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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents ........................................................................................................... 1

General Crane Information............................................................................................. 2
Service Duty Classes ..................................................................................................... 2
Top Running Bridge Crane Bracket Details ................................................................... 4
AH0010 – Runway Beam to Bracket Connection ..................................................... 4
AH0030 – Runway Beam to Column Bracing (Unbraced Bay)................................. 5
AH0070 – Runway Beam to Column Bracing (braced Bay) ..................................... 6
AH0090 – Runway Beam to Bracket Connection (Double Bracket) ......................... 7
AH0110 – Runway Beam to Column Bracing (Double Bracket) (Unbraced Bay)..... 8
AH0120 – Runway Beam to Column Bracing (Double Bracket) (braced Bay) ......... 9
Top Running Bridge Crane Auxiliary Column Details................................................... 10
AH0150 – Runway Beam to auxiliary column Connection...................................... 10
AH0170 – Auxiliary Column to Frame Column Connection .................................... 11
Top Running Bridge Crane Stepped Column Details................................................... 12
AH0180 – Runway Beam to Stepped Column Connection..................................... 12
AH0200 – Runway Beam to Double Stepped Column Connection ........................ 13
Crane Stop Detail ......................................................................................................... 14
AH0220 – Crane Stop Detail .................................................................................. 14
AH0225 – Alternate Crane Stop Detail ................................................................... 15
Hook Bolt And Floating Rail Clamp Details .................................................................. 16
AH0230 – Rail to Runway Hook Bolt Connection ................................................... 16
AH0240 – Rail to Runway Beam Floating Clamp Connection ................................ 17
Monorail/Underhung Cranes ........................................................................................ 18
AH0250 – Standard Connection (Crane Steel Not By Nucor) ................................ 19
AH0260 – Optional Connection (Crane Steel Not By Nucor).................................. 20
AH0255 – Standard Transverse Connection (Crane Steel Not By Nucor) ............. 21
AH0265 – Optional Transverse Connection (Crane Steel Not By Nucor)............... 22

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GENERAL CRANE INFORMATION

Following is an explanation of Nucor Building System’s (NBS) interpretation of basic crane
serviceability criteria for use by the builder in properly defining the crane system. This information is
based on the MBMA Low-Rise Building Systems Manual, 1996 and CMAA Specification #74, 1994
Revised.

SERVICE DUTY CLASSES

The CMAA (Ref. 74.2) has established six categories of crane service classification as a guide for
determining the usage or serviceability requirements of a specific crane application. These criteria
are related to number of lifts per hour, average percent of capacity per lift, speed requirements when
moving the load, and height of lift. Since it is NBS standard approach to use the design procedures
outlined in the MBMA Low-Rise Building Systems Manual, 1996 for crane design, Classes E and F
are considered extreme special cases and are not discussed herein. Please contact NBS
Estimating Department directly with questions or requests concerning Class E or F cranes.
The classes are as follows:
Class Description
A This service class covers cranes which may be used in installations such as
powerhouses, public utilities, turbine rooms, motor rooms and transformer
Stand-By stations where precise handling of equipment at slow speeds with long, idle
or periods between lifts are required. Capacity loads may be handled for initial
Infrequent installation of equipment and for infrequent maintenance.
B This service class covers cranes which may be used in repair shops, light
assembly operations, service buildings, light warehousing, etc., where
Light service requirements are light and the speed is slow. Loads may vary from
no load to occasional full rated loads with two to five lifts per hour, averaging
ten feet per lift.
C This service class covers cranes which may be used in machine shops or
papermill machine rooms, etc., where service requirements are moderate. In
Moderate this type of service, the crane will handle loads which average 50 percent of
the rated capacity with 5 to 10 lifts per hour, averaging 15 feet, not over 50
percent of the lifts at rated capacity.
D This service class covers cranes which may be used in heavy machine
shops, foundries, fabricating plants, steel warehouses, container yards,
Heavy lumber mills, etc., and the standard duty bucket and magnet operations
where heavy duty production is required. In this type of service, loads
approaching 50 percent of the rated capacity will be handled constantly
during the working period. High speeds are desirable for this type of service
with 10 to 20 lifts per hour averaging 15 feet, not over 65 percent of the lifts at
rated capacity.

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In design of the crane beam and brackets, it is also important to consider the effects of fatigue on the
welds and bolted joints. This is taken into consideration by NBS as explained in the MBMA Low-Rise
Building Systems Manual, 1996. AISC has defined four loading conditions in the AISC-ASD Manual
of Steel Construction, 9th Ed. as follows:
Loading Total No. of Loading Cycles * Equiv. No. Cycles
Condition From To Per Day Over Life Span.
1 20,000 100,000 2 to 10
2 100,000 500,000 10 to 50
3 500,000 2,000,000 50 to 200
4 2,000,000 and over 200 and up
* over entire life span, assuming 25 year life span.

These loading conditions define the allowable stresses on the joints of the beam and bracket. MBMA
has correlated these loading conditions to the service duty classes defined by CMAA so that if a
certain class is chosen, the appropriate loading condition can then be chosen from the following table:
Service AISC Loading Condition
Class R ≤ 0.5 R > 0.5
B -- 1
C 1 2
D 2 3
TW
R= , for underhung monorail cranes,
(TW + RC )
where,
TW
R= , for bridge cranes.
(TW + 2RC )
TW = Total weight of the crane including bridge with end trucks, hoist with
trolley, and cab with walkway for cab-operated cranes.
RC = Rated Capacity of the crane.

Service Class A is not represented in the above table nor is there a value for Class B if R≤ 0.5. This is
because fatigue does not need to be considered in these cases. NBS requires only that the customer
supply the Service Duty Class as defined previously for the given crane system. The customer must
determine and supply this value as NBS cannot define usage in relation to the crane system. The
loading condition per AISC is then determined by NBS.

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TOP RUNNING BRIDGE CRANE BRACKET DETAILS

AH0010 – RUNWAY BEAM TO BRACKET CONNECTION

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AH0030 – RUNWAY BEAM TO COLUMN BRACING (UNBRACED BAY)

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AH0070 – RUNWAY BEAM TO COLUMN BRACING (BRACED BAY)

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AH0090 – RUNWAY BEAM TO BRACKET CONNECTION (DOUBLE BRACKET)

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AH0110 – RUNWAY BEAM TO COLUMN BRACING (DOUBLE BRACKET) (UNBRACED BAY)

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AH0120 – RUNWAY BEAM TO COLUMN BRACING (DOUBLE BRACKET) (BRACED BAY)

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TOP RUNNING BRIDGE CRANE AUXILIARY COLUMN DETAILS

AH0150 – RUNWAY BEAM TO AUXILIARY COLUMN CONNECTION

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AH0170 – AUXILIARY COLUMN TO FRAME COLUMN CONNECTION

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TOP RUNNING BRIDGE CRANE STEPPED COLUMN DETAILS

AH0180 – RUNWAY BEAM TO STEPPED COLUMN CONNECTION

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AH0200 – RUNWAY BEAM TO DOUBLE STEPPED COLUMN CONNECTION

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CRANE STOP DETAIL

AH0220 – CRANE STOP DETAIL

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AH0225 – ALTERNATE CRANE STOP DETAIL

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HOOK BOLT AND FLOATING RAIL CLAMP DETAILS

AH0230 – RAIL TO RUNWAY HOOK BOLT CONNECTION

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AH0240 – RAIL TO RUNWAY BEAM FLOATING CLAMP CONNECTION

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MONORAIL/UNDERHUNG CRANES

• Underhung crane beams have rigid specifications with regard to tolerances. Many
suppliers of underhung systems require hardened flanges where crane wheels
come in contact with the crane beam. NBS standard approach to underhung and
monorail cranes is to design for the effects on the primary structural system only.
Nucor will qualify back a maximum vertical frame deflection due to crane load
combination; project engineer of record needs to review this information with crane
supplier. As a standard, all beams, rails, connections to main frames, etc. are by
others. NBS will design the frame of the building for the vertical and lateral loads
and the building longitudinal bracing for the longitudinal loads.

• There are capacity limits for the monorail and underhung cranes. For both crane
types, we will not design to a CMAA service class above C. The monorail crane
capacity limit is 5 tons and the underhung capacity limit is 10 tons.

• It is important to specify clearly on the sketch of the building(s) included with the
order proposal the start and stop point, direction, orientation, and capacity of each
monorail or underhung crane in the structure. Please also note that NBS standard
connection type designed for is the “truss” type. NBS will provide a web stiffener
plate to be welded in place directly over the centerline of the crane connection in the
rafter by an AWS certified welder in the field. We ship this stiffener plate loose for
the customer to place and weld because of the uncertainty of the exact end location
of the crane attachment. This allows the customer more flexibility during erection to
allow for unknowns.

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AH0250 – STANDARD CONNECTION (CRANE STEEL NOT BY NUCOR)

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AH0260 – OPTIONAL CONNECTION (CRANE STEEL NOT BY NUCOR)

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AH0255 – STANDARD TRANSVERSE CONNECTION (CRANE STEEL NOT BY NUCOR)

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AH0265 – OPTIONAL TRANSVERSE CONNECTION (CRANE STEEL NOT BY NUCOR)

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DATE: 08/11/04 4.6.22
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