Interactive and Dynamic Integrated Module for Mobile Cranes Supporting System Design

Hasan, Shafiul; Al‐Hussein, Mohamed; Hermann, Ulrich; Safouhi, Hassan

doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0000121

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“…The reaction under the truck crane's four outriggers-two fronts (P.Front1, P.Front2) and two rears (P.Rear1, P.Rear2); or the crawler crane track pressures under the track 1 (P.Front1, P.Rear1) and track 2 (P.Front2, P.Rear2) (see Figure 6) are calculated using the research of Hasan et. al (2010) and using the moments calculated satisfying Equations (1) to (7).…”

Section: Step 2: Support Reactions Calculationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated Building Information Model to Identify Possible Crane Instability Caused by Strong Winds

Hasan

Zaman

Han

et al. 2012

Construction Research Congress 2012

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Large scale construction projects often involve the lifting of heavy equipment. With increases in equipment size, lifting operations create new challenges in crane selection. In terms of safety, stability is one of the most important factors to consider when selecting cranes. Although practitioners often apply simulation tools to select appropriate cranes, the effect of wind on crane stability is not yet considered in the selection process. Considering that cranes are among the most expensive types of equipment, contractors need to plan the crane operations properly to improve safety and reduce cost and time. This paper presents a methodology to implement the safe operation of cranes by identifying possible crane instability caused by strong winds using Building Information Modeling (BIM), a tool which prepares smart designs to integrate and coordinate cross-disciplinary designs, the construction process, and facility management decisions. A methodology is proposed to integrate wind effects on crane operations which can be considered a major step in developing future BIM. Through a case study involving multiple heavy lifts in an industrial project, the benefits of the proposed methodology are identified.

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Section: Step 2: Support Reactions Calculationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated Building Information Model to Identify Possible Crane Instability Caused by Strong Winds

Hasan

Zaman

Han

et al. 2012

Construction Research Congress 2012

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“…Further, it also calculates the maximum and minimum pressures on both the boom side and the counterweight side. Shafiul Hasan et al(2010) has developed a model which calculates the Ground bearing reactions and their subsequent mat design, but that is limited to offline monitoring. The present work addresses this issue by monitoring the crane reactions continuously during the virtual lift process.…”

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Development of a Computer Aided Critical Lift Planning System Using Parametric Modeling Software

Chadalavada¹,

Varghese²

2010

Proceedings of the 2010 (1st) International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management

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Construction industry has seen a tremendous growth in developing countries in the past few decades. Millions of dollars are annually spent by the industrial owners and the contractors on critical operations in the construction industry. With the intense demand for rapid construction of infrastructure, construction industry faces the challenges of completing projects in a shorter duration. Further, the decreased availability of skilled resources compounds the problem further.Critical lifts are important but risky activity which has major impact on the construction safety, cost and the schedule. The level of technology that is available in the present construction industry for critical lift planning is limited to 2D drawings and a few Computer aided lift planning software (Hornaday et al. (1997)). The current software tools have many limitations. This paper discusses the work done towards the development of the Computer aided Critical lift planning system using Parametric Modeling software Autodesk Inventor. This platform is used for the first time in developing computer aided lift planning software. The system developed is evaluated using a case study taken from a refinery site, the results obtained are encouraging and demonstrates the potential to improve the overall lift planning process.

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“…Past research in crane operations has been seen as the development of advanced algorithms to facilitate crane lifts. Automating these types of algorithms is critical to improving efficiency and productivity in planning specific to: crane type and location selection (Hermann et al, 2010;Huang et al, 2011;Safouhi et al, 2011); crane path planning and simulation (Reddy and Varghese, 2002;Chang et al, 2012;Ali et al, 2005); crane lift visualization (Juang et al, 2013;Zhang and Hammad, 2012;Lin et al, 2012;Hornaday et al, 1993); and crane lift engineering design and analysis (Lin et al, 2012;Hasan et al, 2010;Wu et al, 2011).…”

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Critical lifting simulation of heavy industrial construction in gaming environment

Sydora

Lei

Siu

et al. 2020

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Purpose Heavy industrial construction often relies on large mobile cranes to erect equipment and pre-assembled modules. Engineering calculations are required for the lifting analysis where lifting capacity is analyzed to ensure the feasibility of the lifting scenarios. Such engineering calculations are often presented in static formats, e.g. two-dimensional or three-dimensional models. However, it is difficult to help practitioners (e.g. lifting engineers, site crews and operators) understand the complexity of the lifting process and thus operational decisions are often made intuitively. Therefore, this paper aims to introduce a game-based simulation system to allow for interactive analysis of the lifting process to improve lifting efficiency and safety. Design/methodology/approach The proposed method treats the mobile crane as a robot with degree-of-freedoms, and the movements are simulated in the Unity game environment. The lifting capacity is calculated dynamically based on the lifting object weight, rigging weight and lifting radius. Findings Compared with the four-dimensional visualization, this development has added a dimension of real-time interactive simulation; this allows the users to understand the complexity and feasibility of the lifting process. Originality/value The developed prototype has been tested and validated using a real case study from a heavy industrial project with the possibility of generalizing crane lifting configurations.

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Interactive and Dynamic Integrated Module for Mobile Cranes Supporting System Design

Cited by 40 publications

References 17 publications

Integrated Building Information Model to Identify Possible Crane Instability Caused by Strong Winds

Integrated Building Information Model to Identify Possible Crane Instability Caused by Strong Winds

Development of a Computer Aided Critical Lift Planning System Using Parametric Modeling Software

Critical lifting simulation of heavy industrial construction in gaming environment

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