Optimisation of Box Girder Design of Overhead Cranes
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Abstract
The subject of the research presented in this article is the dimensional optimisation of the box structure of the main girder for overhead cranes, with the aim to reduce the main girder’s own weight. Described are the applied optimisation methods and also the problems arising during the optimisation process. Loss of shape stability is analysed in more detail, as well as the methods determined for a constructional proposal of the girder cross-section. The developed optimisation procedure is a combination of the calculations, performed in the MS Excel environment, with the simulation of a parametrically modelled girder realised using Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks software v. 2023. Using the example of optimisation of an overhead crane girder with a lifting capacity of 50 tons, the effectiveness of the proposed optimisation procedure is declared, where the existing overhead crane box girder is compared with the optimised cross-section of the box girder.
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OpenAlex topics: Mechanical and Thermal Properties Analysis · Engineering Technology and Methodologies · Mechanical Engineering Research and Applications
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 1/9, 04200 Košice, Slovakia
Funding
Cultural and educational grant agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic and Scientific grant agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic and SAV
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