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Sling Angle Calculator

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📦Lifted Item Properties

0.5m20.0m
0.5m20.0m
0.5m10.0m

🏋️Lift Configuration

Wire Rope
Chain Grade 80
Chain Grade 100
Synthetic Webbing
Synthetic Roundsling

Puts the entire load on the S1/S3 diagonal per code guidance; S2 and S4 slack out.

🪝Hook Position

-1.50 m1.50 m
2.00 m20.00 m
-1.00 m1.00 m

Structure COG Offset

-1.50 m1.50 m
0.00 m1.50 m
-1.00 m1.00 m

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Engineering Guidance Tool
This software provides engineering guidance for lifting analysis. All calculations must be verified by qualified personnel. Not for critical load calculations without professional engineering review.

Physics Load Analysis

Stability Status:STABLE (CENTERED)
Load Factor Applied:1
Factored Load:98.1 kN

Individual Sling Loads

Sling 1
NORMAL
Load:27.59 kN
Angle from Horiz:62.7°
Length:3.9 m
Sling 2
NORMAL
Load:27.59 kN
Angle from Horiz:62.7°
Length:3.9 m
Sling 3
NORMAL
Load:27.59 kN
Angle from Horiz:62.7°
Length:3.9 m
Sling 4
NORMAL
Load:27.59 kN
Angle from Horiz:62.7°
Length:3.9 m

Load Summary

Structure Weight:98.1 kN
Vertical Force Sum:98.1 kN
Equilibrium:100.0%
Force Error:±0.00 kN
Moment Arm:0.00 m
Tilt Angle:0.0°
Critical Offset:0.60 m
Max Sling Load:27.59 kN
Min Sling Load:27.59 kN
Geometric Load Analysis

Physics-based calculation using geometric approach with tilt angle θ = arctan(d/h). Detects instability when hook offset exceeds critical distance.

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