Stress Analysis on a Crane Hook Using the Finite Element Method for Various Cross-Sections

The crane hook  is one of the important parts that are exposed to high stresses as a result of lifting huge weights, where they are always subject to repeated and volatile loads which result in a concentration of high stresses resulting from excessive loading that leads to failure at the end, and to study the crane hook through the stress pattern and loading conditions, the researchers did analyses the crane hook theoretically based on the Hook Law is valid for curved beams and compared with analysis by using the finite elements method in the solid works software, where the crane hook is analyzed by applying different loads on the crane hook to different cross sections, rectangle, trapezoidal and circular ,using the same area for cross sections which is the same area for all shapes and this is done by using static analysis of different materials for hook manufacturing, because it gives better results in terms of comparing results, and the goal for that is to choose the best materials for hook manufacturing where AISI 1010 Steel, hot rolled bar and AISI 1045 Steel, cold drawn were used as materials for a hook and also by imposing safety factor 5 for all cross sections .