Design Calculations: Scaffold Contrcator: Project: Client

Cliff Jacobs
123 Hillbury Road

Warlingham, Surrey
CR6 9TG
Design Calculations
Client: Prime Scaffold and Structural Designs Limited
Scaffold
Hy Scaff
Contrcator:
Project: Layden House, Turnmill Street, London EC1
Description: Access & Protection Gantry
Drawing Ref: A/HS 6682-1C, 2C & 3B
Job No: 1256-1
Date: 08/04/2018
Designer/Checker: Cliff Jacobs
Email: [email protected]
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Client Prime Scaffold and Structural Designs Limited
Project Layden House, Turnmill Street, London EC1
Description Access & Protection Gantry
Drawing Ref A/HS 6682-1C,2C&3B
Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
Date 08/05/2018 Warlingham, Surrey
Designer/Checker C. Jacobs CR6 9TG
Page CONTENTS
2 Contents Page
3 Scaffold Component Properties
4 Beam Properties
5 Design Calculations
General Layout Information
Imposed Loading
Consider Scaffold Configuration
Consider Section A-A
Consider Section B-B
Consider Section D-D
Consider Section E-E
Consider Tie Loads
Design Brief Received: Design drawings received.

Data sheets received.
Design Drawing References Received:

Prime Scaffold and Structural Designs Ltd
A/HS 6682-1C, 2C & 3B
Codes, Standards & Guidance:

NASC TG20:13 Design Guide - Technical guidance on the use of BS EN 12811-1
NASC TG4:11 Anchorage systems for scaffolding
BS EN 12811-1: 2003 Temporary works equipment: Part 1: Scaffolds – Performance
requirements and general design.
BS EN 1991-1-4 Eurocode 1- Actions on structures – General actions- Wind actions.
BS 5975:2008 Code of practice for temporary works procedures and the
permissible stress design of falsework.
Design Data:
A) Wind Data
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
SCAFFOLD COMPONENT PROPERTIES

Scaffold Tube
Tube refers to Type 4 steel scaffold tube conforming to BSEN39:2001 or BS 1139-1-1 (as new) with a minimum
yield stress of 235N/mm2, an outside diameter of 48.3mm with a wall thickness of 4.0mm.
Moment Capacity 1.12kNm ( Table 5.9 NASC TG20:13 Design Guide, Technical guidance on
Selfweight 4.37kg/m the use of BS EN 12811-1)
Aluminium Tube:
Moment Capacity 1.33kNm ( Table C.1 NASC TG20:13 Design Guide, Technical guidance on
Selfweight 1.65kg/m the use of BS EN 12811-1)
Scaffold Couplers (Table 5.15 NASC TG20:13)
Type SWL Selfweight

(kN) (Kg) (Kg)
Pressed Forged
Right Angle (Class A) 6.1 0.91 1.25
Right Angle (ClassB) 9.1 0.91 1.25
Swivel Coupler (Class A) 6.1 1.03 1.33

Swivel Coupler (Class B) 9.1 1.03 1.33
Putlog Coupler 0.63kN slip force along transom

3.9kN slip force along ledger
Sleeve (Class A) 3.6kN slip force

Sleeve (Class B) 5.5kN slip force
Band and plate coupler 6.1kN parallel to band

Band and plate coupler 6.1kN perpendicular to band
Scaffold Boards (Table 5.8 NASC TG20:13)
225mm x 38mm timber scaffold boards Strength Class C24
Moment Capacity 0.475kNm (Load Applied acts on an individual board)

0.61kNm (Load Applied is spread uniformly across min of 4 boards)
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
Scaffold Lattice Beams
Steel Beams:
Ladder Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.2m Centres

Moment Capacity 12.5kNm
Shear Capacity 12.5kN
Steel Unit Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.2m Centres

Aluminium Beams:
Layher 450 Alumium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Selfweight 5.1Kg/m

Moment Capacity 36.8kNm V' Arrangement
Selfweight 6.1Kg/m

Moment Capacity 26.9kNm A' Arrangement
Selfweight 6.1Kg/m
Hakitec 750 Aluminium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Selfweight 7.5Kg/m
Apollo 750 X Beam (Aluminium) Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Selfweight 6.7Kg/m
ASP/UBIX 780 Aluminium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Selfweight 6.5Kg/m
Dessa 1300 Aluminium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Selfweight 13.3Kg/m
Dessa 780 Aluminium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Selfweight 8.1Kg/m
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
1 General Layout Information:
Check design drawings for access and gantry protection scaffold.

Various areas of bridging will be checked.
External face of scaffold will be clad with Monarflex sheeting for protection.
Each tying option to be considered for anchor forces.
2 Imposed Loading:
2no working lifts at any one time

1no rated at 1.5kN/m2
1no rated at 0.75kN/m2
Inside boards on working platforms rated at 0.75kN/m2
Gantry rated at 0.75kN/m2
Wind load calculated in accordance with BS EN 1991-1-4

No snow loading allowed for, therefore Main Contractor to stop works until any snow
has been cleared off the scaffold before any works continue.
3 Consider Scaffold Configuration:
Check Boards: Supporting transoms at 1.2m maximum centres
Scaffold board target span = 1.2m

From TG20:13 a span of 1.2m for an imposed load will be acceptable.
Check Transoms:
Maximum centres = 1.2m
Scaffold width = 5+3
Self weight of boards/transom

= 0.25kN/m2x1.2m = 0.3kN/m
Imposed load+self weight/transom on main 5no board wide run

= (1.5kN/m2 + 0.25kN/m2)x1.2m = 2.1kN/m
Imposed load/transom on inside 2no boards
= (0.75kN/m2 + 0.25kN/m2)x1.2m = 1.2kN/m
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
RM = 1.12kNm (TG20:13)
1.12kNm > 0.336kNm Acceptable
Concentrated load condition of 1.5kN over 500mm x 500mm area

Treat as a point load for ease of calculation
Scaffold width = 5+4 with brace
By inspection spur brace will be acceptable supporting reaction of 0.3kN
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
From various loading conditions above

By inspection worst case load on inner ledger = 2.6kN
Treat ledger as a continuos member

Bending moment = (WL)/5
= (2.6kNx1.8m)/5 = 0.936kNm
Consider double width scaffold fully working
Load on ledger = 1.25m x 1.2m x 1.75kN/m2 = 2.625kN
Bending moment = (2.625kNx1.8m)/5 = 0.945kNm
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
4 Consider Section A-A:
Inner leg load = 9.4kN

Outer leg load = 9.5kN
End bay leg loads = 7.0kN
Inner Beam:
Outer Beam:
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
LHS reactions supported by 4no bolts into existing structure
= 11.7kN
= 2.93kN/bolt
All bolts to be installed and tested in accordance with NASC Document TG4:
Proof test value = 2.93x1.25
= 3.7kN
Reactions on RHS supported by tower erected from ground.

= 12.2kN
Bridge beams fixed with a minimum of 2no couplers to 2no support uprights
Value of fixing = 4no couplers minimum
= 24.4kN
24.4kN > 12.2kN Acceptable
Maximum lift height of supporting upright = 2.1m

SWL fron TG20 = 27.2kN/upright
2no supporting uprights = 54.4kN Acceptable
5 Consider Section B-B:

= 8.9kN/1.8m bay
= 5.0kN/m
Consider inner beam:
Apollo 750 X Beam (Aluminium)

Moment Capacity 37.0kNm Acceptable
Shear Capacity 35.0kN Acceptable
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
Centre reaction supported by 2no uprights to ground
Min of 2no couplers to upt and 2no transoms per upt = 8no couplers total
= 48.8kN Acceptable
Maximum strut length in support tower = 1.65m
SWL for 2no uprights = 37.8kNx2no uprights
= 75.6kN Acceptable
Outer leg load supported by gantry beams = 10.6kN
Layher 450 Alumium Beam

LHS reactions supported by twin 750 X beams spanning 6.4m approx

Load of 9.6kN is conservative as reaction load will reduce when gantry width narrows.
Self weight of twin beams = 0.3kN/m
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
By inspection Twin 750 X beams are acceptable
Maximum reaction of 22.6kN will be supported by 4no uprights from ground
Leg load at base including self weight of tower = 22.6kN+2.5kN

= 25.1kN
LHS reaction at base = 17.8kN+2.5kN

= 20.3kN
By inspection this will be acceptable
Inner reaction from gantry beam = 9.0kN

This also supports reaction from centre upright = 12.0kN
= 21.0kN

Moment Capacity 37.0kNm Twin Acceptable
Shear Capacity 35.0kN Twin Acceptable
Beams fixed to support uprights with a minimum of say 4no couplers/upright

Support tower made up of 4no uprights = 16no couplers
SWL at 6.1kN/coupler = 97.6kN Acceptable
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
6 Consider Section D-D:

Centre leg load = 15.0kN
Outer leg load = 12.0kN
Consider Outer beam:

LHS reaction acts on gantry beam:
UDL acting on gantry beam = 0.9mx(0.5+0.75)

= 1.125kN/m
Self weight of 3no gantry beams = 0.45kN/m
= 1.6kN/m
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
Check gantry beams:
By inspection 3no 450 Aluminium beams will be acceptable
RHS reaction of 13.3kN is transferred to centre support scaffold

Total load at centre suport = 13.3kNx15.0kN
= 28.3kN
Consider Centre beam:
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
End reaction supported by 6no uprights = Minimum of 12no couplers

= 73.2kN Acceptable
Self weight of support tower = 3.0kN

Total tower load = 53.3kN

By inspection 6no uprights will be acceptable.
Consider Inner beam:

End reaction supported by 3no uprights

Beams fixed with a minimum of 3no couplers/upright = 9no couplers
= 54.9kN Acceptable
Self weight of support tower = 2.0kN
Total tower load = 39.0kN

By inspection 3no uprights will be acceptable.
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
7 Consider Section E-E:
Maximum vertical tie spacings
Worst case is when tied every floor level = 3.31m (5th - 6th Floor)
Effective length of uprights = 2.96m
SWL of = 15.24kN
By inspection this will be acceptable as this occurs at high level. Tie spacings below
are less onerous where full leg load acts.
Maximum vertical tie spacings below 5th floor = 3.16m

Effective length of uprights = 2.9m
SWL of = 16.15kN Acceptable
Centre leg load above gantry = 15.0kN

Outer leg load above gantry = 12.0kN
UDL acting on gantry beam = 1.8mx(0.5+0.75)
= 2.25kN/m
Self weight of gantry beam = 0.15kN/m
= 2.4kN/m
Consider worst case span of gantry = 2.3m approx
Layher 450 Alumium Beam

LHS suppport leg loads inc slf wt = 12.3kN

RHS support leg loads inc. slf wt = 25.7kN

SWL for 2no uprights = 37.8kNx2no uprights
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Job No 1256-1
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= 75.6kN Acceptable
8 Consider Tie loads:
Site Address: Layden House, Turnmill Street. EC1M 5QU
Site Grid Reference: = TQ315819
Vb map = 22.0m/s
Cseason = 1
Cprob = 0.83
Reference Height = 22.0m
Peak Velocity Pressure qp = 0.575kN/m2

Cpe for wind parallel = 1.2
Scaffold is tied with 3no options:
Option 1) Tied to floor slabs and at every alternate frame:
Overall tie spacings = 3.6m x 3.65m

= 13.14m2
Load = 13.14m2 x 0.575kN/m2 x 1.2 = 9.0kN
Option 2) Tied to columns at every lift level: = 6.5m x 3.0m

= 19.5m2
Load = 19.5m2 x 0.575kN/m2 x 1.2 = 13.5kN
Option 2) Tied to steel columns at every lift level:
Load as Option 2)
1) Proof test values = 9.0kN x 1.25 FofS

= 11.25kN
2) Proof test values = 13.5kN x 1.25 FofS

= 16.9kN
Consider plan bracing:
Only required to check Option 2) spanning between column ties.
Load per frame = 1.8mx3.0mx0.575x1.2

= 3.73kN
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
Load on central bay braces = 3.73kN/2braces

= 1.9kN/brace
Load in bracing = 1.9kN/Sin 55 = 2.32kN
By inspection strut length and couplers will be acceptable
Load on outer bays = 3.73kN x 1.5 bays

= 5.6kN/brace
SWL of Class A couplers = 6.1kN
Therefore provide supplementary couplers either side of connection as wind can act in
two directions.
Consider braces with 45 degree angle

Worst case loading = 5.6kN/brace
Therefore provide supplementary couplers either side of connection as wind can act in
two directions.
Maximum length of brace = 3.1m

SWL of brace = 14.4kN Acceptable
Type and number of anchors to be used not detailed for access scaffold on design drawings.
Generally transoms to be fixed across 2no uprights therefore SWL of tie tube will be the
equivalent of 2no couplers SWL = 12.2kN
Therefore option 2 & 3 will require 2no tie tubes and will therfore require 2no anchor fixings.
Scaffold Contractor to install and test anchors in accordance with NASC document TG4: and
manufacturers guidance.
Scaffold Contrcator to ensure spacing of ties and edge distances are adhered to at all times.
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Cliff Jacobs
Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
Tie Forces Parallel to the Façade:
Load = [(3.5mx1.3)+(56.5mx0.1)]x0.575kN/m2x3.65mx1.0x1.0
= 21.4kN
Load to be shared across elevation say ties at each column location

= 9no columns
= 2.38kN/anchor lateral force.
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Job No 1256-1
123 Hillbury Road
Design Data A:
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Cliff Jacobs

123 Hillbury Road

Description: Access & Protection Gantry

Drawing Ref: A/HS 6682-1C, 2C & 3B

Job No: 1256-1

Designer/Checker: Cliff Jacobs

Design Brief Received: Design drawings received.

Design Drawing References Received:

Codes, Standards & Guidance:

SCAFFOLD COMPONENT PROPERTIES

Scaffold Couplers (Table 5.15 NASC TG20:13)

Type SWL Selfweight

Swivel Coupler (Class A) 6.1 1.03 1.33

Putlog Coupler 0.63kN slip force along transom

Sleeve (Class A) 3.6kN slip force

Band and plate coupler 6.1kN parallel to band

Scaffold Boards (Table 5.8 NASC TG20:13)

225mm x 38mm timber scaffold boards Strength Class C24

Moment Capacity 0.475kNm (Load Applied acts on an individual board)

Ladder Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.2m Centres

Steel Unit Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.2m Centres

Layher 450 Alumium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Layher 750 Alumium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Layher 750 Alumium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Hakitec 750 Aluminium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Apollo 750 X Beam (Aluminium) Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

ASP/UBIX 780 Aluminium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Dessa 1300 Aluminium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Dessa 780 Aluminium Beam Compression chord restraints @ 1.0m Centres

Check design drawings for access and gantry protection scaffold.

Each tying option to be considered for anchor forces.

2no working lifts at any one time

Wind load calculated in accordance with BS EN 1991-1-4

3 Consider Scaffold Configuration:

Check Boards: Supporting transoms at 1.2m maximum centres

Scaffold board target span = 1.2m

Maximum centres = 1.2m

Scaffold width = 5+3

Self weight of boards/transom

Imposed load+self weight/transom on main 5no board wide run

1.12kNm > 0.336kNm Acceptable

Concentrated load condition of 1.5kN over 500mm x 500mm area

1.12kNm > 0.833kNm Acceptable

Scaffold width = 5+4 with brace

By inspection spur brace will be acceptable supporting reaction of 0.3kN

From various loading conditions above

Treat ledger as a continuos member

1.12kNm > 0.936kNm Acceptable

Consider double width scaffold fully working

Load on ledger = 1.25m x 1.2m x 1.75kN/m2 = 2.625kN

Bending moment = (2.625kNx1.8m)/5 = 0.945kNm

1.12kNm > 0.945kNm Acceptable

Inner leg load = 9.4kN

Reactions on RHS supported by tower erected from ground.

24.4kN > 12.2kN Acceptable

Maximum lift height of supporting upright = 2.1m

5 Consider Section B-B:

Apollo 750 X Beam (Aluminium)