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Is it allowed to install support to bottom flange of crane beam?

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tmgczb

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If it was designed for it and the girder will meet the strength and performance specs of the crane, sure. Probably not a great idea, though.

Now, if you're asking about specific prohibitions in some particular, unmentioned code: I don't know.
 
I have never seen anything like that before. I assume the Owner knows the bridge crane should not be used at the same time something is hanging from one of those brackets.

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I might be looking at the wrong thing, I think perspective is throwing me off a bit. Those look like they might be intended as cable tray or small pipe supports. I don't love it, but at a low load it's likely not going to cause a catastrophic problem. I could also see a situation where that's a small load and it's uneconomical to pick up the number of required supports another way. That being said, I wouldn't use an L support in that situation. I'd be using something that doesn't torque the beam.

This feels like a situation that happens when a piping or electrical drafter calls out a routing and typical support type without a structural person having an opinion on it.
 
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