IPT's Crane and Rigging Handbook
IPT Publishing and Training Ltd
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- ISBN-10 DIGIT:
- 0920855016
- ISBN-13 DIGIT:
- 978-0920855140
- AUTHOR-1:
- Ronald G. Garby
- COPYRIGHT/PUBLICATION DATE:
- 1991
- BINDING:
- Paperback
- PAGE COUNT:
- 496
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Attributes
- Current Stock:
- SKU:
- 9780920855010
- Weight:
- 0.75 LBS
- Shipping:
- Calculated at Checkout
- ISBN-10 DIGIT:
- 0920855016
- ISBN-13 DIGIT:
- 978-0920855140
- AUTHOR-1:
- Ronald G. Garby
- COPYRIGHT/PUBLICATION DATE:
- 1991
- BINDING:
- Paperback
- PAGE COUNT:
- 496
Description
IPT's Crane and Rigging Handbook and Training Manual are essential resources for anyone who moves heavy loads. Referred to by many as the best crane and rigging book in North America, this indispensable publication expertly explains the rigging process for classroom instruction or workplace reference. New sections include pre-lift planning, materials handling, aerial platforms and barge, ship and offshore cranes.
IPT - The Best Choice for Manuals and Handbooks
IPT's Crane and Rigging Training Manual is the first choice for many trade colleges and apprenticeship programs. With clear, concise rigging process explanations, along with detailed diagrams and charts, this handbook or manual is the only crane and rigging reference you'll ever need!
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| SECTION TWO - CERTIFICATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Certification Necessity | p 166 | Load Signaling | p 168,169 |
| Load Planning | p 166,167 | Hoisting Equipment | p 169 |
| Hook-up (Rigging) | p 167 | Crane Operators | p 169-173 |
| SECTION THREE – PRE-LIFT PLANNING | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Plan Requirements | p 176 | Sketch & Data Sheet Examples | p 191,192 |
| Critical Lift | p 177-180 | Crane Set-up Summary | p 193 |
| Critical Lift Designation | p 177,178 | Lift Plan Drawing Examples | p 194-216 |
| Critical Lift Preparation | p 178-180 | Fin Fan Lift | p 195-198 |
| p 195-198 | p 180-183 | Heat Exchanger Lift | p 199-203 |
| Critical Lift Plan Analysis | p 184-187 | Module Lift | p 204-210 |
| Lift Calculation Form Example | p 188 | Fractionator Lift | p 211-216 |
| Rigging Hook-up Examples | p 189,190 | ANSI/OSHA Standards | p 217,218 |
| SECTION FOUR - MOBILE CRANES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Crane Signals | p 220-222 | Chart Values (Radius) | p 299,301 |
| Operational Aids | p 223,274,381 | Chart Values (Boom Length) | p 299,301 |
| Crane Identification | p 224 | Chart Values (Boom Angle) | p 299-301 |
| Crane Types | p 225-232 | Load Chart/Range Diagram | p 302 |
| Hoisting Systems | p 232,233 | Load Chart/Hoist Lines | p 303 |
| Site Preparation | p 234 | Load Chart/Boom Capacity | p 304,305 |
| Ground Condition | p 235,236 | Load Chart/Jib Capacity | p 306,307 |
| Bearing Surface | p 237,238 | Load Chart Points | p 308 |
| Outrigger Blocking | p 239 | Load Chart Examples | p 309-314 |
| Bearing Mats | p 240-242 | Tandem Crane Lifts | p 315-327 |
| Set-up & Assembly | p 243-249 | Tandem Lift Plan | p 315-317 |
| Boom Assembly | p 247-249 | Tailing Cranes | p 317-319 |
| Boom Dismantling | p 250,251 | Unequal Crane Loads | p 320-327 |
| Boom Inspection & Repair | p 252,253 | Conditions Affecting Capacity | p 328-337 |
| Crane Gantry | p 254 | Off-Level | p 329 |
| Crane Jibs | p 254-259 | Side-Loading | p 330 |
| Wire Rope Factors | p 260 | Rapid Swing | p 331,332 |
| Reeving Load Blocks | p 261-264 | Radius Increase | p 332-334 |
| Out-of-Level Cranes | p 265-267 | Wind Effect | p 334,335 |
| Crane Stability | p 268-275 | Impact Loading | p 336,337 |
| Tipping Axis | p 268-272 | Duty Cycle | p 337 |
| Crane Stability Factors | p 273 | Traveling with Load | p 338,339 |
| Outriggers Positions | p 274 | Telescoping Booms | p 340 |
| Load Indicators | p 274,275 | Boom Contact Hazard | p 341 |
| Load Shape Factors | p 276-278 | Anti Two-block | p 342,343 |
| Crane Structural Failure | p 279-281 | Electrical Clearances | p 344-348 |
| Quadrants of Operation | p 282-287 | Crane Log Books | p 349-352 |
| Barricading Swing Area | p 288 | Crane Inspection | p 353-357 |
| Actual & Effective Loads | p 289 | Crane Manual/Records | p 357,358 |
| Load on Boom | p 290 | Crane Maintenance | p 358-362 |
| Load on Jib | p 291 | Crane Cab Controls | p 362-367 |
| Net & Gross Load | p 292 | Crane Operation | p 367-369 |
| Static & Dynamic Load | p 293 | Crane Safety Features | p 369,370 |
| Load Charts | p 294-314 | Crane Brakes | p 371-373 |
| Load Charts/Load Indicators | p 294,295 | Operator Safety Points | p 374-381 |
| Load Chart Information | p 295-297 | Operational Aids | p 381,382 |
| Load Chart Strength & Stability | p 297,298 | ||
| Interpreting Load Chart | p 298 | ||
| SECTION FIVE - BOOM TRUCKS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Boom Truck Types | p 384-386 | Boom Truck Controls | p 393-395 |
| Boom Truck Stability | p 387-392 | Stowed Jib | p 395,396 |
| Tipping Axis | p 389 | Capacity Chart | p 396-401 |
| Setting Outriggers | p 390,391 | Chart Load Example | p 400,401 |
| Load Radius | p 391,392 | Operating Safety Tips | p 401-403 |
| Pre-use Inspection | p 392 | ||
| SECTION SIX – MATERIAL HANDLER & RAILROAD CRANES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Material Handler Introduction | p 406 | Scrap & Material Handler | p 411,412 |
| Multi-Purpose Handler | p 406-411 | Locomotive Cranes | p 413-417 |
| Multi-Purpose Attachments | p 406-408 | Rail Crane Types | p 413 |
| Capacity Chart | p 408,409 | Rail Crane Stability | p 414,415 |
| Operation Requirements | p 410 | Side Boom Hoists | p 415,416 |
| Safety Tips | p 410,411 | Rail Signals | p 416,417 |
| SECTION SEVEN – AERIAL PLATFORMS | |
|---|---|
| Aerial Platform Types | p 420,421 |
| Aerial Platform Safety | p 422-427 |
| Aerial Platform Inspection | p 427-430 |
| SECTION EIGHT – MOBILE EQUIPMENT SAFETY | |
|---|---|
| Crane Safety Illustration & Tips | p 432-441 |
| SECTION NINE – BARGE, SHIP, OFFSHORE CRANES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Barge Mounted Cranes | p 444 | Barge Safety Summary | p 455,456 |
| Dynamic Barge Movements | p 444,445 | Ship & Offshore Cranes | p 457-464 |
| Trim and List Limits | p 445,446 | Ship Crane Examples | p 457-461 |
| Land Crane Applications | p 446-449 | API 2C Standard | p 459-464 |
| Crane/Barge Stability | p 449,450 | Fixed Platform Dynamics | p 461-463 |
| Load Ratings | p 451,452 | Supply Boat Dynamics | p 462,463 |
| Capacity Charts | p 452-455 | Wave Action | p 463 |
| Environmental Conditions | p 453 | Load Chart Data | p 464 |
| Example Load Charts | p 453-455 | Operator Safety | p 464 |
| SECTION TEN – TOWER CRANES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator Certification | p 466 | Limit Switches | p 485-487 |
| Tower Crane Standards | p 466 | Fail Safe Brakes | p 488 |
| Self Erecting Cranes | p 466-469 | Crane Testing | p 490 |
| Site Preparation | p 467 | Operator Controls | p 491,492 |
| Tower Crane Types | p 470-473 | Load Rating Charts | p 493-495 |
| Jib Types | p 473-475 | Operator Precautions | p 496-498 |
| Tower Crane Mounting | p 476,477 | Crane Signals | p 498,499 |
| Component Identification | p 477,478 | Adjacent Cranes | p 499 |
| Equipment Records | p 479 | Unattended Cranes | p 499,500 |
| Log Book | p 479 | Weathervaning | p 500,501 |
| Tower Crane Erection | p 479-484 | Crane Inspection | p 502,503 |
| Crane Assembly | p 481-484 | Bolt Torquing | p 503,504 |
| Safety Features | p 484-488 | ||
| SECTION ELEVEN – OVERHEAD CRANES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overhead Crane Introduction | p 506 | Lowering a Load | p 553,554 |
| ANSI Standards | p 506 | Inching a Load | p 554,555 |
| CMAA Classifications | p 507 | Coordinated Movements | p 556-559 |
| Indoor Cranes & Hoists | p 507-512 | Swinging Loads | p 557-559 |
| Outdoor Cranes | p 512,513 | Crane Signals | p 559,560 |
| Straddle Lift Gantry | p 513-515 | Hoisting With Magnet | p 561,562 |
| Overhead Crane Components | p 516-520 | Hoist Assembly | p 563-573 |
| Crane Terminology | p 518-520 | Limit Switches | p 566-570 |
| Power to Crane | p 521,522 | Hoist Brakes | p 570,571 |
| Crane Controls | p 521 | Overload Protection | p 571-573 |
| Digital Controls | p 523,524 | Pre-operation Inspection | p 573-575 |
| Remote Radio Controls | p 524-535 | Operator Awareness | p 576,577 |
| Pendant Controls | p 536-538 | Safety Summary | p 577-579 |
| Cab Controls | p 539-560 | Housekeeping & Hazards | p 580 |
| Crane Bridge | p 540-546 | Lockout & Inspection | p 581-586 |
| Crane Trolley | p 546-550 | Crane Testing | p 587-591 |
| Crane Hoist | p 551-560 | Crane Securing | p 592 |
| Lifting a Load | p 551,552 | ||
| APPENDIX - EQUATIONS, ABBREVIATIONS AND FORMULAS | |||
| Electrical Formulas | p 502-504 | AC | p 504 |
| Ohmís Law | p 502 | Three Phase | p 504 |
| Resistance | p 502 | General | p 504 |
| Inductance | p 502 | Electrical Abbreviations | p 504 |
| Capacitance | p 502 | Conversion Factors | p 505 |
| Series AC Circuits | p 503 | Quantities, Units, Symbols | p 506,507 |
| Parallel AC Circuits | p 503 | Greek Symbols | p 508 |
| Power | p 503 | ||