DUALHOIST, TANDEM 40 CRANE （DUALHOIST,串联40起重机）.pdf

DUAL-HOIST, TANDEM 40 CRANE CONSIDERATIONS By: Michael A. Jordan, S.E., Liftech Consultants Inc. Feroze R. Vazifdar, S.E., Liftech Consultants Inc. Patrick W. McCarthy, P.E., Liftech Consultants Inc Larry Wright, P.E., McKay International Engineers February 6, 2007 BACKGROUND An increasing number of terminals are considering tandem 40 cranes. This report provides Owners with information on the status of the dual hoist, tandem 40 (DHT40) cranes, how they operate, and the available options. CURRENT DESIGNS AND CHARACTERISTICS Conventional Single-Hoist, Twin Lift Cranes The conventional dockside container crane has a single hoist and a single spreader with a rated load of up to 65 LT. The hoist may be in a fixed machinery house supported on the trolley girders with the main hoist ropes running to the trolley (rope trolley crane), or the hoist may be on the trolley (machinery on trolley crane or MOT). The single-hoist crane picks a single 20’, 40’, or 45’ container, or two end-to-end 20’ containers (twin-20s), under a single spreader. Two Styles of Tandem Lift Cranes “Tandem” means side by side, rather than end to end, in this case. End-to-end lifts are called “twin” lifts. Tandem lift cranes are designed to lift two 20’, 40’, or 45’ containers as well as a single 40’ or 45’ container on one hoist with twin-20’ containers on the other hoist, or four 20’ containers (tandem twin- 20s). Single-hoist, tandem lift cranes have a single hoist with one set of falls and a single headblock. The headblock may connect to a special spreader system capable of attaching to two containers in tandem, as shown in Figure 1. Alternatively, the headblock may be separated and be connected to two spreaders, as shown in Figure 2. Dual-hoist, tandem lift cranes have two main hoists, two sets of falls, and two headblocks. Each h