Construction equipment | Terrain transport solutions
Cable Crane systems can help to overcome many construction challenges in often inaccessible places. The LCS Cable Crane Company gives an insight into some of the projects it has carried out in recent years
CABLE CRANE SYSTEMS CAN offer complete solutions for construction sites in rugged terrain. The LCS Cable Crane Company in Austria has helped to address transport challenges safely within projects, with environmental awareness, increased efficiency, and a reduction in construction costs. The company has experience of working in different
sectors such as hydropower, dam construction, mountain construction sites, bridge and pipeline construction, plus mining cable crane systems. LCS cable crane systems can transport heavy loads with weights of over 20 tons. Despite long distances and steep slopes, their use is not restricted and can enable quick, safe, efficient, and uninterrupted transportation of machines and materials to the construction site, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Furthermore, cable crane systems can be installed
in any terrain, regardless of whether the construction site is located in high mountain ranges, rain forests, at rivers or in other landscapes. Indee they are just as suitable for snowy regions as for hot deserts.
Above: Cable crane system for material transportation
Below: Cable crane system for the construction of a penstock next to the “Europabrücke”
Material transportation The cable crane systems for material transportation
consist of a horizontally tensioned cable to which a crane unit is attached. The crane unit can lift the loads and transport them to any desired position along the track of the system. It is equipped with its own diesel engine and can be easily controlled by the loading and unloading personnel via remote control. The cable crane systems have a: Span up to 3000m Payload up to 30t Lifting Speed up to 1.5m/sec Travel Speed up to 7m/sec Lifting Height up to 200m Steep Terrain up to 70°
As part of the construction of a pumped-storage power plant of the Vorarlberger Illwerke, a heavy-duty
cable crane system was installed and operated in the Austrian Montafon from July 2014 to October 2018.
Dams and hydropower plants In addition to transporting construction materials,
machinery, and personnel, cable crane systems also offer a viable, long-term, and cost-effective solution for the construction of dams and hydro power plants. The system is planned and constructed to run
exactly over the predefined route. Depending on the specific project, various types of cable crane systems are used. Parallel or luffing cable crane systems, whose technology LCS acquired from ThyssenKrupp in 2020, enable the coverage of a larger area. This allows any position along the route to be reached. Crane systems for dam construction and hydro power plants have a: Span up to 1650m Payload up to 30t Travel Speed up to 8.5m/sec Lifting Height up to 350m Lifting Speed up to 3.5m/sec Lowering Speed up to 3.5m/sec
The parallel cable crane systems for the construction of the Deriner Dam in Turkey had a lifting height of 280m due to the large dam height. With a span of 740m and three parallel cranes it was possible to successfully realise the project.
Penstock construction
As with dam construction, the cable crane system for penstock construction is assembled exactly above the planned route. Thus, they not only follow the given terrain, but also horizontal bends in the route of the penstock. Furthermore, they adapt ideally to the environment and effortlessly overcome steep terrain, rocky ground or inaccessible areas. Over a length of 3000m, the system can precisely load and unload materials of up to 30 tons at any point
Right: Dam construction at Deriner Dam in Turkey
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