Mathematical modeling of mechanical phenomena in the gantry crane beam

This work concerns the numerical analysis of the gantry crane beam in the context of the safety of the structure. The mathematical model and numerical simulations of mechanical phenomena in the gantry crane beam are presented in this paper. The analysed gantry crane beam has a T-section. As a result of the computations carried out, the stresses and displacements of the gantry structure were obtained. The influence of the value and loading force position on the equivalent stress in the gantry crane beam was evaluated. It was sought that the maximum value of Huber-Mises-Hencky stress induced in the beam was less than the strength of material, so the design is safe.