Interaction of the various components considers the design and detailing of the rail the girder, the horizontal girder (or surge plate) and columns and founda-.
The crane columns consist of round HSS sections, supported in the plane of the crane girder by attachments to the nose pipes of the trussed frames. These
Deflection tolerances and long spans are discussed. Details of supports at columns are presented and discussed, in particular, poor details causing failure as