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ASME B30.3 Construction Tower Cranes , 2004
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- COMMITTEE ROSTER
- B30 SERIES INTRODUCTION [Go to Page]
- GENERAL
- SECTION I: SCOPE
- SECTION II: PURPOSE
- SECTION III: INTERPRETATIONS
- SECTION IV: NEW AND EXISTING INSTALLATIONS
- SECTION V: MANDATORY AND ADVISORY RULES
- SECTION VI: METRIC CONVERSIONS
- SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- Chapter 3-0 Scope, Definitions, and References [Go to Page]
- SECTION 3-0.1: SCOPE OF B30.3
- SECTION 3-0.2: DEFINITIONS [Go to Page]
- 3-0.2.1 Types of Cranes
- 3-0.2.2 General
- SECTION 3-0.3: REFERENCES
- Chapter 3-1 Erection and Dismantling, Characteristics, and Construction [Go to Page]
- SECTION 3-1.1: SITE PREPARATION AND ERECTION [Go to Page]
- 3-1.1.1 Crane Supports
- 3-1.1.2 General Erection and Dismantling Requirements
- 3-1.1.3 Free-Standing Cranes
- 3-1.1.4 Guyed or Braced Cranes
- 3-1.1.5 Climbing Cranes
- 3-1.1.6 Preoperation Tests
- SECTION 3-1.2: LOAD RATINGS [Go to Page]
- 3-1.2.1 Load Ratings Where Stability Governs Lifting Performance
- 3-1.2.2 Load Ratings Where Structural Competence Governs Lifting Performance
- 3-1.2.3 Load Rating Chart
- SECTION 3-1.3: STABILITY [Go to Page]
- 3-1.3.1 Backward Stability
- 3-1.3.2 Out-of-Service Stability
- 3-1.3.3 Stabilizers
- 3-1.3.4 Altered or Modified Cranes
- SECTION 3-1.4: DOCUMENTATION [Go to Page]
- 3-1.4.1
- SECTION 3-1.5: LOAD HOISTING AND BOOM LUFFING BOOM HOIST EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- 3-1.5.1 General Requirements
- 3-1.5.2 Hoist Drums
- 3-1.5.3 Hoist Brakes
- 3-1.5.4 Hoist Sheaves
- 3-1.5.5 Hoist Ropes
- SECTION 3-1.6: SLEWING SWING MECHANISM [Go to Page]
- 3-1.6.1 General Requirements
- 3-1.6.2 Slewing Brakes
- SECTION 3-1.7: TRAVEL EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- 3-1.7.1 General Requirements
- 3-1.7.2 Travel Trucks
- 3-1.7.3 Travel Brakes
- SECTION 3-1.8: CLIMBING EQUIPMENT
- SECTION 3-1.9: LOAD TROLLEYS
- SECTION 3-1.10: BRAKES
- SECTION 3-1.11: OPERATOR AIDS
- SECTION 3-1.12: PENDANTS, STAY ROPES, AND GUYS
- SECTION 3-1.13: REEVING ACCESSORIES
- SECTION 3-1.14: COUNTERWEIGHTS AND BALLAST
- SECTION 3-1.15: CONTROLS [Go to Page]
- 3-1.15.1 Crane Function Controls
- 3-1.15.2 Power Plant Controls
- 3-1.15.3 Control Forces and Movements
- SECTION 3-1.16: ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT [Go to Page]
- 3-1.16.1 General Requirements
- 3-1.16.2 Resistors
- SECTION 3-1.17: OPERATORŒS CABS [Go to Page]
- 3-1.17.1 Construction
- 3-1.17.2 Access
- 3-1.17.3 Tool Box
- 3-1.17.4 Fire Extinguisher
- 3-1.17.5 Signal Device
- SECTION 3-1.18: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS [Go to Page]
- 3-1.18.1 Footwalks and Ladders
- 3-1.18.2 Guards for Moving Parts
- 3-1.18.3 Lubrication Points
- 3-1.18.4 Exhaust Gases
- 3-1.18.5 Welded Construction
- 3-1.18.6 Clutch Protection and Adjustment
- 3-1.18.7 Wind Velocity Device
- 3-1.18.8 Fuel Filler Pipes
- 3-1.18.9 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Pressures
- Chapter 3-2 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance [Go to Page]
- SECTION 3-2.1: INSPECTION [Go to Page]
- 3-2.1.1 General
- 3-2.1.2 Inspection Classification
- 3-2.1.3 Frequent Inspection
- 3-2.1.4 Periodic Inspection
- 3-2.1.5 Cranes Not in Regular Use
- 3-2.1.6 Operator Aids
- SECTION 3-2.2: TESTING [Go to Page]
- 3-2.2.1 Operational Tests
- 3-2.2.2 Load Limit Device Test
- 3-2.2.3 Test Records
- SECTION 3-2.3: MAINTENANCE [Go to Page]
- 3-2.3.1 Preventive Maintenance
- 3-2.3.2 Maintenance Procedure
- 3-2.3.3 Adjustments and Repairs
- 3-2.3.4 Lubrication
- SECTION 3-2.4: ROPE INSPECTION, REPLACEMENT, AND MAINTENANCE [Go to Page]
- 3-2.4.1 General
- 3-2.4.2 Inspection
- 3-2.4.3 Rope Replacement
- 3-2.4.4 Rope Maintenance
- Chapter 3-3 Operation [Go to Page]
- SECTION 3-3.1: QUALIFICATIONS FOR AND CONDUCT OF OPERATORS AND OPERATING PRACTICES [Go to Page]
- 3-3.1.1 Operators
- 3-3.1.2 Qualifications for Operators
- 3-3.1.3 Conduct of Operators
- SECTION 3-3.2: OPERATING PRACTICES [Go to Page]
- 3-3.2.1 Handling the Load
- 3-3.2.2 Personnel Lifting
- SECTION 3-3.3: SIGNALS [Go to Page]
- 3-3.3.1 Standard Signals
- 3-3.3.2 Hand Signals
- 3-3.3.3 Special Signals
- 3-3.3.4 Instructions to the Operator
- SECTION 3-3.4: MISCELLANEOUS [Go to Page]
- 3-3.4.1 Rail Clamps
- 3-3.4.2 Ballast or Counterweight
- 3-3.4.3 Operating Near Electric Power Lines
- 3-3.4.4 Cabs
- 3-3.4.5 Refueling
- 3-3.4.6 Fire Extinguishers
- FIGURES [Go to Page]
- 1 Hammerhead Tower Crane — Fixed-Base, Free-Standing Crane
- 2 Luffing Tower Crane — Fixed-Base, Free-Standing Crane
- 3 Travel Base for Free-Standing Crane
- 4 Types of Fixed Bases
- 5 Guyed Tower Crane
- 6 Braced Crane
- 7 Internal Climbing Crane
- 8 Dead Ending Rope in a Socket
- 9 Core Failure in Rotation-Resistant Rope
- 10 Standard Hand Signals for Controlling Construction Tower Cranes
- 11 Danger Zone for Cranes and Lifted Loads Operating Near Electrical Transmission Lines
- TABLE [Go to Page]
- 1 Required Clearance for Normal Voltage in Operation Near High-Voltage Power Lines [Go to Page]