Project : China Railway 'C'Crane CR6

Fig Shows Lateral Movement of Leg and its effect in the Girder Vertical Deflection
Tested Load 35000 kg
Test load location Unsupported Cantilever ( Free end )

Objective : To prove Lateral Movement of Crane leg towards Cantilever due to Load swaying
along the line of Girder and its effect on the Girder Vertical deflection.
Findings : A 3 deg leg tilting is observed during the load test and its equivalent 75mm movement
of leg added to vertical deflection of Cantilever.
Action : During the Load test Crane leg movement waas measured by taking dimension between
Fixe Viaduct and the relative position of leg
With no load on crane the diemnson is 1000 mm
While / after taking load wheel moved 925 mm (gap at new position of leg)
Movement horizontal x-x direction 75 mm (Equal to 3 deg wheel rotation)
Statement of Readings for Deflection at various load categegories
SITE LOAD TEST OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS TABLE

<<<< Site measurement

For Example Analysis

Vertical defflection with Load 35T
Vertical Deflection Away from fix leg at Cantilever 89 mm
Effect of Lateral movement of leg 75 mm
Actual Vertical Deflection 14 mm Acceptable
SS497 Allowable Deflection L / 300 40 mm End deflection at Cantilever
Hence Test Load at Cantilever is in the acceptable Range
Please note : Please read Table 3.1 from EN1993-1 for ductility property required
The leg is Supported by Wheel at ground and it is a floating end. The load intensity causes the the wheel to slip
sideward. The action added to the Cantilever movement in the Z direction. Hence when measured the
Vertical Deflection it showed 89 mm. This is the effect of wheel movement and nothing due to the Structure
material delection.
EN1993-1 Eurocode 3
3.2.2 Ductility Requirement
For steels a minimum ductility is required that should be expressed in terms of limits for
the ratio fu / fy shall be > / = to 1.10
Steels conforming with one of the steel grades listed in Table 3.1 shoild be accepted as satisfying this
requirement.

Steel used for Crane Structure : A36 equaivalent to S235

fu = 360
fy = 235
fu/fy = 1.53 is > 1.10
Result :
Hence the Crane material has a proper ductility which is important for preventing structure
failure due to deflection.

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