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Crane runway girder design to Eurocode 3.

Enter the crane wheel loads and span, and Volex Anvil designs the runway girder for the combined vertical and horizontal (surge) wheel loads: the biaxial moment resistance, the local wheel-load effects, and the stringent EN 1993-6 deflection limits that usually govern crane beams.

The vertical deflection is checked against the L/600 limit of EN 1993-6 Table 7.1, with the moment resistance to EC3 §6.2.5 — every quantity shown for checking.

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Crane girder moment resistance and deflection limit EC3 §6.2.5 Eq (6.13); EN 1993-6 §7.3 Table 7.1
QuantityPublishedVolex AnvilError
Moment resistance MRd1306.4 kNm1306.4 kNm0.00%
Vertical deflection limit L/60013.3 mm13.3 mm0.00%
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Frequently asked

Does it include the horizontal surge load?
Yes — the horizontal (transverse) surge force is applied with the vertical wheel loads and the girder is checked for biaxial bending.
Which deflection limit?
The vertical deflection is checked against L/600 (EN 1993-6 Table 7.1), which typically governs the section size for crane beams.
Is it validated?
The moment resistance and deflection limit are checked against EC3 and EN 1993-6 — within 0.00%.
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