YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT STUDIES

NAME
OSHIKOYA ADEJOKE

MATRIC NUMBER
F/HD/21/3550014

COURSE TITLE
BUILDING MAINTENANCE
(ASSIGNMENT)

COURSE CODE
EST 419

LECTURER
DR. ALADELOBA.

JULY, 2023
 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SHORING AND SCAFFOLDING
Shoring and scaffolding are two separate systems used in the construction and
engineering industries. It’s important to understand the differences between
scaffolding and shoring for several reasons. The purpose of the system affects the
safety factor, fall protection requirements, manufacturer guidelines, and other aspects
of safe use.
Here’s a quick look at the difference between scaffolding and shoring to prevent any
potential confusion.
Definitions of Scaffolding and Shoring
According to the American National Standards Institute:
Scaffolding is “a temporary elevated or suspended work unit and its supporting
structure used for supporting worker(s) or materials, or both.”
Shoring is “ The vertical supporting members in a form work system.”
To elaborate, scaffolding is a temporary system built alongside a structure for the
purpose of elevating workers, materials, and equipment so that construction,
renovation, repair, or demolition work may be performed.
Shoring is a temporary system that supports a structure during construction,
renovation, repair, or demolition work.
Primary Purpose: The Difference Between Scaffolding and Shoring
The easiest way to understand the difference between scaffolding and shoring is the
main intent of the deck (platform). If the primary purpose of the deck is for workers to
stand on it while performing tasks, it’s a scaffold; if the deck is mainly in place as part
of the formwork that shapes and supports the structure being built or worked on, it’s
shoring.
Again, it comes down to the primary purpose. Workers do at times stand on a shoring
deck, which does not necessarily make it a scaffold. Also, the name of the equipment
doesn’t dictate which system it’s a part of. For example, a scaffold frame can be used
as a shoring component, and a shoring frame can be used as a scaffolding component.
A shoring tower temporarily supporting planks that workers stand on while
constructing a shoring system is scaffolding.
Common Types of Scaffolding
Some standard types of scaffolding include:
1. Single scaffolding – Made up of standards, ledgers, putlogs, and other components,
single scaffolding is often used during brick masonry work
2. Double scaffolding – Commonly used in stone masonry, double scaffolding has a
second scaffold row for support because of the difficulty of making holes in a stone
wall for putlogs.
3. Cantilever scaffolding – Single-frame and double-frame cantilever scaffolding have
standards supported by needles running into the wall. It’s often used when the ground
doesn’t provide adequate support or stability, and for upper levels of higher walls.
4. Suspended scaffolding – Wire ropes or chains affixed to the roof of the structure
suspend the platforms of this scaffolding, which can be raised and lowered. It’s often
used when frequent upward and downward mobility are needed, as with certain repair
work, painting, window washing, etc.
5. Trestle scaffolding – These mobile scaffolds have platforms supported by movable
ladders or tripods. They’re commonly used indoors and when frequent side-to-side
mobility is needed during work.
6. Steel scaffolding – Steel scaffolding, constructed from steel tubes attached by steel
couplers or fittings, is quite strong and safe, and relatively efficient to assemble and
dismantle.
7. Patented scaffolding – This is a type of pre-assembled, height-adjustable
scaffolding.
Common Types of Shoring
Some standard types of shoring include:
1. H- or I-beam shoring – Commonly used to support excavations from 4 to 15 feet
deep, steel H or I beams are placed into the ground by drilling or vibrating to support
the piles.
2. Secant pile shoring – A shoring wall is formed when there’s no room for open
excavation with the use of interlocking primary and secondary piles.
3. Contiguous pile shoring – This type of pile shoring is often used in clay soil and
areas where water seepage is not a concern.
4. Sheet pile shoring – Similar to H- or I-beam shoring, steel beams are driven into the
ground with a vibro hammer to support the piles. Sheet pile shoring is often used for
excavations around bodies of water.
5. Diaphragm walls – These reinforced concrete shoring walls are commonly used for
deeper excavations, like in the construction of basements, tunnels, etc.
 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FORMWORK AND FALSEWORK
Formwork and falsework are supports that helps in concrete pouring and the
formation of the concrete to the desired shape. Both the words are used around the site
throughout the time. But, both formwork and false work differ extensively in terms of
their roles and process. 
PARAMETER FORMWORK IN FALSEWORK IN
CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION
DEFINITION Formwork consists Falsework in construction
of moulds that are are temporary supports that
temporarily located to support the structural unit
facilitate concrete until it sets and is able to
pouring and give it a support themselves. Props
desired shape, until it and scaffoldings are
sets and hardens. examples of Falsework.
MATERIALS Formwork can be made Falsework can be made of
out of different any range of materials given
materials like timber, that it stays strong enough
plywood,steel, for a longer period.
aluminium and Aluminium or steel systems
plastics. are nowadays used. Timber
is the traditional material for
Falsework.
ROLE The main objective of Falsework serve the
formwork is to objective to take the loads
facilitate proper and the stresses safely so that
concrete casting, its the structure remain
setting process. supported, even when the
structure can’t stay by its
own.