Design of Gantry Girders

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Components of an Overhead
Crane

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Crane Notations

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Data For Overhead Cranes

Load and other details of crane should be obtained from the

manufacturers of cranes.

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Typical Data for 40t Crane

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Loads on Gantry Girder

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Impact Loads

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Maximum Load Effects

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Max. S.F., B.M., and Deflection

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Two Cranes at the Same Span

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Max. BM for Two Cranes At the
Same Span

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Limiting Deflection

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Profiles Used for Gantry Girders

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Steps for Design
 Assume that the lateral load is resisted entirely
by the top flange of the beam plus any
reinforcing plates, channels etc. and the
vertical load is resisted by the combined beam.
1. Find the maximum wheel load: This load is
maximum when the trolley is closest to the
gantry girder. Increase it for the impact
2. Calculate the maximum bending moment in the
gantry girder due to vertical loads.
3. To simplify the calculations, add the maximum
bending moment due to dead load to the
maximum wheel load moment

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Steps for Design (cont.)
4. The maximum shear force is calculated. When the
gantry is not laterally supported, the following may
be used to select a trail section.
Zp = Mu / fy Zp (trial) = k Zp (k = 1.40-1.50)

Economic depth ≈ 1/12th of the span.

Width of flange ≈ 1/40 to 1/30th of the span

5. The plastic section modulus of the assumed

combined section

Mp = Zp fy
where Zp is called the plastic modulus

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Steps for Design (cont.)
6. Check for moment capacity of the whole section (as lateral support is
provided at the compression flange)
Mcz = βb Zp fy ≤ 1.2 Ze fy / γm0 <Mu
7. Check top flange for bending in both the axes using the interaction
equation
(My / Mndy)+ (M2/Mndz) ≤ 1.0

8. If the top (compression) flange is not supported, Check for buckling

resistance in the same way as in step 6 but replacing fy with the design
bending compressive stress fbd.z

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Steps for Design (cont.)
9. Check web of the girder at points
of concentrated load for local
buckling or local crushing, and
provide load carrying/ bearing
stiffeners, if necessary.
10. Check for deflection under
working loads

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