TOWER CRANES

TOPICS
INTRODUCTION
TYPES OF CRANES
DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF CRANE
ERECTION PROCEDURE
UTILITY TO PROJECT / SITE
DISADVANTAGES
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
CONCLUSION & CONSENSUS
 What Are Tower Cranes?
A crane is a tower or derrick equipped with cables
and pulleys that is used to lift and lower materials.

Ancient Crane
Mobile Crane
Telescopic Crane
Tower Crane
Loader Crane
Stacker Crane
Gantry Crane
Overhead Crane
 Tower Cranes
Fixed to the ground
Horizontal boom is balanced
asymmetrically
Short arm carries a counterweight of
concrete blocks
Long arm carries the lifting gear
Tower Footing
Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
Climbing
Tower

Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
 Climbing
Tower
Swing Ring

Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
 Climbing
Tower
Swing Ring

Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
Counter
Weight
Climbing
Tower
Swing Ring

Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
 Boom
Counter
Weight
Climbing
Tower
Swing Ring

Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
 Boom
Counter
Weight
Trolley
Climbing
Tower
Swing Ring

Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
 Boom
Counter Operator's
Weight Cabin
Trolley
Climbing
Tower
Swing Ring

Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
 Load Line

Boom
Counter Operator's
Weight Cabin
Trolley
Climbing
Tower
Swing Ring

Fixed Tower

Tower Footing
The Base
Mast / Fixed Tower
Swing Ring
Counter Weight Boom
Erection of Boom
The Operators Cabin
Load Carried by the Boom
Sr. Distance from the Mast Load Carrying Capacity
No. ( in meters) ( in Metric Tonnes)
1 10m 6
2 20m 4
3 30m 3
4 40m 2

Tower Crane at the Site:

Maximum unsupported height - 141 feet (43 meters)
Maximum reach - 164 feet (50 meters)
Maximum lifting power 6.61 tons (6 metric tons),
Counterweights 17.6 tons (16 metric tons)
Rohan Tapovan
Rohan Builders Pvt. Ltd.
(India)
Gokhale Nagar,
Near Mendhi Farm
Senapati Bapat Marg, Radius of
Pune. the Boom

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Tower
Crane

C B A

Location of the Tower Crane

 UTILITY TO PROJECT
TIME SAVING MACHINE
MULTIPURPOSE IN USE
HEAVY DUTY
HIGH PERFORMANCE
EASE EVEN IN CRITICAL SITUATION
CAN BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE
PROJECT TO ANOTHER
WHEN IDLE , NO OVERHEADS
OPTIMUM UTILISATION OF RESOURCES
 DISADVANTAGES
CUMBERSOME TO ERECT & DISMANTLE.
HIGH INITIAL COST FOR ERECTION AS
WELL AS DISMANTLING.
SKILLED OPERATORS ARE REQUIRED.
IF IN DEFECTIVE SESSION , HAMPERS THE
SCHEDULE.
MAINTANANCE IS DIFFICULT.
SOMETIMES CREATE SAFETY PROBLEMS.
LIMITED TO PROJECTS WITH LARGE AREAS.
 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Sr. WITH
WITH
No PARTICULARS CRAN
LIFTS
. E
1 CONCRETING @ 7000 Sq.ft 10 Hr 25 Hr
2 LABOURS REQUIRED FOR 15-25 45-60
3 QUANTITY OF CONCRETE 6 Bag 1 Bag
4 R/F SHIFTING WITHIN SITE 1-1.5 Hr 8-10 Hr
ERECTION - DISMANTLING 1,00,00
5 25,000
COST 0
YEARLY MAINTAINANCE
6 30,000 5,000
COST
7 WASTAGE OF CONCRETE 0.25 % 3%
Thank You . .
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