MSI LIFTING LUG & PAD EYE DESIGN GUIDELINES. Dated: 28th Feb 2002. Design Consideration for Lifting Point 3. Pad Eye Design Appendix A Example: Pad Eye Detail based on APEA, Guideline for Lifting Equipment. Appendix B Example: Shackle Crosby Bow and Dee Type. MSI LIFTING LUG / PAD EYES DESIGN GUIDELINES. JUNE 23RD, 2018 - PROGRAM TO DESIGN A PAD EYE TYPE LIFTING LUG V 02 TABLE BASED ON THE FORCE ON THE LUG OR CLICK THE SHACKLE LUG RADIUS USED TO CALCULATE THE MAX' 'Lifting Lug Design Spreadsheet Kezar Engineering June 23rd, 2018 - Among the methods available to calculate the lifting lugs With.

1. Stainless Pad Eye
2. Program To Design A Pad Eye Type Lifting Lug V.02 Chart
3. Program To Design A Pad Eye Type Lifting Lug V.02 Bolt
4. Pad Eye Hardware
5. Heavy Duty Pad Eye
6. Program To Design A Pad Eye Type Lifting Lug V.02 Nut
7. Program To Design A Pad Eye Type Lifting Lug V.02 Boot

The spreadsheet verifies some configurations of lifting lugs and padeyes.

Different worksheets are reported for a complete verification of common configurations.

Lifting Lug subjected to a vertical load

The verification is performed considering the reference 'Design and Construction of Lifting Beams' David T. Ricker, PE, AISC Engineering Journal, Fourth Quarter/1991 and its updating to 2005 AISC Manual of Steel Construction (click here to download it).

Stainless Pad Eye

Many sections are reported with the dimensioning verifications:

• Geometry definition and requirements check in compliance with the prescriptions reported in the reference document
• Materials definition
• Verification of the failure modes of the lug to:
• • Tensile Rupture of Lug,
  • Bearing Capacity of Hole,
  • Shear Yielding to Edge of Plate,
  • Tension Tear Out to Edge of Plate
• Section verification of the lifting lug's plate
• Welding verification between the lug and the bottom plate, using the norm Eurocode 1993-1-8:2005 and NTC 2008.
  Two dimensioning welding cases and configurations:
• • fillet weld
  • full penetration weld

Useful graphical views of the lug and welding are foreseen to better define the geometry and the dimensioning parameters.

Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System can be selected for the calculation.

Lifting Lug subjected to a load with given slope

Lug with an applied force having an assigned sloped angle and eccentricity with respect to the hole.

The verifications of the previous case are repeated with the additional verifications of the connected bottom section to the bending effect produced by the eccentricity of the force.

Also for this case two welding types are included: fillet weld and full penetration weld.

Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System can be selected for the calculation.

Design of a lifting lug with overlapping plate joint subjected to a sloped force

The previous lug is verified considering the case with the main plate overlapping the bottom structure with a welding line all around its perimeter.

Forces in the plane of the pad and transversal to it are considered. The verification of the failure modes and the plate section are included.

The front and lateral welds are verified considering the EN 1993-1-8.

Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System can be selected for the calculation.

Design of a lifting padeye with stiffeners

The worksheet verifies a lifting padeye provided with stiffening brackets and cheek plate loaded with a sloped force. The verification takes into account the guidelines in 'Rules for Classification and Construction Industrial Services IV-6-4' Germanischer Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft Edition 2007 (click here to download it).

Many sections are reported with the dimensioning verifications:

• Geometry definition and dimensional requirement checks. Two stiffening brackets can be selected. The main section parameters (shear sections, bending modulus, inertia moments…) are calculated for the stress analysis
• Materials definition
• Evaluation of the safety factors for lifting equipment
• Forces in the plane of the pad and transversal to it
• Calculus and verification of the stresses on the loaded sections due to tension, shear, bending and torsion moments
• Verification of the failure modes of the lug hole to:
• • Tensile Rupture of Lug,
  • Bearing Capacity of the Hole,
  • Shear Yielding to Edge of Plate,
  • Tension Tear Out to Edge of Plate
• Verification of fillet welds of the composed elements:
• • main plate,
  • stiffening brackets (vertical and bottom sections)
  • cheek plate

Useful graphical views of the geometry of the padeye are foreseen for a better definition of the configuration and dimensioning parameters.

Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System can be selected for the calculation.

See video PART 1. (version 1.0)

See video PART 2. (version 2.0)

The Part 2 contains the newverification worksheets included in the version 2.0 (lifting padeyes with stiffening brackets and lugs with overlapping plate joint).

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Version 3.2:

Some text corrections have been introduced.

Version 3.1:

Updated picture in sheet 2 with reference signs.

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Version 3.0:

Added English Unit System. Now it is possible to select the Metric (S.I.) or English (U.K.) Units System for the calculation. The input and output values will change as consequence.

Added User values for Beta and Gamma parameters in welding verifications.

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Added verification worksheet of lifting padeyes with stiffening brackets.

Added verification worksheet of lugs with overlapping plate joint.

Minor corrections.

Version 1.0: new introduced file.

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For any manufactured equipment, the geometry of the padeye must match the size of shackle to be used to ensure a rated connection between the equipment and the lifting set.

DNV states two key sizing rules which are of importance:

• The diameter of the holes in the padeye shall match the shackle used, clearance between shackle pin and padeye hole shall not exceed 6% of the shackle pin diameter.
• The thickness of the padeye at the hole shall not be less than 75% of the inside width of the joining shackle

Program To Design A Pad Eye Type Lifting Lug V.02 Chart

The correct design of padeye should be selected based on the particular load application. For straight lifting angles a symmetric padeye design should be used, for a multi-point lift as in a offshore container or frame then a nonsymmetric design can be used. If required plated supports can be added to the symmetric design to increase the lateral stiffness of the padeye, useful when the padeye will be subjected to dynamic load angles.

Hangaroo download. For a multi-point lift it is essential that the padeyes point directly to the lift point centre to prevent lateral bending moments on the padeyes, DNV suggest a tolerances of 2.5 degrees as an allowable misalignment.

Innova 3110 software update. For padeyes rated above 2000kg capacity cheek plates must be fitted to reduce the play in the shackle-padeye connection. These must be fitted as additional plates welded onto the padeye profile and not a single boss as shown below.

Padeye Materials

For equipment used in a marine environment, all padeye materials are to be S335J2 (BS EN 10025) supplied with 3.1 material inspection certificates to BS EN 10204.

Padeye Welding

All padeyes must be welded to the primary struture by use of full penetration welds. It is good practure to extend the base of the padeye to pass it completely through the structural member which it is connected to. If welding directly onto horizontal plate then the plate must be specified as EMZ grade to prevent delamination of the plate under tensile load.

Program To Design A Pad Eye Type Lifting Lug V.02 Bolt

When sizing the correct padeye for your application consider the following:

Pad Eye Hardware

• Maximum foreseen gross load
• Load test requirements
• Dynamic amplification factor (DAF)
• Drag load on equipment when lifting through water
• Potential captured water weight when lifting equipment out of water

Heavy Duty Pad Eye

This document has been created as a guide and should not be used as a substitute to correct design calculations. All lifting frames including padeye design should be checked by calculation and ideally independently checked and approved prior to manufacturing. Post manufacture load testing must be performed prior to equipment use.

Program To Design A Pad Eye Type Lifting Lug V.02 Nut

For a complete dimensional overview of standard padeye designs please click below:

Program To Design A Pad Eye Type Lifting Lug V.02 Boot