Influence of Foundation Quality on the Stress in the Elements of Steel Façade Scaffolding
The purpose of this paper is to show the influence of incorrect scaffolding foundations on the stress in their elements. Static stress analysis was performed for exemplary steel façade scaffolding. The scaffolding was formed using the Plettac 70 system and was composed of 16 modules and 13 working l...
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| author | Ewa Błazik-Borowa Paulina Jamińska-Gadomska Michał Pieńko |
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to show the influence of incorrect scaffolding foundations on the stress in their elements. Static stress analysis was performed for exemplary steel façade scaffolding. The scaffolding was formed using the Plettac 70 system and was composed of 16 modules and 13 working levels. The total dimensions of the scaffolding were 45.0 × 26.36 × 0.74 m. The scaffolding was set up partly on concrete and partly on a created ground classified as coarse sand with discontinuous graining. The boundary conditions modelling the foundation considered the heterogeneity of the ground both along the scaffolding and in the direction perpendicular to the façade. The effect of uneven subsidence on the scaffolding frames was checked, adopting a constant stiffness of 3500 kN/m in half of the supports, while in the rest of them the stiffness varied from 35 to 3500 kN/m. Due to additional bending moments, normal stresses in stands and transoms of the frames increased. Incorrect scaffolding foundation has the greatest negative effect on normal forces in anchors and bracings. Because these elements are responsible for the stability of the scaffolding, their damage may result in scaffolding failure and would certainly lead to a reduction of the values of free vibration frequencies, thus resulting in the discomfort of the workers on the scaffolding and a lack of safety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13b49e90ad634fac9d169c6de2cc96702023-12-03T11:58:47ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092020-07-0110713010.3390/buildings10070130Influence of Foundation Quality on the Stress in the Elements of Steel Façade ScaffoldingEwa Błazik-Borowa0Paulina Jamińska-Gadomska1Michał Pieńko2Department of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Structural Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandThe purpose of this paper is to show the influence of incorrect scaffolding foundations on the stress in their elements. Static stress analysis was performed for exemplary steel façade scaffolding. The scaffolding was formed using the Plettac 70 system and was composed of 16 modules and 13 working levels. The total dimensions of the scaffolding were 45.0 × 26.36 × 0.74 m. The scaffolding was set up partly on concrete and partly on a created ground classified as coarse sand with discontinuous graining. The boundary conditions modelling the foundation considered the heterogeneity of the ground both along the scaffolding and in the direction perpendicular to the façade. The effect of uneven subsidence on the scaffolding frames was checked, adopting a constant stiffness of 3500 kN/m in half of the supports, while in the rest of them the stiffness varied from 35 to 3500 kN/m. Due to additional bending moments, normal stresses in stands and transoms of the frames increased. Incorrect scaffolding foundation has the greatest negative effect on normal forces in anchors and bracings. Because these elements are responsible for the stability of the scaffolding, their damage may result in scaffolding failure and would certainly lead to a reduction of the values of free vibration frequencies, thus resulting in the discomfort of the workers on the scaffolding and a lack of safety.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/10/7/130scaffoldingsubsoilfoundationstatic analysisstructural safety |
| spellingShingle | Ewa Błazik-Borowa Paulina Jamińska-Gadomska Michał Pieńko Influence of Foundation Quality on the Stress in the Elements of Steel Façade Scaffolding Buildings scaffolding subsoil foundation static analysis structural safety |
| title | Influence of Foundation Quality on the Stress in the Elements of Steel Façade Scaffolding |
| title_full | Influence of Foundation Quality on the Stress in the Elements of Steel Façade Scaffolding |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Foundation Quality on the Stress in the Elements of Steel Façade Scaffolding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Foundation Quality on the Stress in the Elements of Steel Façade Scaffolding |
| title_short | Influence of Foundation Quality on the Stress in the Elements of Steel Façade Scaffolding |
| title_sort | influence of foundation quality on the stress in the elements of steel facade scaffolding |
| topic | scaffolding subsoil foundation static analysis structural safety |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/10/7/130 |
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