How Did They Raise and Build the First Crane?

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How did they Build and Raise the First
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Quick Overview

• Without Cranes, the homes we live in, the offices
  we work in and the restaurants we eat in just
  wouldnt be the same today!
• From freight to salvaging forsaken ships at sea,
  cranes have become an integral part of our lives.
• Its very interesting to trace the birthplace of
  such huge machinery.

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Invention of Cranes
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Greek Cranes

• Lets pay homage to the Greeks for their devotion
  and the Romans for their versatile perspectives
  behind inventing cranes.
• According to a journal article published in The
  Journal of Hellenic Studies, archeologists
  predict the construction of Greek sculptures in
  6th Century B.C. 
• They noticed some grooves and holes in some of
  stone structures that seemed to be created by
  some kind of lifting device. These lifting
  devices are termed as cranes.

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Ancient Greek Crane Model

• It was a simple winch and pulley hoist machine
  that replaced ramps as the main means of vertical
  motion in 6th Century B.C

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Roman Cranes

• Impressed with the Greek talent, Romans adopted
  their crane technology and developed it further. 
• Two Roman engineers, Vitruvius and Heron of
  Alexandria in their respective studies (De
  Architectura 10.2, 110) and (Mechanica3.25)
  reveal how Romans used Greco-Roman cranes for
  lifting techniques.
• These cranes were known as Trispastos (Three-pulle
  y crane) and Pentaspastos (Five-pulley crane).
  Pentaspastos was used to lift the capital blocks
  of Trajans Column weighing 53.3 tons to a height
  of about 34m.

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Greco-Roman Trispastos Model

• Three-Pulley Crane designed by Romans

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Greco-Roman Pentaspastos Model

• Five-pulley Cranes designed by Romans

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Modern Cranes

• Cranes are developed and enhanced in many ways
  from ancient periods until the industrial
  revolution.
• The powerful welcome of the industrial revolution
  set a platform for unique crane inventions.
• The crane industry has witnessed many
  revolutionary crane discoveries which can be
  classified into industrial and domestic cranes
  for respective purposes.

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Hydraulic Water Powered Crane

• Hydraulic water powered crane was one such modern
  crane that was installed at harbors for loading
  cargo.  (Photo Credits flickriver.com)

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Taisun- The Most Powerful Crane

• Today, Taisun, the most powerful crane built in
  the world has the lifting capacity of 20,000
  tonnes.

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Crane Rental Services by Delta Cranes

• Delta Cranes is proud to provide crane rental
  services at an industrial and individual level.
• With years of experience and quality crane
  equipment, Delta Cranes can fulfill your business
  lifting needs.
• Drop your needs here - www.deltacranes.com/contact
  
• Call 209-948-1724
• Email-id deltacranesvc_at_yahoo.com

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