Runaway characteristics of gantry cranes for container handling by wind gust

Gantry cranes used for container handling at container terminals (hereinafter referred to as cranes) have experienced unexpected runaways caused by wind. In the present paper, a method of dynamic simulation analysis for runaway of cranes caused by wind is described and the dynamic behavior of a stan...

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Main Authors: Kengo TAKAHASHI, Masajiro ABE, Toshikazu FUJINO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2016-02-01
Series:Mechanical Engineering Journal
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/mej/3/2/3_15-00679/_pdf/-char/en