Dockside Ship-to-Shore Cranes: Seismic Risk and Recommended Design Criteria

Presents issues surrounding current seismic design criteria for highly vulnerable jumbo cranes and suggests updated criteria for improved resilience.

Erik Soderberg and Michael Jordan

The vulnerability of jumbo cranes to serious seismic damage is much greater than that of smaller cranes. This report presents the issues surrounding current design criteria and Liftech’s suggested criteria.