Publications / 1997 Proceedings of the 14th ISARC, Pittsburgh, USA

Evaluation of an Alarm System to Prevent the Overturning of Truck Cranes

Ryoichi Fukagava, Tatsuro Muro, Koichi Tanigami
Pages 206-213 (1997 Proceedings of the 14th ISARC, Pittsburgh, USA, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

The authors have previously proposed a new method to prevent the overturning of truck cranes considering possible ground failures in the 11th ISARC at Brighton. The first aim of this study was to create an alarm system which can predict and judge the degree of danger from the data between the load and the settlement at outrigger pontoons, especially when the ground might possibly fail. A series of model test by use of a miniature truck crane were carried out to investigate the effectiveness of the alarm system. The second aim of the study was to theoritically make clear the conditions under which the tipping occurs. The tipping conditions for an actual truck crane were formulated against the cases when the ground is rigid enough and when the ground might possibly fail.

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