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Masterclass “Heavy Transport & Lifting”

(Total 394 slides)

 1. General Knowledge and Introduction   (12 slides)

•  General Knowledge & Introduction
• Cranes
• Different Lifting- & Transport types
• Conventional Trailers
• Platformtrailers
• Different Crane types
• Some definitions:
  o Min. Break load, Safe Working Load, Working Load Limit, Test load,
  Mass and weight, Max. allowable ground load, Safety factors, etc.

2. Forces, Mass and Center of Gravity   (29 slides)

• Difference between mass (kg) and force (N)
• Standard triangles
• First & Second Law of Newton, Force F = m x a
• Composing of forces
• Principle of equilibrium
• Principle of CoG
• Principle of moment
• Forces on the load
• Wind forces (video shots on accidents due to windforce)
• Water force
• Accelerations and Decelerations
• Friction forces
• Forces on vessels
• Important angles
• Calculation of weights
• Estimating of Weight of different loads
• Ratio between mass and volume of different loads
• Essential information for Transport & Lifting Projects

 

3. Heavy Transport with Hydraulic Platform trailers  (50 slides)

• Difference between platform trailers and standard flatbed trailers
• Principle of a hydraulic platform trailer
• Specification of Conventional platform trailers
• Specification of Self Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT)
• Stability of Trailers
• Stability: 3- and 4- point suspension system, pro’s- and con’s
• A load placed on a flat bed trailer
• Stability of a Self Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT)
• Stability of a Conventional Hydraulic Platform Trailer
• Calculation of axle loads
• Calculating the average ground pressure
• Steering principle of platform trailers Conventional and SPMT’s
• Heavy Duty tractor and the calculation of the needed pulling force
• Selecting the right trailer configuration for the load (illustrated with Video footage)
• How many tractor units are needed for a particular load?
• The Transport Plan
• Recommendations

 

4. Lifting of loads with two or more cranes (64 slides)

• Differences in Lifting of Loads
• Crane Capacity rating (Load moment)
• Different Boom (crane) types
• Setting up of a Liftplan (work drawing: side-view, top-view, back-view)
• Rigging plan
• Excel Program “Boom clearance”
• Set-up of a Liftplan for erection of a reactor
• The Moment equation and the application in the field
• Location of CoG in relation to the lift points
• What is load moment and lifting capacity
• The 10 Golden rules for Lifting a Load
• Mobile Crane Hand signals
• Tail crane and distribution of load between tail crane and main lift crane
• Lifting of a Load with two or more cranes
• Sling Plan and forces in lifting slings
• Calculation of the force in each sling (equal and unequal lengths)
• Use the graphical method in defining sling forces
• Calculate the sling length with an a-symmetrical location of CoG
• Calculate the forces in the spreader beam
• Stability of a crane
• Stability of a load to be lifted
• The Stability Range
• Lifting a heavy reactor with two cranes
• Use of lifting- and spreader beams
• Loading of lifting points
• Lifting a column into vertical position with two main lift cranes and one tail crane
• The inclino meter
• Detail of a load spreading mat
• Safety Factors
• Applying slings to a load
• Videos illustrating various lifting projects
• Summary

 

 

DAY 2    (235 slides)

5. Maintenance and inspection   (11 slides)

• Inspection criteria for Mobile Cranes
• Maintain, Inspect, Check and Test
• Inspection criteria for Lifting Equipment
• Excessive wear on Crane sheaves
• Maintenance recommendations for transport equipment
• Safety Factors
• Applying slings to a load
• Work factors for steel slings
• Work factors for fibre slings
• Indentification of CE Marks

 

6. Skidding & Jacking Techniques     (40 slides)

• Various Skidding & Moving techniques
• Skidding Techniques
• Stainless Steel on PTFE Blocks
• Various skidshoe systems
• Load-out of 9,500 tons Utility Module on Skids
• Load-out of 2,100 Tons AB Deck with 12 skidshoes
• Using Strand jacks as lifting devices
• ALE’s Super Crane SK-90 using strand jacks
• Jacking Methods
• ALE’s Mega Jacking systems (up to 40,000 tons)
• Examples of Load-outs using SPMT’s and strand jacks
• SPMT’s and Conventional Platform trailers
• Ro-Ro ramps or steel plates
• Axle suspension limitations
• Using Rollers
• SPMT’s can be mobilized on Flat racks
• Airbags, Water skates, Steel pipes
• Video Footage to illustrate these techniques

7. Set up of a Project planning  (8 slides)

• Making a Project Planning
• What is a “Bar Chart” planning schedule
• Submission of tasks in a Planning program
• Example: Lifting a 320 Tons reactor
• Example: Lifting an traffic gantry over a Highway
• Critical path in a Planning Schedule
• Another example

 
8. Preparation of a cost estimate (9 Slides)

• Why a Cost estimate
•  Essential to cost estimates
•  Make a Liftplan and know what is needed
•  On basis of a Liftplan make a Planning Schedule
•  Prepare cost estimate on basis of Planning Schedule
•  Example of Cost estimate
•  Recommendations

 

9. Load-outs of extreme Heavy Lifts  (56 slides)

• Various Ro-Ro operations
• Necessary information for RoRo operation
• Something about Tide Tables and Tides
• Make use of the tidal conditions
• Roll-on to free floating barge (Tidal)
• Roll-on to free floating barge (Non Tidal)
• Roll-on via steel plates (Non Tidal)
• Roll-on to barge fixed aground
• Beach landing, barge fixed aground
• Examples of a beachlanding
• Positioning of SPMT’s under the load
• Technical data of SPMT’s
• Configure right Transport Combination
• Transport beams, Supports & Seafastening combined
• Load-out of 12,800 Tons Module
• Load-out of Special Structures
• Site Moves of Heavy Loads
• Shipyard Transporters
• Moving Modules
• Load diagrams of Platform trailers
• Moving various Heavy Loads
•  Recommendations

 

10. Safety and Risk Analysis   (60 slides)

• History of Jumbo’s Safety Policy
• Part of QHSE Policy Statement
• Slips and Falls cause the majority of injuries on board ship
• What is right and what is wrong in these pictures: ” SPOT THE DANGER”
• Excessive noise can damage your hearing
• Accidents still happen
• Safety Improvement Program
• Safety: Culture, Planning, Procedures
• Safety Awareness: Culture Ladder
• The Iceberg theory
• Tools to improve Safety: The “Deming” Circle
• How do we Record & Analyse
• Some Definitions
• The “Heinrich Pyramid”
• What are our goals?
• Safety Culture and Awareness
• How?
• Use Proper PPE = Personal Protective Equipment
• Reduce 20% of Causes and you reduce 80% of all accidents
• Keep Welding and cutting equipment in good condition
• Use Proper PPE = Personal Protective Equipment
• PPE  and good accessible lifting points
• Accident & Incident Reporting and Analysis
• Safety Requirements & Procedures
• Risk Matrix
• The theory of the Swiss Cheese
• Guideline Job Hazard Analysis
• Job Hazard Analysis
• Safety Awareness Posters
• Is it all OK?
• Indentification of Hazards
• Why, When and How a “Toolbox Meeting”
• Last Minute Risk Analysis (LMRA)
• Co-operation with client is essential
• Examples of well secured Transport saddles
• Examples of badly  secured Transport saddles
• Example: Setting up a Crane and lifting a load
• Collapse of a Gantry Crane
• Do not Block overload protection
• Watch out for High Tension lines
• PPE and good accessible lifting points
• Conclusion

11. Accidents and how to avoid them? (51 slides)

• Tipping of Trailer with Load
• The Accident
• Accident Analysis
• Conclusion Accident
• The Salvage
• Some Transport accidents
• Some Crane accidents
• Tragic Crane accident
• Load-out of 1000 Tons module went wrong
• The Salvage
• Car over the side
• What went wrong
• A similar case,  but worse!
• Load-out of Living quarters and tipped over
• Mechanical Failure of support girders
• Tipping over of Hydraulic Gantry
• Roll-off with reactor  from barge (weak bottom)
• Some recommendations to avoid accidents

Evaluation of the two Days

• Test and mutual discussion

 

NOTE: This lecture schedule and items presented are subject to minor changes

The next English extensive Seminar “Heavy Transport & Lifting” in Houston.  Let me know if you are interested by sending me an e-mail.
Cost for this unique two day Seminar is € 900,–/person
Max. 50 persons.

Sign up and e-mail to : heavyliftspecialist@gmail.com