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Tower crane design and stability

1 October 2008, London

Background

Tower cranes are a vital element in the construction process. There are around 1500 cranes in the UK and at any time around 1000 are in use. Tower cranes are often in use on construction sites in urban areas and any collapse of the crane is likely to result in injury to members of the public outside the boundaries of the site as well as personnel working inside the site. Collapse of tower cranes also presents a risk to adjacent railways and roads.

Outline

The aim of this full day training course based on the very successful Tower Crane Stability CIRIA guidance is to bring together important practical and design issues that impact on health and safety and to present a current understanding of best practice based on the experience of a wide cross-section of the industry to provide practical assistance about the design of tower crane foundations and the impacts different factors can have on their safety.

Programme

09.30	Introduction Need for document and aims of course
10.00	Types of crane and modes of failure Interactive discussion of hazards and modes of failure associated with the various types of tower crane
10.30	Coffee Break
10.45	Site Management Issues associated with choice, location and operation of tower cranes. Interactive exercise based on a notional site set-up
11.45	Design Factors of safety Loadings
12.30	Lunch
13.30	Design of gravity tower crane base Explanation of design method Design exercise*
14.45	Coffee
15.00	Design of piled tower crane base Explanation of design method Design exercise*
16.30	Conclusion
17.00	Finish
	*Delegates should bring along calculators for the design exercises

Further information

Preparation/documentation: Delegates will be provided with copies of the CIRIA guide Tower crane stability (C654)

Venue

London

CPD

CIRIA recommends this workshop for up to 6 hours towards CPD requirements with the ICE, CIOB RICS, CIBSE & IstructE.

Terms and Conditions

For non-member registrations, your booking will be confirmed once payment has been received. Bookings must be accompanied by a cheque payable to CIRIA or credit card details.

Confirmation of your booking will be sent out by CIRIA two weeks prior to the event.

Cancellations

Any booking fee paid will not be refunded unless written confimation is received at least 10 working days before the event, substitute delegates are welcome.

CIRIA reserves the right to vary the programme and cancel the event in case of insufficient bookings.

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