LIFTING LUG CALCULATION

Case Description:

INPUT VARIABLES

Material 304 SS
Fu = Ultimate Tensile Strength 400 Mpa
Fy = Yield Strength 250 Mpa
P = Design Load 100 kN
FOS = Factor of Safety 5
D = Hole Diameter 40 mm
d = Pin Diameter 20 mm
t = Lug Thickness 24 mm
x = Hole Distance 60 mm
r = Lug Radius 50 mm
s = Weld Size 6 mm
w = Lug Width 185 mm
e = The Least Plate Width 30 mm
o = Total Weld Length 418 mm
Pu1 = Ultimate Tensile Load 576 kN
Pw1 = Working Load 115.2 kN
Geometric Guidelines:

The dimension "e" must be greater than or equal to half the hole diameter D.

e ≥ 0.67 * D YES

Evaluation based on Failure Modes:

Failure Mode 1:

This failure mode involves tension failure on both sides of the hole as shown

The ultimate tensile load is given by:

Pu1 =2×e×t×F u
Pu1 = 576 kN

A factor of safety of 5 is common for lifting components. Therefore, using a

factor of safety of 5, the working load is:

Pu 1
Pw1 =
FOS
Pw1 = 115.2 kN

Pw1 ≥ P YES

Failure Mode 2:

This failure mode involves shear failure as the pin tries to push out a block of steel through the edge of the
lug plate. The shear area is twice the cross-sectional area beyond the hole for the pin.

The working load is given by:

Pu=2×e×t×Fu
Pu = 0 0
A factor of safety of 5 is common for lifting components. Therefore, using a
factor of safety of 5, the working load is:

Pu
Pw1 =
FOS
Pw1 = 0 0

Pw1 ≥ P YES
Failure Mode 2:
This failure mode involves bearing failure at the pin/lifting lug interface
when the pin diameter is much less than the hole diameter.
ugh the edge of the