Lifting calculation

Weight of the structure:

W PDMS := 6668kg
Weight inaccuracy factor:
wf := 1.1

Maximum Gross Weight:

MGW := W PDMS wf = 7.33 tonne
Enhancement factor
Enh := 1.7

Minimum Working Load Limit:

WLLmin.runway := MGW Enh = 12.469 tonne

Number of slings to be used during the lifting:

nsling := 4

The angle between sling and vertical direction:

sling.1 := 14deg
sling.3 := 14deg

sling.2 := 30deg
sling.4 := 30deg

sling := min sling.1 , sling.2 , sling.3 , sling.4

Correction factor for CoG not in centre of between padeyes:

2590 2590
Icorr := 4

= 1.916
3742 3742

The design load:

Fm := 1.5 2.5 MGW g
The resultant sling force (RSF):
1.2 Fm
RSF :=
I
= 213.1 kN
nsling 1 cos sling corr

) (

Load factor to be used in STAAD.Pro:

lift := 3.75

Resulting sling force (RSF) on the pad eyes

Axial force acting in the sling from STAAD.Pro:

MGW Enh
WLLmin.sh :=
nsling 1 cos

) (

F1 := 23.9kN

F2 := 12.3kN

Resulting sling load on each padeye:

RSL1 :=

1.5 3 F1

= 28.7 kN

RSL2 :=

lift

RSL := max RSL1 , RSL2 = 28.7 kN

sling :=

sling.1

if

RSL1 = RSL

sling.2

if

RSL2 = RSL

= 14.0 deg

Vertical component of sling load:

Fy := RSL cos sling = 27.8 kN

Horizontal component of sling load:

Fx := RSL sin sling = 6.9 kN

Lateral force acting on the shackle bow:
Fz := 0kN

Shackle
Minimum working load limit of shackles:
WLLmin.runway
WLLs :=
Icorr = 12.3 tonne
2 cos sling

dpin := 25mm

- diameter of shackle pin

Lshackle := 84mm
apin := 37mm

- inside length of shackle

- inside with of shackle at pin

Lifting lug - Type 1

Materail properties - aluminium EN-AW 5083 H116/H321
fo := 215MPa
fu := 305MPa

fo.HAZ := 125MPa

M2 := 1.36

1.5 3 F2
lift

= 14.8 kN

Lifting lug geometric properties

- radius of lifting lug

Rlug := 40mm
tlug := 30mm

- thickness of lifting lug

d0.lug := 22mm

- pin hole diameter

tpw := 15mm
Lp := 100mm

- thickness of padeye plate at weld (full penetration)

h := 60mm

- heigth from padeye weld to centre padeye hole

- length of padeye plate

Check of lifting lug at shackle:

e.p := min 0.85fo , 0.85 0.7 fu

e.p.HAZ := 0.85fo.HAZ

e.p = 181.5 MPa

e.p.HAZ = 106.3 MPa

Check of tear-out stress:

3RSL
to.Ed :=
2Rlug tpw d0.lug tpw

Utilization against tear-out of lifting lug:

UFtear :=

to.Ed
e.p

= 0.545

to.Ed = 98.9 MPa

Check of contact pressure:

RSL

cs.Ed := 23.7

d0.lug tlug

MPa = 156.2 MPa

Utilization against contact pressure between lifting lug and shackle:

cs.Ed
UFcontact :=
= 0.861
e.p

Connection between padeye and structure

Reduction factor due to weld type

j full penetration weld
k
l
m
n
i partial penetration weld
j
k
l
m
n
j fillet weld
k
l
m
n

red = 0.75
Assume that HAZ has got lower resistance that the full penetration weld.
Elastic section modulus for in-plane bending:

W ey :=

tpw Lp

W ey = 25000 mm

Elastic section modulus for out of plane bending:

2

W ez :=

Lp tpw
6

W ez = 3750 mm

Torsion constant:
3

Ix :=

Lp tpw
3

Ix = 112500 mm

Stress in weld due to vertical force, in-plane bending and out of plane bending:
Fy
vert :=
Lp tpw

vert = 18.552 MPa

Fx h
ip :=
W ey

ip = 16.652 MPa

1
Fz h + Lshackle + dpin cos sling
2

op :=

W ez

op = 0 MPa

tot = 35.204 MPa

tot := vert + ip + op

Torsional shear stress due to lateral load:

1
Fz Lshackle + dpin sin sling tpw
2

x :=

x = 0 MPa

Ix

Shear stress due to lateral load:

Fz
y :=
tpw Lp

y = 0 MPa

Shear stress due to horizontal component of sling force:

Fx
z :=
tpw Lp

z = 4.626 MPa

Combined von Mises stresses:

Ed :=

tot + 3 z + x

+ y

Ed = 36.1 MPa

Utilization factor for weld between padeye and structure:

Ed
UFweld :=
e.p.HAZ red

UFweld = 0.453

Lifting lug - Type 2

Materail properties - aluminium EN-AW 5083 H116/H321
fo := 215MPa
fu := 305MPa

fo.HAZ := 125MPa

M2 := 1.36

Lifting lug geometric properties

- radius of lifting lug

Rlug := 40mm
tlug := 30mm

- thickness of lifting lug

d0.lug := 22mm

- pin hole diameter

tpw := 15mm
Lp := 166mm

- thickness of padeye plate at weld (full penetration)

h := 40mm

- heigth from padeye weld to centre padeye hole

- length of the weld

Check of lifting lug at shackle:

e.p := min 0.85fo , 0.85 0.7 fu

e.p.HAZ := 0.85fo.HAZ

e.p = 181.5 MPa

e.p.HAZ = 106.3 MPa

Check of tear-out stress:

3RSL
to.Ed :=
2Rlug tpw d0.lug tpw

to.Ed = 98.9 MPa

Utilization against tear-out of lifting lug:

UFtear :=

to.Ed

= 0.545

e.p

Check of contact pressure:

RSL

cs.Ed := 23.7

d0.lug tlug

MPa = 156.2 MPa

Utilization against contact pressure between lifting lug and shackle:

cs.Ed
UFcontact :=
= 0.861
e.p

Connection between padeye and structure

Reduction factor due to weld type

j full penetration weld
k
l
m
n
i partial penetration weld
j
k
l
m
n
j fillet weld
k
l
m
n

red = 0.75
Assume that HAZ has got lower resistance that the full penetration weld.
Elastic section modulus for in-plane bending:

W ey :=

tpw Lp
6

W ey = 68890 mm

Elastic section modulus for out of plane bending:

2

W ez :=

Lp tpw

W ez = 6225 mm

Torsion constant:
3

Ix :=

Lp tpw

Ix = 186750 mm

Stress in weld due to vertical force, in-plane bending and out of plane bending:
Fx
hor :=
Lp tpw

vert = 18.552 MPa

Fy h
ip :=
W ey

ip = 16.158 MPa

1
Fz h + Lshackle + dpin cos sling
2

op :=

W ez

op = 0 MPa

tot = 18.944 MPa

tot := hor + ip + op

Torsional shear stress due to lateral load:

1
Fz Lshackle + dpin sin sling tpw
2

x :=

Ix

x = 0 MPa

Shear stress due to lateral load:

Fz
y :=
tpw Lp

y = 0 MPa

Shear stress due to horizontal component of sling force:

Fx
z :=
tpw Lp

z = 2.786 MPa

Combined von Mises stresses:

Ed :=

tot + 3 z + x

) 2 + y2

Ed = 19.5 MPa

Utilization factor for weld between padeye and structure:

Ed
UFweld :=
e.p.HAZ red

UFweld = 0.245