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A tower crane is usually assembled by a telescopic jib (mobile) crane of greater reach (also see "self-erecting crane" below) and in the case of tower cranes that have risen while constructing very tall skyscrapers, a smaller crane (or derrick) will often be lifted to the roof of the completed tower to dismantle the tower crane afterwards ...
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The tower cranes delivered concrete to the support cylinders during the continuous pour of concrete to create seamless walls. The Troll A platform has an overall height of 472 metres (1,549 ft), weighs 683,600 tons (1.2 million tons with ballast) [4] and has the distinction of being the tallest structure ever moved by mankind. The platform ...
Each crane has a span of 140 metres (459 ft) and can lift loads of up to 840 tonnes to a height of 70 metres (230 ft). Their combined lifting capacity of almost 1,700 tonnes is one of the largest in the world. Prior to commissioning, the cranes were tested up to 1,000 tonnes, which bent the gantry downwards by over 30 centimetres (12 in).
The company started out as a licensed manufacturer of the Linden Comansa America (LCA) [1] tower cranes. With time, the company started to produce cranes of its own design which were very competitive with the LCA cranes. By mid 1970s Krøll became very popular in North America and Northern Europe. By 1980 the company joined the Vølund Concern.
The American Crane Corporation was founded in 1882 as the Franklin Manufacturing Company, and in 1892 the name changed to American Hoist & Derrick. The company manufacturers terrain cranes, crawler cranes and tower cranes. In 1998 American Crane Corporation was acquired by Terex for $27 million. [1]
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