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Fatigue life prediction for tower cranes under moving load

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For the tower crane, the luffing trolley and cargoes are equivalent to concentrated force. This study established a moving load model. The transient dynamic analysis method was used to carry out dynamic simulation, analyze and obtain the vibration characteristics of the boom under luffing and lifting, and calculate the fatigue life of the key components of the boom based on the S-N curve. The analysis results showed that the greater the luffing speed, the greater the arm end vibration amplitude. The lifting speed has influence on the amplitude and frequency of vibration. Under the worst working conditions, the minimum service life of the top chord 638 of the most dangerous component was 17.96 years, which can meet the requirements of the safety regulations for tower cranes. At the same time, the damage degree of the dangerous component during luffing was greater than that during lifting.

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This project is supported by the jiangsu normal university doctoral degree teacher research support project (Grant no.17 XLR047).

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  1. School of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China

    Hongqi Jiang

  2. China Coal Industry Association, Beijing, 100013, China

    Xiao Jiang

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Hongqi Jiang is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, and holds a doctoral degree in engineering mechanics from China University of Mining and Technology. He mainly engaged in teaching and research on computational mechanics and modern design methods, with research interests including engineering structural strength and structural dynamics.

Xiao Jiang is an assistant engineer of management engineering of China Coal Industry Association, and received Master of Science degree of China University of Mining and Technology. His research interests include engineering management and statistics.

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Jiang, H., Jiang, X. Fatigue life prediction for tower cranes under moving load. J Mech Sci Technol 37, 6461–6466 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-023-1118-x

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