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Part 1 of this series of articles ran in the May 2011 issue of STRUCTURE, and Part 2 in the November Structural 2011 issue. Please note that the numbering of figures, equations and tables is continuous across all articles. Part 1 and 2 can be accessed in the Archives at www.STRUCTURE. DeSign onventional crane girders are sup- This simplified modeling technique neglects the ported by transverse pile caps and t-z spring value developed within the top 5-7 feet intermediate piles spaced at 6 to 8 feet below the mudline; however, it yields reasonably design issues for Con center. Operation safety requires conservative results, making pile elastic supports structural engineers installation of crane girders at a distance of 6.0 only slightly softer. to 7.5 feet from the pier face. The crane girder Another point that is worth mentioning: Elastic is designed as a beam on an elastic foundation. Foundation for piles supporting crane beams, Finite Element analysis programs treat the pile as unlike EF for piles of the transverse or longitudinal an elastic spring support. The pile length for that bents, can be modeled with simplified soil springs analysis is based on pile embedment adequate based only on the linear part of the P-y curves. to develop the pile design load capacity at no The crane load for crane girder design should be