Transport of large units from prefabricating shops to berths, usually calls for crane with capacities of 60 tons or more; it has been concluded that cantilever type of crane is best suited to requirements; where they are used on common tracks or they overlap on adjacent tracks it is customary to step cantilevers for clearance purposes and alternate between overtrussed and undertrussed type; cranes and track arrangements in various British yards are described.
Travelling tower cranes for modern shipyards
Mar Engr Naval Architect
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect ; 84 , n 1025
1961
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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