liftech集装箱装卸桥 Quay-Crane-Accidents-Lessons-and-Prevention-NOVEMBER-2008.pdf

TOCAmericas2008,LongBeach,CANovember19,2008

ArunBhimani,LiftechConsultantsInc.

QuayCraneAccidents

LessonsandPrevention

TOCAmericas2008,LongBeach,CA

ArunBhimani,S.E.

President

ErikSoderberg,S.E.

Principal

LiftechConsultantsInc.

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Liftechengineershavebeenprovidingstructuralengineeringservicestothe

containercraneindustryforover45yearsandhaveexperienceinmany

cranefailures.

Severalcatastrophicfailureshaveoccurredthisyearandseveralothers

nearlyoccurredremindingtheindustryoftherisks.

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TOCAmericas2008,LongBeach,CANovember19,2008

ArunBhimani,LiftechConsultantsInc.

AccidentsRelatedTo:

1.Operations

2.Transport

3.Wind

4.Earthquakes

5.StructuralFatigue

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Wehaveorganizedtheaccidentsintothefivecategoriesshown.Some

overlap.

TOCAmericas2008,LongBeach,CANovember19,2008

ArunBhimani,LiftechConsultantsInc.

Agenda

ArunBhimani

Operations

Transport

ErikSoderberg