Cheers hokie66, good advice, I have looked at AS4991-2004 but maybe I should go back one more time. With your suggestion about putting the beam into compression rather than bending, what restraint type would the ends of the beam be subject too? I would guess that because the sling is...
Thanks for the response, the beam actually is back to front with what you had. It attaches to a gantry crane at its mid point (attachment point on its top flange) and lifts from each end using attachment points on its bottom flange. If the beam buckles, I would imagine the ends would buckle...
I have recently had the need to design a lifting beam for my work. The beam I initially selected for my design was a universal column suspended midspan from a gantry crane and loaded at either end with the weight of the item being lifted. I have no issues with any aspect of the design other...
