MOBILE FLOOR HYDRAULIC CRANE

GROUP MEMBERS
Zohaib Alam Warraich
Ghufran Ahmed
Farhan Mujahid
Khurram Noor Ghauri
SUPERVISOR
Lt Col(R) Mahmood ul Hasan,
TI(M)

AIM OF PROJECT:
The aim of this project is to gain theoretical and
practical knowledge of some simple mechanical
cranes designs stability.

Simple cranes parts included in our projects are

hydraulic actuators, outriggers and horizontal and
vertical booms to lift the load.
We aim to fabricate a mobile floor hydraulic crane
which can carry load upto 100 kg.

INTRODUCTION:
A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped
with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves,
that can be used both to lift and lower materials
and to move them horizontally. It is mainly used
for lifting heavy things and transporting them to
other places.

BRIEF HISTORY
The first construction cranes were invented by the Ancient Greeks and were powered by
men or beasts of burden such as donkeys. These cranes were used for the construction
of tall buildings. Larger cranes were later developed, employing the use of human tread
wheels, permitting the lifting of heavier weights.

SINGLE TREAD WHEEL CRANE

DOUBLE TREAD WHEEL CRANE

MODERN AGES
The earliest steam crane being introduced
in the 18th or 19th century.
In the late 20 century, cranes usually use
Internal combustion engines
Electric motors
Hydraulic systems

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
There are two major considerations that are
taken into account in the design of cranes.
Lifting Capacity
Stability

LIFTING CAPACITY
LEVER:
The principle of the lever allows a
heavy load attached to the shorter end of
the beam to be lifted by a smaller force is
applied in the opposite direction to the
longer end of the beam.

 Pulley:
The pulley system delivers a force to
the load that is equal to the applied force
multiplied by the number of lengths of
cable passing between the two blocks.

 Hydraulic Cylinder:
This can be used directly to lift
the load or indirectly to move the jib or
beam that carries another lifting device.

STABILITY OF CRANE:
In order for a crane to be stable, the sum
of all moments about any point such as
the base of the crane must equate to zero.
In practice, the magnitude of load that is
permitted to be lifted (called the "rated
load" in the U.S.) is some value less than
the load that will cause the crane to tip.

TYPES OF CRANES
Following are the main types of the cranes
TOWER CRANES
WALL CRANES
OVERHEAD CRANES
GANTRY CRANES
MOBILE CRANES

LATTICE BOOM CRANES

TELESCOPIC BOOM CRANES

KNUCKLE BOOM CRANES

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TOWER CRANES

WALL CRANES

OVERHEAD CRANES

GANTRY CRANES

MOBILE CRANE

Types of Mobile Crane

Lattice Boom Crane

Telescopic Boom Crane

Knuckle Boom Crane

SCOPE
We defined our scope as;
To design and fabricate a mobile floor hydraulic crane which
can carry load upto 100 kg and which can be attached to
back of pick-up trucks with suitable end effectors.

SCREENING OF CONCEPTS

WEIGHTED MATRIX

RATING MATRIX

Telescopic Crane Parts:

Base plate/Truck/Pallet
Vertical column
Horizontal arm
Outriggers
Telescopic boom
Actuators
Hook
Nuts and Bolts
Wheels

COMPONENTS:
Base Plate/Truck/Pallet:
It is a plate that serves as a base or support. It is
used for carrying the overall weight of the project.

Vertical Column:
This is mounted on the pallet/base plate/truck in
longitudinal or Y-direction.
It consists of a short handle which is welded to
the vertical column for 360 rotation of the
column so that the load can be dropped at the
required position.
Horizontal Column:
It is fixed horizontal arm on which our hydraulic
piston and cylinder is mounted.

COMPONENTS:
Outriggers:
Outriggers are projecting frame extending laterally beyond the main structure of a crane
to stabilize the structure.
The outriggers keep the crane balanced during a lift.
Types of Outriggers:

Manual Outrigger

Hydraulic Outrigger

Telescopic Boom:
There are two types of telescopic Boom

Box Type

Round type

Actuators:
Hydraulic Actuators are of two types:
1) Linear Actuators: Linear actuators as the name suggest are used to move to an object in a
straight line.
2) Rotary actuators: rotary actuators are the hydraulic actuators equivalent to an electric
motors.
For moving second joint of the crane, we need to use linear actuators, linear actuators are of
two kind:

Single acting actuator

Double acting actuators

Components:
Hook:
Hook is fixed with the secondary horizontal arm. Hook is
used for attaching the load to secondary horizontal arm
which moves up and down due which the connected loads
are lifted and rotates.

Nuts and Bolts:

Nuts and bolts are the hardware fasteners which are used to
fasten the various different parts .
Wheels:
A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on
an axial bearing. The wheel is one of the main components
of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple
machines.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES

Most Powerful Means Of Lifting Objects

Extremely Stable In Use
Very Easy To Maintain
A Very Versatile Tool
Quite Simple Design

DISADVANTAGES

Person Could Be Injured By Load Falling From Hook.

Person Could Be Injured By Load Dropping Due To Rope Failure.
Person Could Be Injured By The Crane Tipping Over
Person Could Be Injured By Being Struck By The Load
It Cannot Lift Weight Greater Than 100 Kg.
It Is Not Remote Control

RISK ASSESSMENT
A Project Risk Assessment was carried out to find and evaluate risks associated with the project. It was
needed so as to inform the project group of any risks that could possibly lead to failure of the project.
The overall risk assessment was carried out in the following steps:
1. Risk identification.
2. Risk assessment.
3. Decision on risk management for high percentage risks.

Re-assessment of high percentage risks after consideration of risk management.

Likelihood, Impact and Risk is based on the following criteria:
1=Low 2=Medium 3=High
The risk is then evaluated using the following equation.
Likelihood x Impact x (1.1/10) x 100 = % Risk

PROJECT RISK STATEMENT

The project assessment helps us to identify the various risks
that could be the encountered while doing the project.
These risks might result in delays or termination of the
project.
All the risks associated with the proposed project have been
identified.
We have considered the likelihood and the consequences of an
event occurring and identified the medium to extreme risks.

PROJECT COST

GANNT TABLE & CHART

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