Do you know how long it would take to do that or how much time on the job is lost during that? Not to mention that it is relatively strong and passive to winds to begin with. This would not happen to a crane under normal conditions...it is all about the $$ I guess.
Fourty-Four, than you for your common sense words....these cranes have to be constructed, they don't just come up and down, like BALLWYLLO suggest.....it probably takes weeks to construct one, think about they have to get it all the way to the top of the building, and build it there......taking it down, would require an equal amount of effort and time....and it should be able to handle the winds, as a steel structure itself.
I think it's more about what's really possible, not what you "want" to happen....sure in an ideal world, everything would be packed nicely awaiting the storm, cranes are not packed nicely.
The crane is not hanging precariously; in fact, it is more stable than when it was intact. These machines are designed to balance the opposing characteristics of rigidity and light weight. They are only reliably stable under normal operating conditions. Any high-torsion or high-torque event such as from high winds and resulting swaying, causing the length of the crane to bow and flex, automatically results in a controlled collapse. The end product is a really strong pendulum...as it stands now, it's not ready to fall on its own anytime soon.
The crane is not hanging precariously; in fact, it is more stable than when it was intact. These machines are designed to balance the opposing characteristics of rigidity and light weight. They are only reliably stable under normal operating conditions. Any high-torsion or high-torque event such as from high winds and resulting swaying, causing the length of the crane to bow and flex, automatically results in a controlled collapse. The end product is a really strong pendulum...as it stands now, it's not ready to fall on its own anytime soon.
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I think it's more about what's really possible, not what you "want" to happen....sure in an ideal world, everything would be packed nicely awaiting the storm, cranes are not packed nicely.