Calculate the

Maximum Rated Load

What is the maximum rated load?
Top View of scaffold
2 X 10 X 8 (L.D.) Planks
6 6
5-0

What is the maximum rated load?
7 X 5 (area)= 35 Square
Feet

35 X 25 (L.D.) = 875
pounds
Maximum Capacity
2 X 12 X 8 (L.D.) Planks
6 6
7 0
Light Duty (L.D.) = 25#/sq.ft
Medium Duty (M.D.) = 50#/sq.ft
Heavy Duty (H.D.) = 75#/sq.ft.
5-0

What is the maximum intended load?
1-Bands of bricks = 400 #s each

Mortar = 150#s

Pan (mortar) = 100#s

1 worker = 250#s each

400

150

100

250
max. intended load 900#s
Will the light duty planks work?
We calculated 875 # rate load for L.D.
What is the maximum intended load?
7 X 5 (area)= 35 Square
Feet
35 X 50 = 1,750 pounds
Maximum Capacity

2 X 12 X 8 (M.D.) Planks
6 6
7 0
Light Duty (L.D.) = 25#/sq.ft
Medium Duty (M.D.) = 50#/sq.ft
Heavy Duty (H.D.) = 75#/sq.ft.
5-0

900 pounds Intended Load
Will this
work?
Allowable Spans
Maxlmum lnLended
Load
Maxlmum
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uslng lull 1hlckness
Lumber
Maxlmum
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uslng nomlnal
1hlckness Lumber
23 lbs./square fooL 10 feeL 8 feeL
30 lbs./square fooL 8 feeL 6 feeL
73 lbs./square fooL 6 feeL ---
What is the maximum intended load?
7 X 5 (area)= 35 Square
Feet

35 X 75 = 2625 pounds
Maximum Capacity
2 X 12 X 8 (H.D.) Planks
6 6
7 0
Light Duty (L.D.) = 25#/sq.ft
Medium Duty (M.D.) = 50#/sq.ft
Heavy Duty (H.D.) = 75#/sq.ft.
5-0

1,800 pounds Intended Load
What is the weight per leg?
We have a total of
900 #s.
900 4 =
225 #s /leg (post)
What is the weight on the base plate?
Each leg has a 6 X 6
base plate.
6 X 6 =
36 sq. inches


6.25 #s per sq. inches
225 36 =
What is the weight on the mud sill?
Each base plate is on a
2 X 10 x 12 mud
sill.
10 X 12 =
120 sq. inches


1.875 #s / sq. inch.

225 120 =
How important is it to have a
base plate and a mud sill?
From 900 #s
intended load
To: 1.875 #s / sq.
inch
Mud Sill
Typical mud sill:
2 X 10 pad between 12 and 18

This will be adequate for most scaffolds four
levels or less in height and not heavily loaded
Mud Sill
Multiple levels (5 levels and up) may
require a different size pad.
Calculate the weight imposed by the
scaffold leg on the sill (leg load).
Divide that number by the square footage
of the sill to determine the PSF imposed
on soil.
Compressive force should be limited to
1000 PSF on soil (type C)
Mud Sill
As a conservative guideline base on a
maximum 3,000 lb leg load:
2X10X18 is adequate for Type A soil
18 square pad for Type B soil
3X3 square pad for Type C soil
Dont use unstable objects, lose bricks, etc., as
a sill.
Calculate a Board Foot
Calculate the board foot (BF)
1 X 12 X 12 = 144 cubic
inches
BF =
( T X W X L )
12
T = Thickness
W = Width
L = Length
A board foot is equal to 144 cubic
inches of wood
Calculate the board foot (BF)
(1.5 X 9.25 X 8 / 12)= 9.25 board feet
For example:
An 8-foot 2X10
(nominal board )would
contain ___ board feet.

! 1.5 Thickness
! 9.25 = Width
Nominal 2 X 10
BF =
( T X W X L )
12
Table 4 Scaffold Plank
1

2" and 3" thick, 8" and wider
Size Grade
Extreme Fiber
Stress
in Bending F
b

Flat wise Use Only
Modulus of
Elasticity E

2" thick,
8" and wider
MC!19%
2

Dense Industrial 72
Scaffold Plank
Dense Industrial 65
Scaffold Plank
2400
2200
1,800,000
1,800,000
3" thick,
8" and wider
MC>19%
Dense Industrial 72
Scaffold Plank
Dense Industrial 65
Scaffold Plank
1800
1650
1,600,000
1,600,000
(1) Scaffold plank design values are for flat wise use only. They were calculated using
ASTM D245 and D2555 standards and modified using procedures shown in
"Calculating Apparent Reliability of Wood Scaffold Planks," as published by the Journal
on Structural Safety, 2 (1984) 47-57, and updated in 1993.
(2) For exposed conditions of use (where the moisture content in service may exceed
19%) the values shall be multiplied by: 0.85 for "F
b
" and 0.90 for "E".
Southern Pine Design Values
3.7#s/b.f. (TOP GRADE)
2.7#s/b.f.
Indian Mill Corporation
Pin-Lok 2.0E Scaffold Plank
Fb 2900 psi
3.95 #s / bf
Calculate the board foot (BF)
(1.5 X 9.25 X 96 ) / 144 = 9.25 board feet
For example:
An 8-foot 2X10
(nominal board )would
contain ___ board feet.

! 1.5 Thickness
! 9.25 = Width
Nominal 2 X 10
BF =
( T X W X L )
144
9.25 bf X 2.7 = 24.975 or 25 lbs.
11.56 bf X 3.9 = 45 lbs.
(1.5 X 9.25 X 120 ) / 144 = 11.56 board feet
PIN-LOK Scaffold Plank
Tipping Forces on Towers
Tipping Forces on Towers
Rm
F (Tipping Forces)
H (Height)
Rm (Resisting Moment) = " the width
W (Weight of Tower) = 1,225 lbs
F = (1,225 lbs. x 2.5 ft.) / 26 ft.
F = 3,062.5 / 26 ft..
F = 117.7 lbs
26 0
F
5-0
F = (W x Rm) / H
Calculate Tipping Force
How much force must be exert to tip scaffold?
A 6 ft, 180 lb man is pushing
an overhead beam while
standing on a 450 lb wheeled
scaffold which is 6 ft. wide and
18 ft. high. The coefficient of
friction for the scaffold with the
wheels locked is 0.88.
F
1
d
1
= F
2
d
2

How much force must be exert to tip scaffold?
A 6 ft, 180 lb man
is pushing an
overhead beam
while standing on
a 450 lb wheeled
scaffold which is 6
ft. wide and 18 ft.
high. The
coefficient of
friction for the
scaffold with the
wheels locked is
0.88.
F
2
d
2

18 +6 180+450
6 ft.
F
1
d
1

F
2
=
(180+450) (3)
18 + 6
6/2
F
1
d
1
= F
2
d
2

F
2
= F
1
d
1
/ d
2
F
2
= (180+450)(3) / 18 + 6
F
2
= 1890 / 24
F
2
= 78.75

Calculation for single point
suspension
Calculation for single point suspension
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C
W
A B
C = counter weight
A = distance from C to
fulcrum
B = distance from
fulcrum to edge
W = weight
C
W
A B
Calculation for single point suspension
Roof
C
A
B
W
Calculation for single point suspension
Case scenario # 1:
W = 750#s
A = 10
B = 4
C = ____
C
A
B
W
Calculation for single point suspension
C 10 ! 3 " 4 " 750

C 10/10 ! 3 " 4 " 750
10

C ! 9000/10

C = 900
900
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Case scenario # 2:
W = 750#s
A = 15
B = 5
C = ____
C
A
B
W
Calculation for single point suspension
C 15 ! 3 " 5 " 750

C 15/15 ! 3 " 5 " 750
15

C ! 11,250/15

C = 750
750
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Case scenario # 3:
W = 1,250#s
A = 15
B = 3
C = ____
C
A
B
W
Calculation for single point suspension
C 15 ! 3 " 3 " 1,250

C 15/15 ! 3 " 3 " 1,250
15

C ! 11,250/15

C = 750
750
CA!3BW
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