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BS 2853:2011

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Specification for the testing of steel overhead runway beams for hoist blocks

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-2011

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Information to be supplied
5 Design
6 Deflection
7 End stops
8 Testing and inspection
9 Marking
10 Certificates
Bibliography

Defines requirements for the testing of fixed overhead runway beams made from rolled steel sections.

Committee
CB/203
DevelopmentNote
Together with BS EN 1993-6 and BS EN 1993-6 NA, it supersedes BS 2853(1957). Supersedes 10/30229805 DC. (10/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This British Standard specifies requirements for the testing of fixed overhead runway beams made from rolled steel sections.

This British Standard applies to the runway beams and their components only. It does not apply to supporting structures, travelling trolleys or lifting appliances operating on the beams, nor to runway beams for cranes that run on rails.

BS 449-2:1969 Specification for the use of structural steel in building Metric units
BS 5950-2:1992 Structural use of steelwork in building Specification for materials, fabrication and erection: hot-rolled sections
BS 5655-6:2011 Lifts and service lifts Code of practice for the selection, installation and location of new lifts

BS EN 1993-6:2007 Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures Crane supporting structures
BS EN ISO 7500-1:2015 Metallic materials. Calibration and verification of static uniaxial testing machines Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines. Calibration and verification of the force-measuring system
BS EN 1991-3:2006 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures Actions induced by cranes and machinery

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