Stavros Rontogiannis, "Optimal design of a crane gantry subjected to static loadings ", Diploma Work, School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2019
https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.84579
Based on the trends of modern production processes of industrial products and constructions, optimum design and saving of materials are considered essential for the successful implementation of these processes. The present thesis aims to optimally design a crane-type construction in order to minimize its overall weight while maintaining its mechanical properties as it is subject to static loads. For this reason, optimal design techniques such as topological design will be used. All required processes will be implemented using siemens nx commercial program, such as the initial design of the construction, the static analysis and then the topological design, which will result in the final optimal design.