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Scafolding Calculation

- The document provides information on calculating scaffold loads, including light, medium, and heavy duty load ratings of 25, 50, and 75 pounds per square foot respectively. - It gives examples of calculating the total load on a tube and clamp scaffold with multiple levels and bays, accounting for the dead weight of scaffold components and a light duty working load. - Load calculations also consider system scaffolds, with examples calculating loads based on the number of levels, planked levels, width and length of bays, and the maximum load capacity per post.

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Scafolding Calculation

- The document provides information on calculating scaffold loads, including light, medium, and heavy duty load ratings of 25, 50, and 75 pounds per square foot respectively. - It gives examples of calculating the total load on a tube and clamp scaffold with multiple levels and bays, accounting for the dead weight of scaffold components and a light duty working load. - Load calculations also consider system scaffolds, with examples calculating loads based on the number of levels, planked levels, width and length of bays, and the maximum load capacity per post.

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Calculating Scaffold

Loads
Loads
• OSHA requires that a scaffold be designed
with a 4:1 safety factor.
• Light duty: 25 pounds per square foot
• Medium duty: 50 pounds per square foot
• Heavy Duty: 75 pounds per square foot.
• Material loads should be evenly distributed on
platform and not concentrated in one small
area.
LOADS
Tube and Clamps
Scaffolds

Loads
The Posts (Standards) Carry the
Scaffold Loads
LOADS
Contributory Area
Scaffold Loads
Materials Weight
2 inches pipes: 5 kg/meter
5 cm x 25 cm boards: 6 kg/meter
2 cm x 10 cm boards: 2 kg/meter
Right Angle Clamp = 1 kg
Swevel Joint Clamp = 1 Kg
2 inches pipes is designed to carry
1500 kg
Example
• A tube and clamp scaffold
• Three (3) levels – each (6.5 ft) 2 meters high
• One bay
• Bay length = 7 ft (2.25 meter)
• Bay Width = 5 ft (1.5 meter)
• One light duty working level (120 kg per
square meter). (25 pounds per square feet).
• Calculate the load
Total Weight
Example
• A tube and clamp scaffold
• Three (3) levels – each (6.5 ft) 2 meters high
• Three bays
• Bay length = 7 ft (2.25 meter)
• Bay Width = 5 ft (1.5 meter)
• One light duty working level (120 kg per
square meter). (25 pounds per square feet).
• Calculate the load
• TO calculate the dead Weight Of scaffold we must be aware
of all scaffold components as follows :-
• 1- posts - (vertical Pipe )
• 2- Bearers - (horizontal pipe perpendicular to the building
structure
• 3- Transverse braces - pipe which take a diagonal shape
when used
• 4- Right angle clamps
• 5- Swivel joint clamps
• 6- Toe boards
• 7- Runners
• 8 - Face bracing
• And now you can search about the data which you can
use it in scaffold building and then you can calculate the
live load and add it to the dead load to know the maximum
intended load in this scaffold per single leg.
Total Share factor Wight Quantity Part Source Ser.

1
400 1 40 10 10F post

2
16 1 16 1 4F Post

3
200 0.5 20 20 5F Bearer

4
224 0.5 32 14 8F zigzag

right angle 5
60 1 3 20 ------
clamp
6
56 1 4 13 ------ swivel clamp

7
20 0.5 20 2 4F Toe board

Runner for 8
320 0.5 32 20 8F
front view
9
right angle
60 1 3 20 ------ clamp for
front view
10
Toe board for
35 0.5 35 2 8F front view

Swivel joint 11
56 1 4 13 ------ clamp
Face bracing 12
280 0.5 40 14 10F
Scaffold Loads
System Scaffolds
OSHA System
Scaffolds
Toe-Board/Scaffold Plank
• Toe-Board:
• 2 cm x 10 cm
• Each meter weighing = 2 kg
• Scaffold Planks:
• 5 cm x 25 cm
• Each meter in length weighing = 6 kg
Example
• System Scaffold (Light Duty)
• 12 levels
• Each level height = 2 meters
• 2 light duty working levels
• 4 additional planked levels
• Width of Scaffold = 1.5 meters
• Scaffold Bay Length = 2.5 meters
• Scaffold consists of 3 bays
• Each post (Standard) can carry up to 2500 kg
• Calculate the load
Materials Weight
2 inches pipes: 5 kg/meter
5 cm x 25 cm boards: 6 kg/meter
2 cm x 10 cm boards: 2 kg/meter

2 inches pipes is designed to carry


1500 kg

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