STEEL OR TUBULAR SCAFFOLDING

Posted by Adto Zhou over 6 months ago

The method of construction of steel scaffolding(http://www.adtomall.com/) is similar to that of brick layer’s and mason’s scaffolding. The primary differences are Instead of using timber, steel tube of diameter of 40 m to 60 mm are used Instead of using rope lashing, special types of steel couples are used for fastening Instead of fixing the standards into the ground, it is placed on base plate The gap between two standards in a row is generally kept within 2.5 m to 3 m. These standards are fixed on a square or round steel plate (known as Base Plate) by means of welding. Ledgers are spaced at every rise of 1.8 m. Length of the putlogs are normally 1.2 m to 1.8m. Advantages of the Steel Scaffolds are as follow: It can be erected or dismantled more rapidly in comparison to timber scaffolding. This helps in saving construction time. It is more durable than timber. Therefore it is economical in long run. It has more fire resisting capacity It is more suitable and safe to work at any height.