L&T SHIPYARD

ENNORE, TAMIL NADU

PROJECT:

TITLE: DESIGN OF GANTRY GIRDER DOC NO:

DESIGNED BY:
CHECKED BY

Crane Gantry Girder

Capacity of Crane = 5 MT
Span of the Gantry Crane = 18 m
Gantry Crane Wheel base = 4.5 m
Span of the Gantry girder = 6 m
Maximum wheel load = 5.5 MT
Weight of trolley (Say) = 2 MT

Analysis of Wheel Load

55 kN 4.5m 55 kN

A B
3m 3m

Consider the case - One of the Wheel load acts at Mid point & other out of span

Maximum Moment

Wheel moment
Due to Point Load = 82.5 KNm
(25% Impact factor) (1.25*M) = 103.125 KNm

Dead load
(wt of rail+wt of girder+self wt 1 KN/m) = 2 KN/m

Moment (wL2/8) = 9 KNm

Maximun Moment = 112.125 KNm

Shear force
Maximum Shear force in the gantry girder occurs when one of the wheels is exactly over the support

Max. Shear force

= 68.75 KN
25% Impact factor = 85.9375 KN
UDL (wL/2) = 6 KN

Total Load = 91.9375 KN

Design Procedure

Assign the Section

ISMB 400 ISMC 200

Mass 0.616 KN/m 0.221 KN/m

Area 78.46 cm2 28.21 cm2
Depth 40 cm 20 cm
Breadth 14 cm 7.5 cm
Thickness of
Web (tw) 0.89 cm 0.61 cm
Flange (tf) 1.6 cm 1.14 cm
Moment of Inertia about
Hor axis 20458.4 cm4 1819.3 cm4
Ver axis 622.1 cm4 140.4 cm4

Provding Extra Plate at Bottom Flange

Width 0 cm
Thickness 0 cm

Location of Horizontal N.A for the built-up section

I - Section
A1 = 78.46 cm2
y1 (top) = 20.61 cm
Channel section
A2 = 28.21 cm2
*y2 (top) = 2.2 cm (from Table)
Plate
A3 = 0 cm2
y3 (top) = 41.11 cm
 Total depth of the section
(plate thk+depth of I-sec+tw of channel) D = 40.61 cm

C.G of whole section

(A1*y1+A2*y2+A3*y3)/(A1+A2+A3) Y(top) = 15.741 cm
Y(bot) = 24.869 cm

M.I about X-X axis

I section (Ixx+A*h2) Ixx1 = 22318.46 cm4
Channel (Iyy+A*h2) Ixx2 = 5312.948 cm4
Plate (bd^3/12 + Ah^2) Ixx3 = 0 cm4

Total M.I Ixx = 27631.41 cm4

Iyy 2441.4 cm4

Section Modulus (Zxx)

(Ixx/Ytop) Zxx(top) = 1755.378 cm3
(Ixx/Ybot) Zxx(bot) = 1111.079 cm3

Check for Bending stress in Tension

Actual stress in bottom fibre = 100.915 N/mm2

(M / Z bot)
Allowable stress in bending = 273.9 N/mm2
(0.66fy)
100.915 < 273.9 Safe & Hence Ok

Check for Bending stress in Compression

fcb = K1 ( X + K2Y) * C2/C1

Lesser & greater distance from N.A to extreme fibre

c1 = 15.741 cm
c2 = 24.869 cm

Iyy of Compression flange only [Iyy(I-sec)/2+Ixx(ch)]

Iyc = 2130.35 cm4

psi (Ψ) = 1 (since section remain constant)

K1 = 1 (from table)

omega (ω) = 0.873 (Iyc/Iyy)

K2 = 0.373 (from table)

Radius of gyration √(Iyy/A)

ry = 4.784 cm
 Y = 168.471
(26.5*10^5)/(l/ry)2

(l T / ry D) = 6.825

X = 307.386
Y√(1+(1/20)*(l*T/ry*D)2)

fcb = 584.915 N/mm2

per comp stress = 194.19 N/mm2

(0.66*fcb*fy)/(fcb^1.4+fy^1.4)^(1/1.4)

Actual comp stress = 63.875 N/mm2

(M / Z top)
63.875 < 194.19 Safe & Hence Ok

Lateral load per wheel = 1.75 KN

(10% of lifted load & Trolley on each rail)

Lateral moment by proportion = 2.625 KNm

Bending stress due to lateral load = 10.752 N/mm2

(Mlat / Iyy) * (dchan/2)

(only the top flange is effective in resisting lateral loads. The top flange is assumed to consist of channel
and upper half of I section. When lateral or longitudinal loads are combined with vertical loads, allowable
stresses can be increased by 10%)

Actual Combined bending stress = 74.627 N/mm2

Per Bending comp. stress (1.1xperm comp stress) = 213.609 N/mm2

74.627 < 213.609 Safe & Hence OK

Check for Shear stress

Total Shear = 91.9375 KN

Actual shear stress (V/bd) = 32.59 N/mm2
Per shear stress (0.4fy) = 166 N/mm2

32.59 < 166 Safe & Hence OK

Check for Deflection

Deflection for Wheel load on Midspan
(WL3/48EI) = 4.479 mm

Allowable deflection (L/750) = 8 mm

4.479 < 8 Safe & Hence OK

 fy 415

Safe & Hence Ok

 Safe & Hence Ok

nsist of channel
loads, allowable

Safe & Hence OK

Safe & Hence OK

 Ver.stiff Hori.stiff
45.63 NO NO

Safe & Hence OK

 SABASH ENGINEERING

PROJECT:

TITLE: DESIGN OF GANTRY GIRDER DOC NO: DATE:

DESIGNED BY:
CHECKED BY

Crane Gantry Girder

Lifting Capacity of Crane = 100 kN

Span of the Gantry Crane = 23 m
Distance Gantry Crane Wheel base = 3 m
Span of the Gantry girder = 6 m
Maximum load per Wheel = 105 kN
Weight of trolley (Say) = 40 kN

Analysis of Wheel Load

105 kN 3m 105 kN

A B
3m 3m

Consider the case - One of the Wheel load acts at Mid point & other out of span

Maximum Moment

Wheel moment
Due to Point Load = 177.28 KNm
(25% Impact factor) (1.25*M) = 221.6 KNm

Dead load
(wt of rail+wt of girder+self wt 1 KN/m) = 2.5 KN/m

Moment (wL2/8) = 11.25 KNm

Maximun Moment = 232.85 KNm

Shear force
Maximum Shear force in the gantry girder occurs when one of the wheels is exactly over the support

Max. Shear force

= 157.5 KN
25% Impact factor = 196.875 KN
UDL (wL/2) = 7.5 KN

Total Load = 204.375 KN

Design Procedure

Assign the Section

Area of the section 149.41 cm2

Depth of the section 50.71 cm
Thickness Web (tw) 1.02 cm
Thick Flange (top tf) 2.43 cm
Thick Flange (bot tf) 1.72 cm
Ixx 61144.712 cm4
Iyy 5186.6 cm4
Zxx (bot) 1968.668 cm3 1968.663
Zxx (top) 3111.521 cm3 414.928
Zyy 414.928 cm3
rxx 20.23 cm 20.230
ryy 5.892 cm 5.892
C.G.(xx) 12.5 cm
C.G,(yy) 31.059 cm

Check for Bending stress in Tension

Require section modulus = 118.278 mm3

(M / Z bot )
Allowable stress in bending = 165 N/mm2
(0.66fy)
118.278 < 165 Safe

Check for Bending stress in Compression

fcb = K1 ( X + K2Y) * C2/C1

Lesser & greater distance from N.A to extreme fibre

c1 = 19.65 cm
c2 = 31.06 cm
 Iyy of Compression flange only [Iyy(I-sec)/2+Ixx(ch)]
Iyc = 4501.7 cm4

psi (Ψ) = 1 (since section remain constant)

K1 = 1 (from table)

omega (ω) = 0.868 (Iyc/Iyy)

K2 = 0.37 (from table)

Radius of gyration √(Iyy/A)

Y = 255.546
(26.5*10^5)/(l/ry)2

(l T / ry D) = 4.88

X = 378.236
Y√(1+(1/20)*(l*T/ry*D)2)

fcb = 747.256 N/mm2

per comp stress = 143.497 N/mm2

(0.66*fcb*fy)/(fcb^1.4+fy^1.4)^(1/1.4)

Actual bending comp stress = 74.835 N/mm2

74.835 < 143.497 Safe

Lateral load per wheel = 3.5 KN

(10% of lifted load & Trolley on each rail)

Lateral moment by proportion = 5.909 KNm

Bending stress due to lateral load = 14.242 N/mm2

(Mlat / Iyy) * (dchan/2)

For combined bending stress, = 0.54 Safe

Check for Shear stress

Total Shear = 204.375 KN

Actual shear stress (V/bd) = 52.851 N/mm2
Per shear stress (0.4fy) = 100 N/mm2
 52.851 < 100 Safe

Check for Deflection

Deflection for Wheel load on Midspan

(WL3/48EI) = 3.864 mm

Allowable deflection (L/750) = 8 mm

3.864 < 8 Safe

 Crane lifting capacity 100 kN
trolley weight 40 kN
crane weight 160 kN
span of crane girder 17.50 m
span of gantry girder 6.00 m
hook approach 1.00 m
DATE: wheel base 3.00 m
wheel load 106.00 kN
max.wheel moment 159.000 kNm < 178.875 kNm
steel grade 250
flange area 38.67