Wood Scaffold Plank Capacity

In addition to scaffold grade lumber southwest scaffolding sells both steel and aluminum 7 and 10 platforms that are rated for both 50 lbs sq.

Wood scaffold plank capacity.

The design properties are based on a flat or plank orientation. 1926 451 a 1 a 6 and f 16 appendix a to subpart l dear mr. With estimated average strengths of visually graded solid sawn wood scaffold planks in the range of 6 000 to 9 000 psi 41 370 to 62 050 kn m2 this as sumption is very good. Ii the maximum permissible span for 1 1 4 x 9 inch or wider wood plank of full thickness with a maximum intended load of 50 lb ft.

Our southern yellow pine scaffolding boards and aluminum planks are warehoused with our scaffolding products and can normally be shipped with or without a scaffolding order. Fastener values for scaffold planks shall be equivalent to spf lumber values. Sales office 1705 south evans st. 2 shall be 4 feet.

C fabricated planks and platforms may be used in lieu of solid sawn wood planks. Sure lam 2 0e and 2 25e lvl engineered scaffolding boards. Aluminum and wood plank. Ii the maximum permissible span for 1 1 4 x 9 inch or wider wood plank of full thickness with a maximum intended load of 50 lb ft.

The longer the span the more deflection bend it will have and therefore the less its load bearing capacity will be. The span of a scaffold plank is the distance it runs between supports. For 2 x 10 nominal or 2 x 9 rough solid sawn wood planks allowable spans for a given load are shown in the table below. Warehouse address 1002 north pitt st.

C fabricated planks and platforms may be used in lieu of solid sawn wood planks. Aluminum extension plank with 250 lb. And 75 lbs sq ft. Whether master plank scaffold planking meets osha requirements.

Another solution to the deflection requirement is to double your planks across the spans that will be receiving materials or equipment such as cubes of brick or block. Walk board metaltech scaffolding scaffolding platforms scaffolding planks 20 ft. If the moisture content of the planks is expected to exceed 16 the moment capacity shall be multiplied by 0 8 for wet use conditions. 2 shall be 4 feet.

Scaffolding 14 foot lvl related products 8 ft. Thus current usage appears to be fairly close to producing an average safety factor of 4. Scaffolding planks 12 ft.