Tandem (Two-Crane) Lift Load Share

Each crane's share of a tandem lift from the CG, the derated allowable per crane, and a combined pass / fail. A designated lift director and an engineered plan govern.

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share_c1 = W x (span - cg) / span; share_c2 = W x cg / span; allow = net_chart x derate / 100; pass when each share <= its derated allowable.

ASME B30.5 and OSHA 1926 Subpart CC by name; the cg-load-share statics plus a per-crane tandem derate.

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