Detail Design and Analysis of A Free Standing I Beam Jib Crane - Abstract & Introduction

Oct 23, 2026

A jib crane features a cantilevered beam with a hoist and trolley, either fixed to a building column or cantilevered from an independent floor-mounted column. The work focuses on floor-mounted jib cranes where the trolley-hoist travels along the boom length and the boom swivels to maneuver loads within a relatively circular region. The study performs detailed design and analysis, evaluates stress regions using finite element models, compares results, and uses reinforcement modeling with suitable boundary conditions.

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Abstract

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Global jib crane loads

1.2 Pivoting jib cranes

Detail Design and Analysis of A Free Standing I Beam Jib Crane M.Dhanoosha1, V.Gowtham Reddy2 1 Vikas College of Engineering and Technology, [dhanusha.mech@gmail.com](dhanusha.mech@gmail.com)[ ](dhanusha.mech@gmail.com)2 Vikas College of Engineering and Technology, [gowtham0419@gmail.com](gowtham0419@gmail.com)[ ](gowtham0419@gmail.com)Author Correspondence: M.Dhanoosha, Vikas College of Engineering and Technology, Andhra Pradesh, Pin-521165 *** ------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------- Abstract-A jib crane is a type of crane having cantilevered beam with hoist and trolley and it is either attached to a building column or cantilever vertically from an independent floor mounted column. This paper will mainly concentrates floor mounted jib cranes here the trolley hoist moves along the length of the boom and the boom spin allowing the lifted load to be skillfully about in a relatively circular area. While designing a jib crane several factors have to be considered in these most important factors are own weight of the crane, the weight of the goods. The aim of this thesis to carry out detailed design &analysis of jib crane. This project investigates the stress regions in the jib crane with different materials and the work is carried out by designing reinforcement to overcome those stresses in the component. With the analytical design dimensions models are prepared in modeling software and the analysis is performed on the models by finite elementsolver with suitable conditions and results are compared. Key Words: JIB CRANE, PRO-E/CREO, ANSYS. 1. INTRODUCTION Jib crane have three degrees of freedom. They are vertical, radial, and rotary. However they cannot reach into corners. They are usually used where activity is localized. Lifting capacity of such cranes may vary from 0.5 ton to 200 ton and outreach from a few meters to 50 meters. Such cranes find various applications in port area, construction site and other outdoor works. For handling general cargo, lifting capacities usually 1.5 ton to 5 ton with maximum outreach of 30 meter. Jib crane provided with grabbing facilities have usually a capacity ranging from 3 ton operating 50 to 100 cycles per hour. Lifting heights maybe 30 meter or more. Jib cranes used in ship yards for lifting heavy machinery equipment, weighing 100 to 300 tons, are usually mounted on pontoons. Frequently, these cranes are provided with two main hoisting winches which can be employed singly or together to lift a load. For handling light loads may hand auxiliary arrangement localized, such as in machine shops. Column mounted jib cranes are commonly used in packaging industry. These cranes are used for hoisting up to 1 ton loads. Jib cranes are either attached to a building column or cantilever vertically from an independent floor mounted column. Shown in Figure 1 is a representation of a column mounted jib crane. Essentially a jib crane is a boom with a moveable trolley hoist. The trolley hoist moves along the length of the boom and the boom swivels allowing the lifted load to be maneuvered about in a relatively small semicircular area. The hoists and trolleys of jib cranes are usually slow moving and either manually or radio operated. The arc swing is usually manually accomplished but can be mechanized when required. There are two different types of column-mounted jib booms normally encountered. The fundamental difference between the two is in the way in which the vertical column force is distributed. The suspended boom as depicted in Figure 2 is analyzed as if it delivers 100 percent of the vertical load to the column atthe top hinge. The cantilevered boom (Figure3) distributes the vertical load equally between the two hinges. Figure 1 Column mounted jib crane Column-mounted jib crane forces produce effects on the overall building frame and building bracing systems as well as lo

FAQs

What is the main focus of the jib crane design and analysis in this paper?

The paper focuses on detailed design and analysis of a floor mounted jib crane, including stress region evaluation and reinforcement-based modeling to address critical stresses.

How does the trolley-hoist and boom motion enable load maneuvering?

The trolley-hoist moves along the length of the boom, while the boom swivels, allowing the lifted load to be skillfully maneuvered within a relatively circular area.

What analysis approach is used for evaluating the jib crane stresses?

Analytical design models are prepared in modeling software, then analyzed using finite element solver with suitable conditions, and the resulting outputs are compared.

Oct 23, 2026

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