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    This document provides specifications for scaffolding components including tubes, boards, and beams. It lists properties like dimensions, weights, strengths and load capacities. Steel and aluminum tubes and various beam types are outlined with metrics like cross sectional area, inertia, and allowable bending and shear loads.

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    Properties of standard scaffold tubes

    in accordance with TG20 / BS 5973: 1993 / BS 1139 - 1.2 / BS EN 12811-2

    Steel tube (as new U.N.O.): Aluminum tube:


    Outside diameter = 48.3 (+/- 0.5) mm 48.3 (+/- 0.5) mm
    Wall thickness = 4.0 (+0.47/-0.4) mm 4.47 (+0.56) mm
    Cross sectional area = 5.57 cm2 6.15 cm2
    Mass = 4.37 kg/m 1.67 (-7.5%) kg/m
    Inertia = 13.8 cm4 14.9 cm4
    r= 1.57 cm 1.56 cm
    Zp (S in TG20) = 7.87 cm3 8.61 cm3
    Ze = 5.7 cm3 6.18 cm3
    Allowable bending moment = 1.12 (used tubes: 0.99) kNm 1.33 kNm
    Allowable shear = 26.1 (used tubes: 23.3) kN 25.5 kN
    Min yield strength = 235 N/mm2 255 N/mm2
    Modulus of elasticity = 210000 N/mm2 70000 N/mm2

    Allowable scaffold tube strut loads


    (based on 'as new' scaffold tube as given above) in accordance with TG20

    Effective length: Safe axial load: Safe axial load:


    0.6 m Steel tube Aluminum tube
    0.8 m 70.9 kN 79.3 kN
    1.0 m 65.0 kN 64.8 kN
    1.2 m 58.6 kN 48.9 kN
    1.4 m 51.9 kN 36.5 kN
    1.6 m 45.3 kN 27.9 kN
    1.8 m 39.2 kN 21.8 kN
    2.0 m 33.7 kN 17.5 kN
    2.2 m 29.1 kN 14.4 kN
    2.4 m 25.3 kN 12.0 kN
    2.6 m 22.0 kN 10.1 kN
    2.8 m 19.3 kN 8.7 kN
    3.0 m 17.1 kN 7.5 kN
    3.2 m 15.2 kN 6.6 kN
    3.4 m 13.6 kN 5.8 kN
    3.6 m 12.2 kN 5.2 kN
    3.8 m 11.0 kN 4.6 kN
    4.0 m 10.0 kN 4.2 kN
    9.1 kN 3.8 kN

    Alliver Revilla
    CISRS Lead Trainer
    +97455633647/ +97433874025
    Properties of scaffold boards
    in accordance with TG20 / BS 2482:1981

    Standard Super Boards Omega Timber


    Width = 225 mm 225 mm Batten
    Thickness = 38 (+/- 2) mm 38 (+/- 2) mm 225 mm
    Mass per unit length = 6 kg/m 6 kg/m 63 (+/- 3) mm
    Mass per unit area = 25 kg/m2 25 kg/m2 10 kg/m
    Max support = 1.2 m (+100mm) 1.5 m (+100mm) 41 kg/m2
    Min section modulus = 47.5 cm3 47.5 cm3 2.5 m
    Allowable B.M. (1 pc) = 0.48 kNm 0.63 kNm 132 cm3
    Allowable B.M. (4 pc) = 0.71 kNm 1.01 kNm 1.30 kNm
    Board overhand - min = 50 mm 50 mm 1.30 kNm
    Board overhand - max = 150 mm 150 mm 50 mm
    250 mm
    Steel Scaffold Beams
    in accordance with BS 449 / BS 5973

    Beam type: Iyy Self-weight Max allow B.M. Max allow shear
    Ladder 2600.0 cm4 0.1275 kN/m 13.70 kNm 18.0 kN
    Unit 10572.0 cm4 0.1300 kN/m 27.70 kNm 20.0 kN
    Layher 450 mm 4481.0 cm4 0.1000 kN/m 24.98 kNm 18.54 kN
    Layher 750 mm 13702.0 cm4 0.1600 kN/m 55.16 kNm 27.27 kN
    Modulus of elasticity = 210000 N/mm2

    NOTE: Beam capacity is a function of the spacing of lateral bracing. This is to be provided in accordance with the
    manufacturer's specification.

    Aluminium Scaffold Beams


    based on manufacturers' specification

    Beam type: Iyy Self-weight Max allowable Max allowable


    Combisafe Ubix 4957.86 cm4 0.045 kN/m B.M. shear
    450 16563.1 cm4 0.060 kN/m 19.60 kNm 17.10 kN
    ASP 610 17340.8 cm4 0.060 kN/m 18.50 kNm 24.00 kN
    ASP 750 17340.8 cm4 0.060 kN/m 43.80 kNm 31.50 kN
    Combisafe Ubix 4483.0 cm4 0.050 kN/m 36.50 kNm 30.70 kN
    780 17182.0 cm4 0.074 kN/m 15.70 kNm 12.70 kN
    Haki 450 4481.0 cm4 0.050 kN/m 41.90 kNm 30.60 kN
    Haki 750 15195.0 cm4 0.060 kN/m 13.94 kNm 12.32 kN
    Layher 450 not given not given 42.50 kNm 25.60 kN
    Layher 750 not given not given 18.12 kNm 9.70 kN
    Rux 450 42.90 kNm 45.40 kN
    Apollo Cradle X

    Alliver Revilla
    CISRS Lead Trainer
    +97455633647/ +97433874025

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