Durability issues related to detailing links of steel crane runway beams to columns
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Dimitar Dakov
(University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, BULGARIA)
Borislav Belev (University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Sofia, BULGARIA) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Congress: Resilient technologies for sustainable infrastructure, Christchurch, New Zealand, 3-5 February 2021 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress Christchurch 2020 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 952-959 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/christchurch.2021.0952 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The paper presents results from several condition surveys of existing steel crane-supporting structures with a focus on the performance of the links of the runway beams to the supporting columns. These links require careful detailing in order to safely transfer the crane lateral forces to the columns and accommodate the beam end rotations. Different types of industrial buildings have been inspected and the major factors contributing to the observed damages are identified. An overview of several typical connections between the runway beams and supporting columns representative of Bulgarian design practice is included along with newly proposed detailing concepts. The analysis of survey findings shows that the amount of the observed damage and failures can be directly related to link detailing. Recommendations are made for improving the long-term performance of the links connecting the steel crane runway beams to the supporting structures via better detailing. |
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| Keywords: |
damage detailing steel structures crane-supporting structures crane runway beams surge connections
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