DesignandConstructionofLiftingBeams.pdfVIP

Design and Construction of Lifting Beams DAVID T. RICKER Lifting beams (also known as spreader beams) are used to underside for attachment to the object to be hoisted, thus assist in the hoisting process. Most erectors and riggers providing a large range of adjustment. This arrangement will accumulate an assortment of lifting beams during the course also prevent the object from tilting excessively should the of time. Some common profiles are shown in Fig. 1. hook be slightly off-center of the balance point. Figure 1C The basic lifting beam is shown in Fig. 1A. This shows a lifting beam which has good versatility in location of arrangement provides two places of attachment to the object attachments. This is useful if the objects to be lifted vary being lifted, thus avoiding the possibility of overstressing if a greatly in size and weight. Figure 1D shows a lifting beam single attachment were used. This also allows for a straight used in an inverted position. Although this condition is pull on the object rather than an oblique pull as would result relatively rare, there are occasions when it is necessary, such if chokers alone were used. This is sometimes important to as when two cranes must lift a very heavy object which is minimize unwanted erection stresses or to prevent reversal of beyond the capacity of a single crane. The inverted lifting stress in certain portions of the lifted object. For instance, the beam enables the cranes to share the load. Figure 1E shows a oblique pull in Fig.