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Typical Calculation for Independent scaffolding

1. DESIGN PARAMETER
1.1 Material
Tube Sections as per BS:1387
Outside dia. = 48.3 mm
Thickness, t = 3.2 mm
Weight = 4.37 kg/m
Area = 557 mm2
Yield Stress = 235 Mpa
Section Modulus = 5700 mm3
Allowable bending stress = 139 N/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity = 200000 Mpa

Scaffold board as per BS:2482

Size of Scaffold board = 225x1500x38thk.
Load due to Scaffold boards = 25 kg/m2

Below table from BS:2482 for scaffold board capacity

1.2 Design Loads

Dead weights
Self wt. of tube = 4.37 kg/m
Self wt. of scaffold board = 25 kg/m2
Weight of ladder = 5 kg/m

Live load
Live load for light duty = 150 kg/m2

2 DESIGN
2.1 Check for Transom member
Span for Transom member = 2 m
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Cantilever projection = 0.6 m

Spacing of Transoms = 1.2 m

Load calculations
Self weight = 4.37 kg/m
Scaffold boards @ 25kg/m2 = 25x1.2/2
= 15 kg/m

Live load = 150x1.2/2

= 90 kg/m

Total load = 109.37 kg/m

= 1.1 kN/m

Moment due to UDL = 1.0937x2x2/8

= 0.5 kN-m

Shear due to UDL = 1.0937x2/2

= 1.1 kN

Moment capacity of beam = 139x5700/1000000

= 0.8 kN-m
> 0.5 kN-m SAFE

Shear capacity of beam = 0.4x235x557/1000

= 52.4 kN
> 1.1 kN SAFE

For Cantilever projection

600mm Extension of the platform/walkway is planned on one side of scaffold platform
Moment due to UDL = 1.0937x0.6x0.6/2
= 0.2 kN-m
< 0.8 kN-m SAFE

Shear due to UDL = 1.0937x0.6

= 0.7 kN
< 52.4 kN-m SAFE

2.2 Check for Girder coupler

A pair of girder coupler of capacity 500kg each. These girders couplers fixed to existing beam
at every 1.5m c/c
Tributary area for load = 1.2x2/2
= 1.2 m2

Area load = 200 kg/m2 (conservatively)

Therefore load = 1.2x200
= 240 Kg
< 1000.0 Kg SAFE
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2.3 Check for Vertical standard for scaffold tower

Total length along Vertical standard = 6.5 m
Total nos. = 4 nos.

Load calculation
Standard weight (For total length & = 4.37x6.5x4
nos.) = 113.6 kg

Area for scaffold board = 2.00m x 1.20m

No. of platform levels = 2 Nos.
Load due to Scaffold board = 2x1.2x25x2
= 120 kg

Wt. of transoms/ledgers
Perimeter = 9 m
NO.of levels = 7 Nos.
Therefore load = 4.37x8.8x7
269.2 kg

Platform transverse beam = 4.37x1.2x2

(@ mid of 2.5m Perpendicular to 2.0m = 10.5 kg
and length 2.5m)

Bracings locations = 6 Nos.

Bracing length = 3.6 m
Bracings (@ Six locations & 4.5m
Length) = 4.37x3.6x6
= 94.4 kg
Weigth from Toe board @ 6.0kg/m
(Perimeter is 10m & 2 levels) = 6x10x2
= 93.6 kg

Ladder weight @ 10kg/m & Length 8m = 10x8x2

= 160 kg

Live load = 150x2x1.2

= 360 kg

Total load = 1221.3 kg

Connections 10% = 122.1 kg

Therfore Total Load = 1343.4 kg

Load on each column = 1343.4212/4

= 335.9 kg
= 3.4 kN
Calculation as per BS 449 - Appendix B
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Unsupported length of vertical = 2 m

standard
Radius of gyration = 15.7 mm
Therefore, slenderness ratio = 2000/15.7
= 127.39

Considering K2 = 1.7
Co = 127.7 N/mm2
ɳ = 0.49
Ys = 235 N/mm2
K2Pc = 89.48 N/mm2

Therefore Pc = 52.64 N/mm2

Therefore, Vertical standard capacity = Pc x A

= 29318 N
= 29.32 kN
> 3.4 kN SAFE

Note:
High wind
1) Worker shall not be on any scaffold during storm or high wind - wind more than 65 kph
(40mph) unless the scaffolding or working level is indoor or otherwise unaffected by weather
condition.
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Typical Calculation for Independent scaffolding

Calculation for Independent Scaffolding 12A -8x3x5m

1. DESIGN PARAMETER
1.1 Material
Tube Sections as per BS:1387
Outside dia. = 48.3 mm
Thickness, t = 3.2 mm
Weight = 4.37 kg/m
Area = 557 mm2
Yield Stress = 235 Mpa
Section Modulus = 5700 mm3
Allowable bending stress = 139 N/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity = 200000 Mpa

Scaffold board as per BS:2482

Size of Scaffold board = 225x1500x38thk.
Load due to Scaffold boards = 25 kg/m2

Below table from BS:2482 for scaffold board capacity

1.2 Design Loads

Scaffolding is designed to withstand personnel live load, dead load & environmental wind
load only. It is not permitted to lay the pipe lines or equipment's on the scaffold unless within
the load limit as shown below.

Dead weights
Self wt. of tube = 4.37 kg/m
Self wt. of scaffold board = 25 kg/m2
Weight of ladder = 10 kg/m

Live load
Live load for light duty = 150 kg/m2
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Wind load

2 DESIGN
2.1 Check for Transom member
Span for Transom member = 1.5 m
Cantilever projection = 0.6 m
Spacing of Transoms = 1.2 m

Dead Loads (Weight of board & Self Live loads at working Platform
weight of scaffolding materials)
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Wind Load X direction Wind Load Z direction

Utilization Ratio

Load calculations
Self weight = 4.37 kg/m
Scaffold boards @ 25kg/m2 = 25x1.2/2
= 15 kg/m
= 0.15 kN/m

Live load = 150x1.2/2

= 90 kg/m
= 0.9 kN/m

Wind load from STAAD = 0.029 kN/m

Moment due to DL+LL = 0.15+0.9x1.5x1.5/8

= 0.30 kN-m
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Moment due to DL+WL = 0.15+0.029x1.5x1.5/8

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= 0.05 kN-m

Moment due to DL+0.75LL+0.75WL = 0.15+0.75*0.9+0.75*0.029x1.5x1.5/8

= 0.24 kN-m

Moment capacity of beam = 139x5700/1000000

= 0.8 kN-m
> 0.30 kN-m SAFE

Shear due to DL+LL = 0.15+0.9x1.5/2

= 0.8 kN

Shear due to DL+WL = 0.15+0.029x1.5/2

= 0.1 kN

Shear due to DL+0.75LL+0.75WL = 0.15+0.75*0.9+0.75*0.029x1.5/2

= 0.6 kN

Shear capacity of beam = 0.4x235x557/1000

= 52.4 kN
> 0.8 kN SAFE

For Cantilever projection

600mm Extension of the platform/walkway is planned on one side of scaffold platform
Moment due to UDL = 0.2953125x0.6x0.6/2
= 0.1 kN-m
< 0.8 kN-m SAFE

Shear due to UDL = 0.7875x0.6

= 0.2 kN
< 52.4 kN-m SAFE

2.2 Check for Girder coupler

A pair of girder coupler of capacity 500kg each. These girders couplers fixed to beam at every
1.2m c/c
Tributary area for load = 1.2x1.5/2
= 0.9 m2

Area load = 200 kg/m2 (conservatively)

Therefore load = 0.9x200
= 180 Kg
< 1000.0 Kg SAFE

2.3 Check for Vertical standard for scaffold tower

Total length along Vertical standard = 5 m
Total nos. = 16 nos.

Load calculation
Standard weight (For total length & = 4.37x5x16
nos.) = 349.6 kg

Area for scaffold board = 8.00m x 3.00m

No. of platform levels = 2 Nos.
Load due to Scaffold board = 8x3x25x2
= 1200 kg
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Wt. of transoms/ledgers
Perimeter = 24 m
NO.of levels = 7 Nos.
Therefore load = 4.37x24.4x7
746.4 kg

Platform transverse beam = 4.37x3x7x2+4.37x8x2

(Perpendicular to 1.2m with length 3m = 253.5 kg
& Parallel to 1.2m with 8m length)

Bracings locations along longi. = 24 Nos.

Bracings locations along Trans. = 4 Nos.
Bracing length along longi. 2.77 m
Bracing length along trans. = 3.9 m

Bracings load = 4.37x2.77x24+4x3.9

= 358.7 kg
Weigth from Toe board @ 6.0kg/m
(Perimeter is 23m & 2 levels) = 6x23.2x2
= 278.4 kg

Ladder weight @ 10kg/m & Length 8m = 10x8x2

= 160 kg

Total Dead Load = 3346.5 kg

Live load = 150x8x3

= 3600 kg

Wind load from STAAD = 2.9 kg/m

= 2.9*5*16
= 232 kg

Load due to DL+LL = 6946.5 kg

Load due to DL+WL = 3578.5 kg
Load due to DL+0.75LL+0.75WL = 6220.5 kg

Connections 10% = 694.7 kg

Therfore Total Load = 7641.2 kg

Load on each column = 7641.20016/16

= 477.6 kg
= 4.8 kN

Calculation as per BS 449 - Appendix B

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Unsupported length of vertical = 3 m

standard
Radius of gyration = 15.7 mm
Therefore, slenderness ratio = 3000/15.7
= 191.08

Considering K2 = 1.7
Co = 56.8 N/mm2
ɳ = 1.10
Ys = 235 N/mm2
K2Pc = 42.88 N/mm2

Therefore Pc = 25.23 N/mm2

Therefore, Vertical standard capacity = Pc x A SAFE

= 14050 N
= 14.05 kN
> 4.78 kN

Design Summary

Criteria Actual Capacity Remarks

Safe working moment, Mc 0.30 kN.m 0.8 kN.m SAFE
Safe Working shear force 0.8 kN 52.4 kN SAFE
Vertical load capacity 4.78 kN 14.05 kN SAFE