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Lifting Lug Design and Calculation Guide

This document outlines the 14 step procedure for performing WRC-107 calculations to design lifting lugs for horizontal vessels. It involves importing vessel data from PV Elite, opening the COADE CALC software, selecting the WRC 107/FEA analysis type, inputting lug geometry and vessel properties, calculating loads, saving the file, analyzing it, and iterating the design if it initially fails the strength requirements.

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Lifting Lug Design and Calculation Guide

This document outlines the 14 step procedure for performing WRC-107 calculations to design lifting lugs for horizontal vessels. It involves importing vessel data from PV Elite, opening the COADE CALC software, selecting the WRC 107/FEA analysis type, inputting lug geometry and vessel properties, calculating loads, saving the file, analyzing it, and iterating the design if it initially fails the strength requirements.

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PROCEDURE OF WRC-107 CALCULATIONS FOR LIFTING LUGS


(Horizontal vessels)

F
Sketch
Lifting Lugs

Step 1 Note values from output file of PVElite, as shown below.

Import data from PV elite

Step 2 Open PVElite Input file

Step 3 In PV Elite, Click this button -->


(To start design of lifting lug)

Step 4 A new window "COADE CALC" will open, Go to Step 4


As Shown Below:

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Step 5 Go to 'Analysis''Choose Analysis type''WRC 107 / FEA'


As shown below in sketch

Step 6 A new window will open. Click " +" new Item button

Step 7 Give Description of item, select attachment type as "Rectangular" & select "solid" in
Hollow or Solid box

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Step 8 Also give dimensions of rectangular attachment by clicking ">>" button


window. If there is any pad attached also give its dimension.

Step 9 In Vessel provide data for Vessel (from data sheet or Pv elite calculations) on which lifting lug is attached.

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Step 10 A Provide values in input cells in table 1 & take value of weight from step 1

Input Cell

Output Cells

Weight of Empty Vessel W = 5000 N


Impact Factor (generally 1.5) I = 18
Design Lifting Load (Total) WxI F = 90000 N
No. of Lifting Lugs n = 2
Table 1
Thickness of lifting lug T = 10 mm
Length of lifting lug from centre of hole to centre of weld line d = 100 mm
Thickness of pad Tp = 10 mm
Half of the circumferential angle between Lugs. = 30 deg.

Load per Lug F/n = 45000 N


Radial Load, P =FxI/n = 45000 N
Circumferential Shear, VC = F (tan ) / n = 25981 N
Longitudinal Shear, VL = 0.05 (F/n) = 2250 N
Longitudinal Moment, ML = P x d + VL (Tp + T/2) = 4533750 N-mm
Torsional Moment, MT = VC x d = 2598074 N-mm
Circumferential Moment, MC = VC (Tp + T/2) = 389711 N-mm

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Step 10 B In Loads provide values from Step10A.

Step 11 Save your file at required location.

Step 12 Analyze

Step 13 Read at end of Report (as below)

Step 14 If the results are " Fail", go to Step 8 & try with different geometrical dimensions.
Unless you get "Passed" message

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PROCEDURE OF WRC-107 CALCULATIONS FOR LIFTING LUGS


(Horizontal vessels)

Sketch

Step 1 Note values from output file of PVElite, as shown below.

Import data from PV elite

Step 2 Open PVElite Input file

Step 3 In PV Elite, Click this button -->


(To start design of lifting lug)

Step 4 A new window "COADE CALC" will open, Go to Step 4


As Shown Below:

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Step 5 Go to 'Analysis''Choose Analysis type''WRC 107 / FEA'


As shown below in sketch

Step 6 A new window will open. Click " +" new Item button

Step 7 Give Description of item, select attachment type as "Rectangular" & select "solid" in
Hollow or Solid box

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Step 8 Also give dimensions of rectangular attachment by clicking ">>" button


window. If there is any pad attached also give its dimension.

Step 9 In Vessel provide data for Vessel (from data sheet or Pv elite calculations) on which lifting lug is attached.

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Step 10 A Provide values in input cells in table 1 & take value of weight from step 1

Input Cell

Output Cells

Weight of Empty Vessel W = 5000 N


Impact Factor (generally 1.5) I = 1.5
Design Lifting Load (Total) WxI F = 7500 N
No. of Lifting Lugs n = 2
Table 1
Thickness of lifting lug T = 10 mm
Length of lifting lug from centre of hole to bottom. d = 55 mm
Thickness of pad Tp = 10 mm
Half of the circumferential angle between Lugs. = 30 deg.

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Step 10 B In Loads provide values from Step10A.

Step 11 Save your file at required location.

Step 12 Analyze

Step 13 Read at end of Report (as below)

Step 14 If the results are " Fail", go to Step 8 & try with different geometrical dimensions.
Unless you get "Passed" message

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PROCEDURE OF WRC-107 CALCULATIONS FOR LIFTING LUGS


(Vertical vessel)
Vertical lift
VL
VL= Longitudinal Shear
VC= Circumferential Shear

Step 1 Note values from output file of PVElite, as shown below.

Import data from PV elite

Step 2 Open PVElite

Step 3 In PV Elite, Click this button -->


(To start design of lifting lug)

Step 4 A new window "COADE CALC" will open, Go to Step 4


As Shown Below:

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Step 5 Go to 'Analysis''Choose Analysis type''WRC 107 / FEA'


As shown below in sketch

Step 6 A new window will open. Click " +" new Item button

Step 7 Give Description of item, select attachment type as " Rectangular" & select "solid" in
Hollow or Solid box

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Step 8 Also give dimensions of rectangular attachment by clicking " >>" button in Rectangular attachment
window. If there is any pad attached also give its dimension.

Step 9 In Vessel provide data for Vessel from Datasheet or output PVElite file.

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Step 10 A Provide values in input cells in table 1 & take value of weight from step 1

Input Cell

Output Cells

Weight of Empty Vessel W = 54000 N


Impact Factor (generally 1.5) I = 1.5
Design Lifting Load (Total) WxI F = 81000 N
No. of Lifting Lugs n = 2
Table 1
Thickness of lifting lug T = 10 mm
Length of lifting lug from centre of hole to center of weld line d = 55 mm
Thickness of pad Tp = 10 mm
Half of the circumferential angle between Lugs. = 30 deg.

Load per Lug F/n = 40500 N

IN VERTICAL LIFTING
Radial Load, P = 0.05 x F / n = 2025 N
Longitudinal Shear, VL = F / n = 40500 N
Circumferential Shear , VC = 0.05 x F / n = 2025 N

MOMENT CALCUALTIONS (In Vertical Lifting)


Longitudinal Moment, ML = Pd + VL (Tp + T/2) = 751275 N-mm
Circumferential Moment, MC = VC (Tp + T/2) = 30375 N-mm
Torsional Moment, MT = VC d 111375 N-mm

Step 10 B In Load provide values from Step 10A.

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Step 11 Save your file at required location.

Step 12 Analyze

Step 13 Read at end of Report (as below)

Step 14 If the results are Fail. Go to Step 8 & try again with different geometrical dimensions.
Unless you get "Passed" message

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PROCEDURE OF WRC-107 CALCULATIONS FOR LIFTING LUGS


(Vertical vessel)
Horizontal lift

VC= Circumferential Shear

Step 1 Note values from output file of PVElite, as shown below.

Import data from PV elite

Step 2 Open PVElite

Step 3 In PV Elite, Click this button -->


(To start design of lifting lug)

Step 4 A new window "COADE CALC" will open, Go to Step 4


As Shown Below:

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Step 5 Go to 'Analysis''Choose Analysis type''WRC 107 / FEA'


As shown below in sketch

Step 6 A new window will open. Click " +" new Item button

Step 7 Give Description of item, select attachment type as " Rectangular" & select "solid" in
Hollow or Solid box

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Step 8 Also give dimensions of rectangular attachment by clicking " >>" button infront of Attachment type box
window. If there is any pad attached also give its dimension.

Step 9 In Vessel provide data for Vessel from Datasheet or PVElite output file.

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Step 10 A Provide values in input cells in table 1 & take value of weight from step 1

Input Cell

Output Cells

Weight of Empty Vessel W = 54000 N


Impact Factor (generally 1.5) I = 1.5
Design Lifting Load (Total) WxI F = 81000 N
No. of Lifting Lugs n = 2
Table 1
Thickness of lifting lug T = 10 mm
Length of lifting lug from centre of hole to center of weld line d = 55 mm
Thickness of pad Tp = 10 mm
Half of the circumferential angle between Lugs. = 30 deg.

Load per Lug F/n = 40500 N


IN HORIZONTAL LIFTING
Radial Load, P = 0.05 x F / n = 2025 N
Longitudinal Shear, VL = 0.05 x F / n = 2025 N
Circumferential Shear, VC = F / n = 40500 N

MOMENT CALCULATIONS (In Horizontal Lifting)


Longitudinal Moment, ML = Pd + VL (Tp + T/2) = 141750 N-mm
Circumferential Moment, MC = VC (Tp + T/2) = 607500 N-mm
Torsional Moment, MT = VC d = 2227500 N-mm

Step 10 B In Load provide values from Step 10A.

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Step 11 Save your file at required location.

Step 12 Analyze

Step 13 Read at end of Report (as below)

Step 14 If Results are Fail go to Step 8 and try again with different geometric specifications.
Unless you get "Passed" message

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