Algorithm of crane selection for heavy lifts

Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-65

  Wu, Di ^a   Lin, Yuanshan ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Wang, Xiukun ^a   Gao, Shunde ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CAD; Crane selection; Ground bearing pressure; Heavy lift; Mobile crane

Indexed keywords

3D SIMULATIONS; BEARING PRESSURE; CAD; CENTERLINES; COMPUTER-AIDED SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONSTRUCTION SITES; DATA MANAGEMENT; GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEAVY LIFT; HEAVY LIFTS; LIFTING CAPACITY; MOBILE CRANES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D);

ALGORITHMS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

CRANES;

EID: 78650408026     PISSN: 08873801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000065     Document Type: Article

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