5. Accessories
Manufactured by specialists, they do not fall within the competence of crane manufacturers.
Ropes are used on hoisting and lifting winches and are designated by: their rated load (in t), their diameter (in mm) and their length (in m); for example, hoisting rope 3T - D15 - 150 m.
ISO 4308 provides a method for selecting cables for cranes.
The Machinery Safety Directive 89/392/EEC requires a coefficient of at least 5 between the rated working load and the minimum breaking load of the rope.
— The lifting cable should be flexible and non-rotating.
— For hoisting rope, use a non-rotating rope without swivel, as the reeving is high (10 to 50 strands), the rope remains permanently installed, and the service factor is low.
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Accessories
Standardization
European standards (EN)
- Appareils de levage à charge suspendue - Grues mobiles. - NF EN 13000 - 11-1997
International standards (ISO)
- Grues et appareils de levage - Classification - Partie 1 : Généralités. - ISO 4301-1 - 6-1986
- Grues et appareils de levage - Classification - Partie 2 : Grues...
Bibliography
- (1) - - Grues mobiles. éd. INRS (2000), 92 p.
- (2) - - Union des industries d'équipement pour la construction, les infrastructures et la métallurgie (MTPS), membre de la Confédération des industries mécaniques ( http://www.mtps.org...
Regulations
Regulatory texts
— Arrêté du 11 avril 1972 relatif à la mesure des niveaux sonores des machines en travail statique sur chantier.
— Order of September 15, 1977 relating to the measurement of noise levels from machines in motion.
EEC directives concerning road vehicles
Guidelines for vehicle homologation and component installation homologation:
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