Reinforcing solution on existing crane runway with castellated beams-Case study

Abstract

The paper presents the reinforcing solutions applied to an existing crane runway in a warehouse located in Piatra Neamţ city, Neamţ County. The crane beams are steel castellated type. The owner of the studied warehouse wanted to replace the existing 3.2 tons crane with one of 5 tons capacity. Due to regulations and norms changing over the years, the existing crane runway beams need some reinforcement measures in order to fulfill the owner's necessities. At the end of the paper are presented some solutions that can be adopted in order to achieve increased load-bearing capacity.