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Design and verification of lifting lugs

The spreadsheet verifies some configurations of lifting lugs and padeyes.

Different worksheets are reported for a complete verification of common configurations.

Lifting Lug subjected to a vertical load

The verification is performed considering the reference "Design and
Construction of Lifting Beams" David T. Ricker, PE, AISC
Engineering Journal, Fourth Quarter/1991 and its updating to 2005
AISC Manual of Steel Construction (click here to download it).

Many sections are reported with the dimensioning verifications:

Geometry definition and requirements check in compliance with the prescriptions reported in the
reference document
Materials definition
Verification of the failure modes of the lug to:
Tensile Rupture of Lug,
Bearing Capacity of Hole,
Shear Yielding to Edge of Plate,
Tension Tear Out to Edge of Plate
Section verification of the lifting lug's plate
Welding verification between the lug and the bottom plate, using the norm Eurocode 1993-1-8:2005
and NTC 2008.
Two dimensioning welding cases and configurations:
fillet weld
full penetration weld

Useful graphical views of the lug and welding are foreseen to better define the geometry and the
dimensioning parameters.
Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System can be selected for the calculation.

Lifting Lug subjected to a load with given slope

Lug with an applied force having an assigned sloped angle and
eccentricity with respect to the hole.
The verifications of the previous case are repeated with the additional
verifications of the connected bottom section to the bending effect
produced by the eccentricity of the force.
Also for this case two welding types are included: fillet weld and full
penetration weld.
Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System can be selected for the
calculation.

Design of a lifting lug with overlapping plate joint subjected to

a sloped force
The previous lug is verified considering the case with the main plate
overlapping the bottom structure with a welding line all around its
perimeter.
Forces in the plane of the pad and transversal to it are considered. Accepted payment method.
The verification of the failure modes and the plate section are
included.
The front and lateral welds are verified considering the EN 1993-1-8.
Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System can be selected for the
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Design of a lifting padeye with stiffeners

The worksheet verifies a lifting padeye provided with stiffening
brackets and cheek plate loaded with a sloped force. The
verification takes into account the guidelines in "Rules for
Classification and Construction Industrial Services IV-6-4"
Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Edition 2007 (click here to
download it). FOLLOW US

Many sections are reported with the dimensioning verifications:

Geometry definition and dimensional requirement checks. Two stiffening brackets can be
selected. The main section parameters (shear sections, bending modulus, inertia moments)
are calculated for the stress analysis

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Materials definition
Evaluation of the safety factors for lifting equipment
Forces in the plane of the pad and transversal to it
Calculus and verification of the stresses on the loaded sections due to tension, shear, bending
and torsion moments
Verification of the failure modes of the lug hole to:
Tensile Rupture of Lug,
Bearing Capacity of the Hole,
Shear Yielding to Edge of Plate,
Tension Tear Out to Edge of Plate
Verification of fillet welds of the composed elements:
main plate,
stiffening brackets (vertical and bottom sections)
cheek plate

Useful graphical views of the geometry of the padeye are foreseen for a better definition of the configuration
and dimensioning parameters.
Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System can be selected for the calculation.

See video PART 1. (version 1.0)

See video PART 2. (version 2.0)
The Part 2 contains the new verification worksheets included in the version 2.0 (lifting padeyes with
stiffening brackets and lugs with overlapping plate joint).

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Spreadsheet versions list:

Version 3.2:
Some text corrections have been introduced.

Version 3.1:
Updated picture in sheet 2 with reference signs.
Minor improvements.

Version 3.0:
Added English Unit System. Now it is possible to select the Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System for
the calculation. The input and output values will change as consequence.
Added User values for Beta and Gamma parameters in welding verifications.
Minor corrections and various improvements.

Version 2.1:
New .EXE file format for the spreadsheet. When launching the .EXE file, Excel is started and the protected
workbook is opened as if you had opened it the regular way. See Activation/Support page for more
information.

Version 2.0:
Added verification worksheet of lifting padeyes with stiffening brackets.
Added verification worksheet of lugs with overlapping plate joint.
Minor corrections.

Version 1.0: new introduced file.

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