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Parts of scaffolding
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Scaffolding parts include vertical standards carrying load to ground, horizontal ledgers parallel to wall, putlogs at right angles resting on ledgers and wall, diagonal braces for stability, guard rails and toe boards for safety, working platform boards on putlogs, base plates to spread load, and ties/clamps connecting scaffold to structure and members.
List the parts of scaffolding with suitable sketch.
Scaffolding is a temporary framework of timber, bamboo or steel erected beside a building so that workers and materials can be placed at height while the structure is built, repaired or cleaned.
Parts of scaffolding
- Standards (uprights): vertical posts that carry the load to the ground, 1.5-2.4 m apart.
- Ledgers: horizontal members parallel to the wall joining the standards.
- Putlogs (transoms): horizontal members at right angles to the wall; one end rests on the ledger and the other in the wall.
- Braces: diagonal members for stability (facade and cross braces).
- Guard rails and toe boards: at the edge for safety.
- Boards/planks: the working platform, on putlogs.
- Base plates (sole plates): spread load on the ground.
- Ties and clamps/couplers: connect scaffold to the structure and members to each other.
guard rail ----------------------
toe board board on putlogs
| putlog ___|____
wall | ----|----| ledger
wall | | |
wall | brace / | standard
wall | / |
_____|______/_____|_____
base plate
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