Hangers & bearing

Crane-rail connection design to AISC 360-22

Crane rails on runway girders: hook bolts, clips and clamps, and rail splices.

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What you get

From the loads to a finished crane-rail connection

The applicable limit states, checked

Strength and detailing checks to AISC 360-22 and the 16th Edition Steel Construction Manual, each with its ratio, the clause or equation it comes from, and the governing case. Results update as you type.

Drawings to scale

Elevations, plans and sections with bolts, weld symbols and dimensions, on a drawing sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.

A calculation report a reviewer can follow

Inputs, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF. See a sample report.

LRFD or ASD, US or SI

Switch the design method and the units at any time; the drawings and the report follow. Auto-design proposes a layout you can fine-tune.

Verification

How the crane-rail connection is tested

Manual Table 1-21 as printed and AISC Design Guide 7 Examples 14.1.1 and 14.1.2, plus hand calculations.

How the types without a published worked example are checked.

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