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CRITERIA FOR DESIGN OF LIFTING BEAMS
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BUREAU
MANAK

OF
BHAVAN,

INDIAN
9

BAHADUR

NEW DELHI
November 1992

STANDARDS
SHAH

ZAFAR

MARG

110002
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Group 3

Hydraulic

Gates and Valves Sectional

Committee,

RVD 12

FOREWORD
This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized
by the Hydraulic Gates and Valves Sectional Committee had been approved by the River Valley
Division Council.
Lifting beams or lifting frames are used for handling gates stop logs and trash racks. The
lifting beams/frames make it possible to engage and disengage the curves/hoist from the gate or
trash-rack under water.
The limit of application ( depth of water ) of lifting beams frame will be set by the depth to
which it is possible for a driver to work if it is required in case of failure of the beam. The
For dirty grooves
lifting beam is operated under balanced condition and with clean grooves.
specially during construction the use ramming of lifting beams is not recommended
because of
frequent ramming.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with,
the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be
rounded off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised ).
The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that
of the specified value in this standard.

IS 13591 : 1992

Indian Standard
CRITERIA FOR DESIGN OF LIFTING BEAMS
lifting beam guide rollers are engaged in the
guides. The lifting beam should be counter
veighted as required to keep vertically when it
s suspended ( see Fig. 1 ).

1 SCOPE
1.1 This standard deals with criteria for design
of three types of engaging and disengaging
lifting beams.

5 AUTOMATIC

2 GENERAL REQrJIREMENTS
2.1 The design of lifting bea.ms/frames
meet the following general requirements:

BEAMS

5.1 Several type of engaging devices are used

For such lifting beams. One of the arrangements which are recommended
for use are
given in 5.2.

should

a) A design with connection

of lifting beam
to the gate at one point of suspension
can be used for small spans due to rise
of gate when held at one single point.

5.2 Pipe and Socket Arrangement

The general
arrangement
of this type of
lifting beams is shown in Fig. 2. The engagement and disengagement of both are performed
after preliminary
loading by hand of the grab
device which operates
under the action of
falling load after receiving
a mechanical
impluse from a movable stop in the gate/trash
rack. For reliable operation
the following
conditions should be fulfilled while designing
the lifting beams:

b) The spacing between the guides of the

lifting beam/frame
should not be less
than l/lOth
of the span or 500 mm
whichever is more.

Cl If a lifting frame is used, the height of

the frame should not be less than l/12
of span or 1 m whichever is more.

d) To provide greater

stability the lifting

beams should
be equipped with two
hoisting ropes or a suitable sling.

socket ( pipe
a>The
made in such a

) in the gate should be

manner that the pipe
( socket ) in the beam matches freely
with it, taking into account the gaps in
the grooves, the displacement
of the
engaging elements in the gate, and the
possible wrapping of the beam.

4 Spears or pilot rods should be provided

on the gate to guide the book into proper

position for grappling and to prevent
rotation of the gate when raised above
the guides.

b) To prevent the possibility of disengaging

For storing the lifting beam on the

should be
suitable
device
ground,
provided so that the hooks are not
touching the ground.

the beam from the gate, the beam should

be made with a stop device controlled
from a movable stop in the gate, which is
brought into the operating position only
when the gate is placed on the slit or
the lower section.

3 TYPE OF ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING

LIFTING BEAMS
3.1 Depending upon the mode of engagement
the lifting beams are classified as follows:

cl To eliminate

the possibility
of free
swinging of the gate with respect to the
lifting beam when it is outside
the
groove the beam cantilivers should have
lateral pipe which should enter freely
into holes in the gate.

aj Manually operated lifting beams.

b) Automatic lifting beams.
c) Lifting
beams with
electro-hydraulic
drive.

The block stem should descend freely by

its own weight into the guides within
the limits of preset travel.

4 MANUALLY OPERATED LIFTlNG BEAMS

4.1 The lifting beam hooks and lifting
should be located
symetrically
about
central axis and should be in the line of
of the gate equipment to be lifted when

LIFTING

lugs
the
C.G
the

e) The counterweight

of the lever should

have sufficient weight to produce the
required
torque
to
overcome
the
frictional
forces
in the hinges
and

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FIG. 1

TYPICALDETAILSOF MANUALLY OPERATEDLIFTINGBEAM

IS 13591: 1992

TYPICALDETAILSOF AUTOMATICLIFTING BEAMWITH PIPE AND SOCKETARRANGEMENT

unforseen

resistance

which should be filled with working liquid

and separated from the external medium
by a rubber diaphragm.

in the coupling.

f) The axiai bearings, the shifts, and the

bushings should be made from anticorrosive steel.

7 DOUBLE

6 LIFTING BEAMS WITH ELECTROHYDRAULIC DRIVES

HOOK ARRANGEMENT

In this arrangement the pair of lifting hooks

on the liftina beam is actuated
bv a counterweight on aTever which is the preset in engaging or disengaging position.
The movements
of the hooks should be actuated by a single
counter weights connected suitably to ensure
synchronised operation. Four types with typical
arrangements are given in Pig.4, 5, 6 and~7.
8 DESIGN

General arrangement
of this type of lifting
beams is shown in Fig. 3. The following
important
points should be kept in view in
designing this type of lifting beams:

a) The hydraulic drive is provided by means

of the servomotor.
The
servomotor
should have sufficient capacity.
b) After rotation of the grab by 90, the oil
should be pumped for some time through
a safety valve and then a time relay
should disconnect
the electric motor.
The disconnection
may also be performed
by an operator from the crane based on
readings from grab position gauge.
Cl A induction type gauge should be kinematically connected to the rotary stem.
d) Two aditional induction gauges should
be located at the ends of beam steel
structure to signal the position of beam
with respect to the gate.
e) The cable leadouts should be heremitical
sealed.
f) To prevent possible infiltration of water
into the frame in the drive end, a compensation chamber should be provided

8.1 Lifting beams should be designed for the

capacity of the beam/the gantry crane whichever is higher with impact factor of 1.1. The
permissible stresses should be limited to the
values given below:
a) Structural Steel
compression
and
1) Direct
compression in bending
2) Direct tension and tension
in bending
3) Shear stress
4) Combined stress
5) Bearing stress
b) Bronze or brass
1) Direct bearing stress
3

0.55 YP
0.55 YP
0.40 YP
0.75 YP
0.40 UTS
0.40 UTS

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FIG. 3

BEAM

TWICAL DETAILSOF LIFTINGBEAM ELECTROHYDRAULICDRIVE

8.2 Pinsconnecting the Lifting

Hook, Side Guide, Etc

Beam,

to limit lateral movement of gate to not more

than 6 mm in either
direction.
The roller
should be adjustable and travel on the guide
tracks. Care should be taken that c.g. of the
lifting hook should coincide with c.g. of gate,
so that no lateral twist is permitted
while
lifting the gates.

Lifting

The pins should be of rolled/forged

steel, be
used for lifting beam with a factor of safety
of 5. Deflection of frame or the structure as a
whole ( without considering
impact factor )
should be limited to span/SOO.

8.5 Counter Weight

Suitable counter
weight
in the formation
of dead weight should be added for lifting
beam for self balance.
The balance of lifting
beam should be checked on the shop floor
before using the lifting beam for operation in
the vents.

8.3 Design of Hook

The hooks are made out of plate
should be designed as curved beam.

steel

and

The stress will be limited to that in lifting

At the engaging point the profile is to
frame.
be hard faced to a maximum of 10 mm depth
machined smoothly for uniform bearing of pin.
In case the thickness of the hooks required
more than the plate thickness the plates may
be joined with rivet and welded.

8.6 Equipment
Beams

Required for Handling Lifting

The hoisting equipment used for lifting beams

such as gantry crane, underslung hoist, etc.
should be designed with fully balanced bottom
blocks suitable for connecting
the lifting
beams.
No lateral twist should be permitted
while engaging the hooks. Before connecting
the gate balancing of lifting beams should be
tested preferably in dry condition.

8.4 Guide Rollers

The guide rollers/shoes should be provided on
the sides of lifting beam to suit the gate groove

FIG. 5 TYPICALDETAILS OF LIFTING BEAMARRANGEMENTWITH Two INTERLINKING

AUTOMATICENGAGING AND DISENGAGINGHOOKS CONNECT
TO
FOLLOWER

OF

SECONDMETHOD

GANTRY

CRANE

BEAM

FOLLOWER

OF LIFTINGBEAM OPERATEDFROMGANTRY CRANE

FIG. 6 TYPICALARRANGIZMENT
WITH DOUBLE HOOK ARRANGEMENT
CONNECTIONS
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7 TYPICAL LIFTINGBEAM WITH Two POINT SUSPENSIONWITH DOUBLE HOOK ARRANGEMENT

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