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CALCULATION REPORT

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1. MANUFACTURER NAME AND LOCATION
TE.M.A. S.r.l. Via Prato Pieve 48, 24060 Casazza (BG) Italy

2. TECHNICAL DATA
The gin pole DT0501024.4I-S0000 is an aluminum alloy equipment for tension lines
construction.

3. RULES, CODES AND VERIFICATION METHODS

The gin pole DT05001024.4I-S0000 has been designed, tested and commissioned following
totally or partially, these applicable codes and standards:

Ref. Code Title

/1/ UNI ENV 1999-1-1 Part 1-1: General rules - General rules and rules for
buildings
/2/ EN 15088 olled aluminium products for structural building application

3.1. STRUCTURAL VERIFICATION CRITERIA

Checking with respect to excessive yielding has been performed by means of the safety
factor defined as:
 
 
 

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Allowable stress is the material stress divided by the safety factor, the value of the maximum
computed stress should never exceed this value.

 
 

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The minimum accepted safety factor is 2.

Since the gin poles are slender structures loaded with axial load it is compulsory to verify
the safety factor against buckling instability. The safety factor in this case is defined as:

  
   

 

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First buckling load is the lowest load which induces an instability mode in the structure and
is confronted with the maximum axial loads in the two extreme inclinations (0° and 20°) at
the respective maximum allowed capacity.

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3.2. STRUCTURAL CALCULATIONS
Structural calculations were performed through classical analytic methods available in the
technical literature with the aid of an electronic calculation sheet and with finite elements
method analysis (FEA).

3.2.1.Characteristics of the adopted FEM code

The adopted FEM code is ALGOR SUPERSAP by Algor Interactive Systems, Inc.
Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The ALGOR SUPERSAP is a general purpose code for linear and
non-linear analysis which applies the Finite Element Method to structures of any shape
loaded with any kind of loads and with any kind of constraints. The code has been certified
by NAFEMS (National Agency for Finite Elements Methods and Standards) in UK.

3.2.2.Loads definition
Gin Pole capacity PN is defined as the sum of the hoisting load C and the hoisting line force
T. In these calculations, the two values are assumed equal. This is a safety assumption
since the hoisting load is less than the line force due to the pulley’s efficiency.

3.2.3.Materials characteristics
The gin pole struts are constructed with aluminum alloy EN-AW 6082 T6 with a yielding
stress of 260 MPa.
The welding process on heat treated aluminum has the effect of reducing the yielding and
ultimate stresses in the heat affected zones (acronym HAZ) by half. The HAZs extend for a
distance from 2 to 5 times the weld throat from foot of the weld fillet. The unaffected metal
retains the original strength characteristics. For the sake of safety only the reduced yielding
stress is used.

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3.3. POSITION 1
The gin pole has 0° inclination, the guy rope inclination is assumed 45° which is the
maximum allowed value. It is assumed that just one of the guy ropes is under tension
balancing all the loads while the other two have a stabilization role only.
In this position the maximum capacity PN=T+C is 10000 daN.

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3.3.1.Static load verification
Since the pole swivels at the base, the pole elements are subject mainly to compression but
a limited amount of bending also arises since the loads are not precisely balanced.
The maximum calculated stress is 44 MPa which, compared with 130 MPa in the HAZ gives
a safety factor of 2,65.

The following images illustrate the Von Mises equivalent maximum stress and the
displacements.

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Detail of central section

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3.3.2.Buckling verification
The first 5 buckling modes are calculated. The first mode which is the one occurring at the
minimum load, gives the minimum safety factor.

First buckling mode

Second buckling mode

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Third buckling mode

Fourth buckling mode

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Fifth buckling mode

The minimum buckling safety factor with the maximum allowed capacity is 2,65

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4. POSITION 2
In this position the gin pole has 20°inclination, the guy rope inclination is assumed 35°which
is the maximum allowed value. It is assumed that just one of the guy ropes is under tension
balancing all the loads while the other two have a stabilization role only.
In this position the maximum capacity PN=T+C is 6000 daN.

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4.1.1.Static load verification
Since the pole swivels at the base, the pole elements are subject mainly to compression but
a limited amount of bending also arises since the loads are not precisely balanced.
The maximum calculated stress is 28 MPa which, compared with 130 MPa in the HAZ gives
a safety factor of 4,6.
The following images illustrate the Von Mises equivalent maximum stress and the
displacements.

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4.1.2.Buckling verification
The first 5 buckling modes are calculated. The first mode which is the one occurring at the
minimum load, gives the minimum safety factor.

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The minimum buckling safety factor with the maximum allowed capacity is 3,79 as can be
seen in the software output table.

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5. POSITION 3
In this position the gin pole has 20° inclination and is fixed at the middle of the pylon by
slings. In this configuration the gin pole is subject to compression and bending and the
maximum capacity PN=T+C is reduced to 2400 daN.

Detail of the middle section, under the connections the stress is zero.

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Detail of gin pole head stresses

The maximum stress is found at the head of the gin pole and its value is 20,5 Mpa. Safety
factor has therefore a value of 6,3.

6. CONCLUSIONS
The above calculations show that, for the three load conditions and for the declared capacity
values, there are sufficient safety structural operation margins. In the following table the
value of maximum stresses and safety factor are summarized.

POS. 1 POS. 2 POS. 3

α=0° α=20° α=20°
10000 daN 6000 daN 2400 daN
Static stress σ_max 44 MPa 28 MPa 20.5 MPa
Safety factor 2.95 - 4.6 MPa 6,3 -
Buckling Stability Safety factor 2.65 - 3.79 MPa - -

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