Numerical Structural Analysis of a Single Girder Crane According to Standard NBR 8400

The use of cargo handling equipment in the industry in general is extremely important for logistics, since their contribution in receipt of material, until the production stages. Since they are subjected to severe mechanical stress, it is necessary for them to resist to these loading. This work aims to verify the structural integrity of a single girder crane designed by “ARPI Engenharia”, according to standard NBR 8400. In order to evaluate the crane structure and compare the mechanical stresses with NBR 8400 yield stress, a 3D model was created in the software Ansys Workbench 17.2 and analyzed through the Finite Element Method. This is one of the most widely used methods by Engineers in order to design or solve engineering problems. This paper shows the solution of the static analysis, presenting the stress outputs from Ansys Workbench 17.2.