LIFTING LUG CALCULATION

Design Data :
Weight of equipments
Material of Lug A 36 / SS 400
Number of Lifting Lug
Safety Factor
Yield stress of Lug material
Allowable Load on Weld

23712.5 Kg

( 52262.40 Lb

N
Sf
Ys

=
=
=
=

4
2
268.9 Mpa
2689 kg/cm2

39000

Psi

66.19 Mpa

9600

Psi

0.39

in

25740

Psi

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

2.91
1.97
1.57
5.12
0.98
0.31
2.95
2.56
7.32

in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in

)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
)

(
(

8.80
0.39

in3
in

)
)

SHEET

OF 2

tw
@
Fb

Fillet weld thickness

Angle
Bending stress , F b = 0.66 * Y s

=
=
=
=
=

kg/cm
mm
Deg
Mpa

1774.71 kg/cm

661.90
10
70
177.47

Sketch Of Lifting Lug

a
b
d
D
t
tc
R
rc
w
Z
tw

=
74
mm
=
50
mm
=
40
mm
=
130 mm
=
25
mm
=
8
mm
=
75
mm
=
65
mm
=
186 mm
= (t*w^2)/6
= 144150 mm3
= 10
mm

Force of per Lug

( 19603.91 Lb

Kg

( 16043.01 Lb

11490 Kg

( 25331.63 Lb

=
=

5.485 kg/mm2
548.46 kg/cm2

8062.37

Psi

4031.19

Psi

8670.89

Psi

2953

Psi

Pv

= (W*Sf) / N

==>

Vertical Force

8892.2 Kg

Ph

= Pv/tan @

==>

Horizontal Force

7277

Pr

= ( Pv^2 + Ph^2 )^0.5

==>

Resultan Force

Shear Stress
Ssh = Pr/[{t*(r-d/2)}+{tc*(rc-d/2)}]

Ss
548.46 kg/cm

= Satisfactory

< 0.4 * Ys
2

< 1075.6

kg/cm2

Tensile Stress in Lug

Sst = Pr/[{t*(r-d/2)*2}+{tc*(rc-d/2*4)}]

Ss
274.23 kg/cm

=
=

= Satisfactory

< 0.6 * Ys
2

< 1774.7

2.742 kg/mm2
274.23 kg/cm2

kg/cm2

Bending Stress in Lug

Sb

= Mb / Z
= ( Pr*a ) / Z

=
=

= Satisfactory

Sb < 0.6 * Ys
589.86 kg/cm

<

1774.7

5.90 kg/mm2
589.86 kg/cm2

kg/cm2

Shear Stress in welding

Fw = Pr / 2 * ( 2* b + w ) * tw

=
=

= Satisfactory

Fw < f
200.88 kg/cm

<

kg/mm2
200.88 kg/cm2
2.01

661.9

kg/cm2
SHEET

OF 2