An experimental analysis of the effect of wind load on the stability of a container crane
Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze the effects of wind loads on the stability of a 50-ton container crane using wind tunnel testing. The experiments were performed in order to furnish designers with data that can be used in the design of a container crane that is wind resistant, assuming an applied wind load of 75 m/s velocity. Data acquisition conditions for this experiment were established in accordance with similarity to a reduced-scale model. The scale of the container crane model, wind speed and time were selected as 1/200, 1/13.3, and 1/15, respectively, and the experiment was conducted using an Eiffel type atmospheric boundary-layer wind tunnel having a 11.52 m2 cross-sectional area. All directional drag and overturning moment coefficients were investigated and uplift forces due to wind load at each supporting point were analyzed.
Keywords
Container crane Wind tunnel test Drag coefficient Overturning moment coefficient Structural stabilityPreview
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