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  • BS 2853:2011

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

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-10-2011

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

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

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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.

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    Committee CB/203
    Development Note Together with BS EN 1993-6 and BS EN 1993-6 NA, it supersedes BS 2853(1957). Supersedes 10/30229805 DC. (10/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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