shear plane than a tight-fitting pin

Half angle of the portion of the pin in contact with the lug (Ref 2 eq 9)

Dp
phi d 55$ = 44.815
Dh
5.0.2 Design Factor and Service Class

Design factor Nd d 2

Service class service_class d 0

Nd=2: Design Category A lifters (predictable loads, accurately defined or non-severe

environmental conditions, no more than 20,000 load cycles)

Nd=3:Design Category B lifters (unpredictable loads, uncertain or severe environmental

conditions)

5.0.3 Effective Width

Effective width (ASME eq 3-46)

Protect against dishing failure. Ingore for stiffened lug or constrained against buckling
beff1 d 4$t = 3.000

Fu Dh
Effective width (ASME eq 3-47, empirical) beff2 d be$0.6$ $ = 1.618
Fy be

Effective width beff d min beff1, beff2 = 1.618

Effective width should not be larger than the actual net width

Dh
Radius of curvature of edge of lug (>=R) rd aC = 4.156
2
Distance from hole center to lug edge
Dh
Rd aC = 4.156
2

Dh
DhDp d = 1.227
Dp

check_all d "Y"

ASME BTH-1-2005. This check can be ignored when Dp/Dh>0.9

Strength reduction factor

Dp
1 O 0.9 and check_all = "N"
Dh
Cr d
2
Dp
1 K 0.275$ 1K otherwise
Dh

Cr = 0.841

5.1 Lug Strength

5.1 Lug Strength

5.1.1 Tensile Strength

Area of net section At d 2$t$beff = 2.427

Ultimate tensile load that would result in tensilve failure across net section
Ptu d Cr$Fu$At = 118.318

Ptu
Allowable tensile load Pt d = 49.299
1.2$Nd

Ptu
Safety factor Fst d = 2.958
Fapp

ifelse Fst O 1.2$Nd, "pass", "fail" = "pass"

5.1.2 Single Plane Facture Strength

Failure along plane collinear with load

Dh 0.92$be
Effective area Ab d 1.13$ R K C $t = 3.385
2 be
1C
Dh

Ultimate single plane fracture load Pbu d Cr$Fu$Ab = 165.018

Pbu
Allowable single plane fracture load Pb d = 68.758 ASME eq 3-48
1.2$Nd

Pbu
Safety factor Fsb d = 4.125
Fapp
5.1.3 Double Plane Fracture Strength

Loss in shear plane length due to curvature at end of lug.

ASME eq C3.2
Dp
rK r2 K $sin phi 2
curved_edge = "Y"
Zd 2
0 curved_edge = "N"

Z = 0.031 if lug is flat, r is infinity and Z=0

Total area of two shear planes

ASME eq 3-50 Dp
Av d 2$ a C $ 1 K cos f $t = 5.306
2

Ultimate double plane shear load that results in shear tear out along the two planes
Pvu d 0.7$Fu$Av = 215.422

Allowable double plane shear load Pvu

ASME eq 3-49 Pv d = 89.759
1.2$Nd

Pvu
Factor of safety Fsv d = 5.386
Fapp
5.2 Bearing Strength
Pin bearing area Ap d Dp$t = 1.031

1.25$min Fy, Fyp $Ap service_class = 0

Ultimate bearing load Ppu d
0.63$min Fy, Fyp $Ap service_class R 1

Ppu = 46.406

If the connection is subject to rotating cyclic loading, this value shall be divided by 2

Allowable bearing load Ppu

ASME eq 3-51 Pp d = 23.203
Nd

Ppu
Factor of safety FSp d = 1.160
Fapp