Liftech performed a seismic response study of a ship unloader on a stiff wharf structure and a flexible wharf structure. The study included a finite element time history analysis and a pushover analysis for three design Operating Level Earthquakes and three Contingency Level Earthquakes used for design by a port on the West Coast of the United States.
Category: Bulk Projects
Repair of Fire Damaged Coal Loader, Berth 301, Port of Los Angeles, California
Repair of damage from September 2000 fire, February 2001 fire, and April 2001 ship collision. The coal loader built by Krupp was severely damaged in two fires and suffered significant damage during a ship collision. After each incident, Liftech provided on-site engineering to assist with repairs.
Price Systems Log Boom Crane
Liftech provided structural analysis and design for various rotating log boom cranes. The latest was for a 170-foot, 45-ton crane in Valliant, Oklahoma. Liftech also designed and prepared drawings for cranes with radii of 125 feet and 155 feet and capacities ranging from 25 tons to 60 tons. The grapples are either at a fixed radius or mounted on a moving trolley.