Load Factor For Mobile Crane.
Load Factor For Mobile Crane.
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I have to check a concrete framed building and slab for the case of a heavy crane that will support it temporarily as a steel superstructure is erected. What load factors would be appropriate for use with ACI?
1.4 DL + 1.4 Crane Weight?
1.2 DL + 1.6 Crane Weight?
1.2 DL + 1.2 Crane Weight?
The last one makes sense to me since crane weight is a well determined dead load and 1.4 would be conservative for such a short term loading(about a week at the same location). The ASCE publication on construction loads is not specific on load combinations. Is it?
thanks in advance
ijr
I have to check a concrete framed building and slab for the case of a heavy crane that will support it temporarily as a steel superstructure is erected. What load factors would be appropriate for use with ACI?
1.4 DL + 1.4 Crane Weight?
1.2 DL + 1.6 Crane Weight?
1.2 DL + 1.2 Crane Weight?
The last one makes sense to me since crane weight is a well determined dead load and 1.4 would be conservative for such a short term loading(about a week at the same location). The ASCE publication on construction loads is not specific on load combinations. Is it?
thanks in advance
ijr






RE: Load Factor For Mobile Crane.
Dead weight is permanent and static. Per code, it only includes building materials and permanent equipment. I would also add a dynamic factor on the crane and construction area load.
RE: Load Factor For Mobile Crane.
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RE: Load Factor For Mobile Crane.
For mobile cranes on bridges (note, AASHTO is generally more aggressive than ASCE/ACI) I would tend to use 1.25DL and 1.35LL. Depending on operating conditions, I usually also factor the crane and/or the pick weight with a dynamic load factor.
Jstephen is right -- you also want to be careful about the assumptions (or provided values) for crane reactions to the structure. What I mention above was using a pretty refined breakdown of how cranes transmitted load to the bridge in a variety of circumstances (based on lots of experience).
Remember -- considering the duration of load to reduce load factors only makes sense for probabilistic loads like wind or seismic events (excluding timber structures). A load is a load (and a crane is a crane) no matter how long it sits there -- you don't want to race against a failure mechanism.
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