PROJECT CP-5 DESIGN BY CHECKED BY

DESIGN CALCULATION TOWER CRANE STABILITY CHECK SHAIKH

Tower Crane Stability Checks

As per manufacturers load data sheet for Tower Crane in service and out of service condition
they considered 150KM/h wind speed and To Void the toppling counter weight of 72 ton at the
baseand 17.1 ton at the top is provided.(Please refer the attached load data sheet)
we checked the stabilty of tower crane considering wind load and counter weight of 17.1 ton.

5.6 m
F2

Lifting Load
F1 = 0
16.8 m 60 m

F4

Counter weight 171 KN

Please refer method statement
Of Potain Tower Crane

F3 = Load due to wind F3

for Tower Crane
Height = 45.5 m

45.5 m

Tower Crane Mast

1.6 m x3xm
Total 14 Nos of
Tower Crane Base Mast use
Load Details
Maximum Counter weight (Concrete block) F4 = 171 KN (Please refer method statement)

Maximum wind Speed considered = 150 Km/h

Maximum Dynamic wind Pressure = 3.33 KN/m2 Refer the attached wind calculation

Total Height of Tower Crane = 45.5 m

Tower crane Windward face of area = 1.6 x45.5 m

Total Height of Counter weight Concrete block = 3 m

Concrete block Windward face area = 0.65 x3 m

One Mast Windward face area = 1.6mx3.1m = 4.96 m2

No of Mast install =15 Nos

Total Height of Mast = 15x3.1 =46.5 m (Actual Height is 45.5) Say = 45.5

Total area of Opening in one mast = 2mx 1.64 m2 = 3.28 m2

Effective area for wind= 4.96 3.28 = 1.68 m2

Counter weight Concrete block Height = 3 m

Effective Height of tower crane for wind =45.5-3 = 42.5 m

No of Mast required for 42.5m tower crane height = 42.5/3.1 = 13.7 Say = 14

Maximum Dynamic wind Pressure = 3.33 KN/m2 Refer the attached wind calculation

Total effective area of wind for tower crane height = 14x1.68 = 23.52 m2

Load due to wind for tower Crane height (F3) = 3.33x23.52 = 78.33 KN

Maximum Wind Load due to concrete block Height (F2) = 3.33X3X0.65 =6.5 KN

Check for Overturning

Total Restoring Moment

= F4 X 16.8 = 171X16.8 =2872.8 KNm

Total Overturning Moment

F3X 22.75 + F2x39.9

78.33X22.75 + 6.5X39.9 = 2042 KNm

Safety factored for overturning = Total Restoring Moment /overturning Moment

= 2872.8/2042 = 1.4
 PROJECT : CP-5 Design By Checked By

DESIGN
WIND LOAD CALCULATION
CALCULATION
Shaikh
Effective Building height above
1) ground level = 45.5 m
Hr

2) Type of Building WELDED STEEL UNCLAD FRAMES

( As Per BS 6399 - 2 1997

3) Building type factor Kb = 4
From table -1)

As Per BS 6399-2 1997 From Figure 3 Cr can be interpolated

4) Dynamic Augmentation factor Cr = 0.18
Since Cr < 0.25 & H < 300 m , BS 6399 Apply.
5) Basic wind speed Vb = 41.67 m/sec
6) Calculation of Site Wind Speed (Vs) = Vb * Sa * Sd * Ss * Sp
As Per BS 6399-2 1997 From Figure 3 Cr can be interpolated
Sa = 1+ 0.001 s
Use s conservatively = 10 m
= 1.010 (Section 2.2.2.2)
Sd = 1.000 (Section 2.2.2.3)
Ss = 1.000 (Section 2.2.2.4)
Sp = 1.000 (Section 2.2.2.5)
Vs = 42.0867 m/sec
Ve = Vs * Sb
As Per BS 6399-2 1997 Table -4 Factor for Sb shall be for the worst case
Sb = 2.1
Ve = 88.38 m/sec
2
7) Calculation of Dynamic Pressure (qs) = 0.613 * Ve
2
= 4788.382 N/m
2
= 4.788 KN/m
Calculation External Pressure co-efficient CPe
WIND X
D
H = 45.5 m H>B
B

D = 1.6 m
B = 1.6 m
 Ratio = D/H
= 0.04
WIND Z
B
H = 45.5 m H>B

D
D = 1.6 m
B = 1.6 m

Ratio = D/H
= 0.04
As Per BS 6399-2 1997 From Table 5 Cpe can be interpolated
WIND WARD (FRONT FACE) = 0.8 (Worst case)
LEE WARD (REAR FACE) = -0.3 (Worst case)

Calculation External Pressure co-efficient Ca From Figure - 4

Area Zone = A
a (Diagonal Length) = 45.52812

45.5

1.6
Ca = 0.87
External Pressures "Pe" = qs * Cpe * Ca

2
Wind ward Wall = 3.33 KN/m
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Height

Counter Weight
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Counter weight