Overview of Electric Overhead Traveling (EOT) Cranes D06-003

PART - 4 STRUCTURAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

In this section we will discuss the following:

Crane Runway

Crane Loads on the Runway Girder

Design of Crane Runway Girder

Typical Profile of Crane Girder

Crane Runway Girder and the Building Structure

Crane Rails, Stops and Bumpers

CRANE RUNWAY

Crane runway may be defined as the track and support system on which the
crane operates. It comprises of crane rails, rail attachments, supports for
electrification, crane stops, crane column attachment, tie back and the girder
itself. All of these items should be incorporated into the design and detailing of
the crane runway girder system.

Crane runways should be thought as a stationary part of the building structure

and are designed accordingly.

Quality Assurance

All structural steel members of the handling system shall be designed in

accordance with the specifications of the American Institute of Steel
Construction (AISC) current edition and any welded construction shall be in
accordance with the standard of the American Welding Society (AWS).

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