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Lifting Analysis Guide

This document provides guidelines for performing a lifting analysis, including: 1. Load factors to apply based on the module lift weight, with higher factors for lighter lifts. 2. Requirements for modeling sling shortenings and center of gravity shifts to capture the most severe load cases. 3. Five load conditions must be analyzed to account for potential center of gravity shifts. 4. Allowable stress limits and maximum unity ratios for structural members. 5. Rigging should be modeled based on sling sizes determined from preliminary loads, with multiple slings modeled as the same size if at the same level.

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Lifting Analysis Guide

This document provides guidelines for performing a lifting analysis, including: 1. Load factors to apply based on the module lift weight, with higher factors for lighter lifts. 2. Requirements for modeling sling shortenings and center of gravity shifts to capture the most severe load cases. 3. Five load conditions must be analyzed to account for potential center of gravity shifts. 4. Allowable stress limits and maximum unity ratios for structural members. 5. Rigging should be modeled based on sling sizes determined from preliminary loads, with multiple slings modeled as the same size if at the same level.

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Date: 02/09/02

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Structural Staff

A / To:
De / From:

Copie / Copy:
Date:

02/09/02

Objet / Subject:

Lifting analysis : Design basis clarification

Nos rf./Our ref :

1 > Load factors : the here below load factors shall be applied to derive the lifting analysis design factor :
DAF ( Dynamic amplification Factor )

Applicable to all structural members


1.30
1.20
1.15
1.10

For module lift weight* < 100Mt


For 100Mt < module lift weight* < 1000 MT
For 1000MT < module lift weight* < 2500MT
For Module lift weight* > 2500MT

( offshore lift assumed )


( offshore lift assumed )
( offshore lift assumed )
( offshore lift assumed )

Note* : Module lift weight includes all tolerances and contingencies on structural weight, equipment and
pipings weight )

OTHER FACTORS

Applicable to all structural members

COG FACTOR : Fcog =


TILT FACTOR : Ftilt =
YAW FACTOR : Fyaw =

CONSEQUENCE FACTOR

Consequence Factor : FCF =

1.03
1.00
1.00

Pad-eyes
&
spreader bars

Applicable to
Members
directly
connected to
pad-eyes

1.35

1.15

Other members
1.00

Therefore Design factor = DAF x Fcog x Ftilt x Fyaw x FCF = DAF x Fcog x FCF ( Since Ftilt = Fyaw = 1 )

2 > Skew effects by Slings shortenings : ( actually based on API RP2A-WSD 21st Edition )
Total variation from the longest to the shortest sling shall be taken as follows , whichever is most severe :
- of 1% of the sling length or,
- 3 inches ( = 76.2mm)
Moreover, in order to capture the most severe cases , slings shortenings shall be applied individually , by
pair of neighboring slings or diagonally located slings.

3 > COG shifts : ( to account for uncertainty on COG location )


As illustrated here below , the variations of the COG shift shall be taken as 7.5% of the longitudinal and
transverse plan dimensions with the center at the estimated nominal COG location, with a minimum value
of 1m.

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7.5%L1

=
7.5%L2

L2

COG

L1

Therefore , the following 5 load conditions shall be considered in the lifting analysis :

Load Condition #

CoG at nominal position

CoG shifted to North East Corner


CoG shifted to South East Corner
CoG shifted to North West Corner
CoG shifted to South West Corner

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x
x
x

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5 > Allowable stress & Maximum API/AISC Unity Ratios :


API basic allowable stress without 1/3 increase shall be considered in the lifting analysis.
Recommended members maximum API/AISC Unity Ratios shall be limited as follows :

Maximum Unity
Ratio (Conceptual
& Preliminary
Design)

Maximum Unity
Ratio(Final Design)

24" ( 609.6mm )

0.70

1.00

24" - 36"

0.80

1.00

> 36" ( 914.4mm )

0.85

1.00

24" Depth ( 609.6mm )

0.70

1.00

> 24" Depth ( > 609.6mm )

0.80

1.00

Plate Girders

0.80

1.00

Member Type/Size
Tubulars

Beams

6 > Rigging model : The modelling of the rigging for lifting analysis shall be carried out as follows :

Define slings diameter according to static force in slings (after a first run). Force includes COG
shift and sling shortening effect, COG, tilt and yaw factor. Force doesn't include Dynamic
Amplification Factor and consequence factor. Table next page gives sling to be used
according to the computed maximum static load

slings of same length and level should be of same size :


For instance on Figure page 5,
slings number 100 to 103 and 200 to 203 should have same properties,
slings number 104 to 108 and 204 to 208 should have same properties,
slings number 109 to 110 and 209 to 210 should have same properties.

Input sling properties with axial section equal to 57% of real section and young modulus equal
to 80000 MPa.

Spreader bars are defined as tube (or member with 6 degrees of freedom at each end).

Slings are released at start in moments X & Y, at end in moments X, Y & Z

Boundary conditions on module, spreader bars and hooks are as defined on figure page 5

Spring values used to ensure the module stability are given page 3 : satisfactory rotation of the
modules shall be reflected by negligible reactions on these stabilizer springs , which should
not exceed 4.5 MT or 0.1% of module weight , whichever is smaller.
As an example , for a module of 2000 T, the residual reaction in the stabilizer springs should
not exceed Min ( 5Mt, 0.1% x 2000 T ) = 2Mt .

Determination of Slings
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