CRANES

Machinery to lift extremely heavy amounts

of weight majorly at higher levels.
 CRANES
Crane is a machine capable of lifting, lowering and moving
horizontally of heavy materials with the use of pulleys and
cables. They are typically made out of steel

Cranes are valuable assets for the construction industry

because they made things easy for any type of
construction , beyond human capability.

Cranes date back 2,000 years and were used to build

huge monuments, Egyptian pyramids and even
medieval churches.
Modern Day Cranes are used for :
Construction Materials

Bridges

Railroad Tracks

Shipping Materials/Equipment

Cars

Scrap Metal

Mobile Homes
Cranes are generally classified into two types :
1.Static cranes (Fixed Base )

2.Mobile Cranes (Movable Base )

Different types of crane falling under the above categories :

1.Tower cranes

2.Mobile cranes

3.Telescopic crane

4.Gantry crane

5.Truck mounted crane

6.Crawler crane

7.Loader crane
TOWER CRANE
These types of cranes are the mostly used cranes in today’s world. Usually, they
are fixed to the ground in concrete or attached to the side of structures.

They are generally used in the construction of tall buildings.

They can lift load up to 20 tons approximately and work up to 256 feet height
approximately.

The operators of the crane mostly use radio and hand signals as a medium for
communication to hook or unhook the load
Schematic Representation
Tower Crane