Wind loading of STS cranes

Wind loading of STS cranes: Investigating improved calculation methods

Rasch, Tycho (TU Delft Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering)

van den Bos, W. (mentor)
Schott, D.L. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Mechanical Engineering | Multi-Machine Engineering

2022-05-25

Wind loads acting on STS cranes are an important design parameter to be taken into account when designing STS cranes. Current calculation standards such as the EN13001-2 overestimate wind forces. The goal of this research is to propose an improvement on current calculation standards. Wind tunnel tests were performed to assess the results of standard calculations. Computational fluid dynamics were validated against the wind tunnel and used to investigate the root cause of this difference. This research proposed the use of the shielding coefficients found in the DIN 1055 standard for horizontal elements in conjuncture with the EN13001-2 standard for more accurate calculations.

Ship-to-shore container cranes
Wind loading
Wind tunnel testing
Computational fluid dynamics
EN 13001-2

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:21515a41-b13f-47a4-b6c0-128404114477

Student theses

master thesis

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