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Lifting Lug Design In Detail
Prepared by Sachin Pol and Fauzan Badiwale
Typical Lifting Arrangements for Vessel

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Different types of Lifting Arrangements

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Typical Lifting Arrangements for Horizontal Vessels

Perpendicular lifting lugs

ϴ is Sling Angle PL is load acting on the sling C.G of vessel

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Typical Lifting Arrangements for Leg Supported Vessels

Tailing lug

Lifting lugs

For large vessels Trunnion or6 Standard Heavy lifting lugs are used
Horizontal to vertical lifting Forces

Reaction at lifting lug

Reaction at tailing lug

L2

L1
L3
Weight of vessel

L4
ϴ is the angle with Horizontal
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Horizontal to vertical lifting Forces Calculations

WL * L3 cosϴ = WL * L1 cosϴ–T * L1 cosϴ –T * L4 sinϴ

L1 cosϴ = L2 cosϴ + L3 cosϴ

WL * L3 cosϴ = WL * L2 cosϴ + WL * L3 cosϴ–T * L1 cosϴ –T * L4 sinϴ

Resolving the forces in vertical direction
WL = T + P
T * L1 cosϴ + T * L4 sinϴ = WL * L2 cosϴ
Hence ,
P = WL -T

Taking moment at T for equilibrium of the forces, T = WL * L2 cosϴ

L1 cosϴ + L4 sinϴ
WL *( L3 cosϴ + L4 sinϴ) =v
P *( L1 cosϴ + L4 sinϴ)

WL *( L3 cosϴ + L4 sinϴ) = (WL –T) *( L1 cosϴ + L4 sinϴ)

WL * L3 cosϴ + WL * L4 sinϴ = WL * L1 cosϴ + WL * L4 sinϴ –T * L1 cosϴ –T * L4 sinϴ

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Horizontal to vertical lifting Forces Calculations
Sample Problem

By Using Following Equations loads are calculated,

T = WL * L2 cosϴ
L1 cosϴ + L4 sinϴ

P = WL -T 9
Lifting Lug Design
Thickness calculations
Thickness Due to bending = tL

Now, M = PT x B
Fb= M
Z Z= I / Y

A2
Hence, Fb = PT x B 6 PT B Here, tL x A3 /
= (A/2)
tL x A2 tL x A2 12
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6
t L x A2
Now , tL = 6 PT x B Z=
6
Fb x A2
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Lifting Lug Design
Thickness calculations
Thickness Due to Shear= tL

Shear Stress Fs = Shear Force PT

=
Shear Area A – D1 X 2 X tL
2

PT
Hence, tL =
( A – D1 ) x Fs

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Lifting Lug Design D1
tL
Thickness calculations
A
Thickness Due to Tension= tL

x x

Tensile Stress Ft = Tensile Force PL

=
Area in tension ( A – D1 ) X tL

PL
Hence, tL =
( A – D1 ) x Ft

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PV Elite Forces and sign Conventions
For Vertical Lift Axial Force

Normal Force
Tangential Force

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PV Elite Forces and sign Conventions

For Horizontal Lift

Tangential Force

Normal Force
Axial Force

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PV Elite Forces and sign Conventions

W/4 W/4 (W/4 )sinϴ

W/4

(W/4 )cosϴ

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 PV Elite Lifting Lug Sample Example
F W/2 = 2000/2 = 1000 kg
W /2
ϴ
F cosϴ

For ϴ = 30, F*cos30 = 1732 kg

For ϴ = 30, F= W/2 / sin30 =
2000 kg

W = 2000 kg

Vessel I.D = 1000 mm , Shell Thickness = 6mm , Weight = 2000 kg ,

2 Nos of perpendicular lifting lugs provided

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PV Elite Lifting Lug Sample Example

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PV Elite Lifting Lug Sample Example

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2

T = 16
2.8 x16.23 – 1.6 x 153 = 542.023
Moment of Inertia ILc =
12
2.83 x16.2 – 1.63 x 15 = 24.515
Moment of Inertia ILL =
12
WL = 150 WL+2*fillet size
= 150 + 2*6 = 162

WB = 28 20
PV Elite Lifting Lug Sample Example

T = 16 150
2

WL = 150 WL+2*fillet size 28

= 150 + 2*6 = 162
2

WB = 28 21
PV Elite Lifting Lug Sample Example

Total Resultant force

Fax2 + Ft2 + Fn2

Total resisting area of weld

2 x (Wl + Wb )* Weld size

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PV Elite Lifting Lug Sample Example

Stress = M / Z = Fn x ( h-YLL_B) / ILC/YLL = Fn x ( h-YLL_B) *YLL/ILC

Fn M = Force * Moment arm = Fn x ( h-YLL_B)

Z = Section modulus = I / Y = ILC / YLL

h – YLL_B
Moment will come only when there is offset distance

YLL_B

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PV Elite Lifting Lug Sample Example

Bearing Area = diameter of hole x thickness of lug

= t x dh
Resultant Force in the sling

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PV Elite Lifting Lug Sample Example

Section modulus in strong axis

Bending moment because of Fax

Section modulus in weak axis

Bending moment because of Ft

Tensile force acting on lug Cross section area at the base = w x t

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