---
title: "Types of shoring; raking shore"
subject: "Building Technology"
chapter: 8
key: "semester_6/building_technology:shoring-raking"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_6/building_technology/shoring-raking
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Types of shoring; raking shore

Building Technology · Chapter 8: Temporary construction

- Asked in: 2073 Magh
- Video: [What Is Shoring In Construction - Type of Shoring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml9Hc9I0HiI) — Amazing Engineering | ACES
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
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## Question

List out different types of shoring. Explain raking shore with necessary sketch.

## Short answer

The three types of shoring are raking, flying, and dead shores. Raking shore uses inclined rakers at 60-70° from a sole plate on ground to a wall plate with needles on the wall, secured by cleats and braces. It supports leaning or bulging external walls where open ground is available, with rakers spaced 3-4.5 m apart.

## Answer

#### Types of shoring
1. Raking (inclined) shore
2. Flying (horizontal) shore
3. Dead (vertical) shore

#### Raking shore
**Raking (inclined) shore:** inclined members (rakers) support a wall from the outside. Rakers are at 60-70 degrees to the ground and are fixed at the top to a **wall plate** (with needles) bolted to the wall, and at the bottom to a **sole plate** resting on a firm base. **Cleats** and **braces** hold the members together.

```text
        wall plate
   wall |==|\ needle
   |    |  | \ raker
   |    |  |  \ cleat
   |    |  |   \
   |    |  |    \
 --+----+--+-----\--- ground
                sole plate
```
Types: simple (single raker), compound/double (two or more rakers on different levels), and multiple raking shores for high walls (up to three storeys).

**Parts:** wall plate, needles, rakers, cleats, braces, sole plate and wedges.
**Use:** to support an external wall that is leaning, bulging or undergoing alteration, where open ground is available.
**Spacing:** rakers are placed at 3-4.5 m c/c along the wall.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. Rakers are placed at:
   A. 0 degrees
   B. 10 degrees
   C. 90 degrees
   D. 60-70 degrees to the ground
   Answer: D. Inclined at 60-70 degrees. (Key point: Raker angle)

2. Rakers are spaced along the wall at:
   A. 20 m
   B. 0.1 m
   C. 3-4.5 m c/c
   D. None
   Answer: C. Rakers placed at 3-4.5 m centres. (Key point: Spacing)

3. Raking shore is used for:
   A. Floors
   B. Trenches
   C. Between two walls with no ground
   D. External wall that is leaning or bulging where open ground is available
   Answer: D. It needs open ground for the sole plate. (Key point: Use)

## Related in Building Technology

- [Why shoring; racking versus flying shore](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_6%2Fbuilding_technology%3Ashoring-racking-flying) — Building Technology, chapter 8
- [Objectives of shoring; dead shore](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_6%2Fbuilding_technology%3Ashoring-dead-shore) — Building Technology, chapter 8
- [Shoring types and flying shore](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_6%2Fbuilding_technology%3Ashoring-flying) — Building Technology, chapter 8, asked 2×
- [Shoring and its types](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_6%2Fbuilding_technology%3Ashoring-types) — Building Technology, chapter 8, asked 3×
- [Scaffolding, underpinning, shoring; underpinning methods](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_6%2Fbuilding_technology%3Aunderpinning-scaffold-shoring-terms) — Building Technology, chapter 8
- [Brick layer's scaffold and dead shoring](https://www.bctengineer.com/question.md?key=semester_6%2Fbuilding_technology%3Ascaffold-brick-layer-dead-shore) — Building Technology, chapter 8