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Design of Spreader Beam

As per ASME BTH-1 2008 design standard

General design criteria


Load factor +50% design Category A, clause 2-2.1
Nd = 2 nominal design factor , clause 3-1.5
E= 205 GPa modulus of elastic
Fy= 235 MPa steel yielding strength
Fu= 350 MPa steel ultimate tensile strength
k= 1 effective length factor
L= 7000 mm unbraced spreader beam's length
Pipes length 12000 mm for each
Required lifting load = 120 kN load from 4 pipes with 12 m length (12 ton)
Fatigue design not required as per clause 3-1.4
Min. size of fillet welds = 8 mm as per Table 3-3 (for all connected steel parts)

Forces analysis
spreader beam length = 7 m
normal headroom distance = 3.5 m recommended distance of hoist headroom to achieve 45 deg.
lifting pipes distance = 12 m equal to the pipe's length

The analysis done based on the critical scenario :


1- lower chain/wire placed vertical achieving distance equal to 7 m instead of 12 m
2- upper chain/wire placed with 35 deg. Instead of 45 deg.

critical headroom distance= 2.5 m upper chain/wire with 35 deg.


critical lifting pipes distance = 7 m lower chain/wire distance with 7m
factored load at each side = 90 kN vertical downward position at each side of spreader beam
factored axial force (Fx) = 130 kN max. axial force on each side of spreader beam
Design the spreader sections

1- find Fapp = Fx/As applied stress from the axial force to the cross section area
2- find KL/r
3- find Cc = π.(2.E/Fy)^0.5 Eq. 3-4, clause 3-2.2
4- find Fa (allowable axial compressive stress)
If KL/r less than or equal to Cc then :
Fa= [1- (KL/r)^2 / 2.Cc^2]*Fy / Nd.[1+9(KL/r)/40Cc - 3(KL/r)^3 /40Cc^4] Eq. 3-3, clause 3-2.3
If KL/r greater than Cc then :
Fa = π^2 . E / [1.15 Nd. (KL/r)^2] Eq. 3-5, clause 3-2.4
5- compare the Fapp with Fa

check the allowable stress


As Ix r Fa Fapp
Section ID KL/r Cc Result
(mm2) (mm4) (mm) (MPa) (MPa)
Sec. 1 (H-section) 5.47E+03 2.35E+07 65.6 107 131 68.8 23.8 Pass
Sec. 2 (circular hollow tube) 3.56E+03 9.02E+06 50.3 139 131 45.4 36.5 Pass
Sec. 3 (Square hollow tube) 4.86E+03 1.87E+07 62.1 113 131 64.7 26.7 Pass

6- check the effective width to thickness ratio (bf/t)

check the bf/t with Table 3-1 , clause 3-2.3


bf/t bf/t
Section ID Result
(actual) (table)
Sec. 1 (H-section) 6.7 11.2 Compact
Sec. 2 (circular hollow tube) 20.0 61.1 Compact
Sec. 3 (Square hollow tube) 18.0 33.1 Compact
Design the Pin-connected plate

suggested plate dimensions


Hole dia. (Dh) = 40 mm
Pin dia. (Dp) = 32 mm
main plate thick. (t)= 10 mm
double pad plate (tp) = 6 mm provide at each side of the main plate
be = 55 mm
assume beff = 30 mm critical scenario (only the pad plate width is taken)
beff < 4t < be OK check as per Eq. 3-47 , clause 3-3.31
beff<be.0.6.Fu/Fy.(Dh/Dp)^0.5<be OK check as per Eq. 3-48 , clause 3-3.32

find the allowable tensile strength through the pinhole (Pt)


Cr= 0.84 as per Eq. 3-46, clause 3-3.3.1
Pt= 160.7 kN as per Eq. 3-45, clause 3-3.3.1

find the allowable single plane fracture strength beyond the pinhole (Pb)
Pb = 163.0 kN as per Eq. 3-49, clause 3-3.3.1

find the allowable double plane shear strength beyond the pinhole (Pd)
Ad = 1737.6 mm2 as per Eq. 3-51, clause 3-3.3.1
Pd = 177.4 kN as per Eq. 3-50, clause 3-3.3.1

then, all of Pt , Pb & Pd are greater than the max. applied tensile force (157 kN) OK
Three Types of 7 m Spreader Beams

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