

For large tonnage crane it’s common that there are 4 wheels on one side of bridge which means there are 4 concentrated moving loads imposed on the simple span beam.Ĭonverting 4 concentrated moving loads to 2 to use the formula can overestimate the moment up to +18% depending on the beam span and load. Most other similar crane beam design programs use the formula of 2 concentrated moving loads to get the beam member forces.


