Student should be able to understand the :
- definition of shoring.
- types of shoring.
- method of erecting the shoring.
Temporary supports applied to a building or
structure to comply with the requirements
of the Construction (Health, safety and
Welfare) Regulation 1996, particularly
Regulation 9 to 11.
providing temporary support to structure
that are in unsafe condition till such time as
they have been made stable, or
to structures which might become unstable
by reason of work being carried out on or
near them, such as the underpinning of
foundations.
Timber
Steel
Combination Timber and Steel
Tubular scaffolding
1. To give support to walls which are dangerous or are likely
to become unstable due to subsidence (sink bit by bit or
fall away or collapse), bulging (swelling of a surface cause
by pressure from within or below).
2. To avoid failure of sound walls caused by the removal of
subjacent support such as where a basement is being
constructed near to a sound wall.
3. During demolition works. To give support to an adjacent
building or structure
4. To support the upper part of wall during formation of a
large opening in the lower section of the wall.
5. To give support to a floor or roof to enable a support wall
to be removed and replaced by a beam.
1. Raking Shoring
2. Dead Shoring
3. Flying Shoring
The purpose of a raking shore is to prevent the over
turning of a wall. In the case of a tilting or bulging wall,
to force it back.
This shoring arrangement transfers the floor and wall
loads to the ground by means of sloping struts or rakers.
The rakers must position correctly so that the rakers
are capable of receiving maximum wall and floor loads.
Centre line of raker should intersect with the centre
lines of the wall or floor bearing.
One raker for each floor required and ideally should be
at an angle between 40 and 70 . Practical purposes is
60 with the horizontal – therefore the number of
rakers - normally limited to 3 rakers
If four storey building – an extra member called a ‘rider’
is added.
A wall piece/ wall plate, consisting of a 50 or 75mm
thick, is fixed to the wall by wall hooks driven in the
joints of brickwork.
The width of the wall plate is usually about 225mm.
The wall plate should be in one piece through out the
system, but if owing to the length (if not enough length)
it is necessary to join two pieces. They must be halved
joint.
Carry out a site investigation; to determine:
• Number of shore required (3.00m – 4.50m c/c)
• Bearing capacity of soil and floors
• Location of underground services – which may have to
avoided or bridged.
Fix wall plate – with wrought iron hook driven to
brickwork
Set out and cut holes for needles in external wall
Excavate to a firm bearing subsoil and lay grillage
platform and sole plate (prepare platform)
Cut and erect rakers – start with bottom shore
Fix cleat, distance piece and binding. If necessary cross
bracing.
Is used for temporarily supporting the upper parts of
walls, the lower parts of which are required to be
removed, either in the process of underpinning or
reinstatement during repair, or for the purpose of
making large openings in the lower parts.
Consist of a vertical prop/ shore leg with a head plate,
sole plate and folding wedges adjustment purposes
Use two shore legs connected over their heads by a
horizontal beam or needle.
The needle transfers the loads to the shore legs and to
a solid bearing surface/ soil.
The sleeper should be bedded continuously in mortar
and be sufficiently stiff to distribute the weight over
its whole length.
Carry out a site investigation; to determine:
• Number of shore required (3.00m – 4.50m c/c)
• Bearing capacity of soil and floors
• Location of underground services – which may
have to avoided or bridged.
Fix ceiling struts (between suitable head plate &
sole plate to relieve the wall from floor and roof
loads). Fixed as close as possible to the wall.
Strut all window opening to prevent movement or
distortion of the opening
Cut holes through the wall slightly larger in size
than the needle.
Cut holes through ceiling and floors for the
shore legs.
Position and level sleepers on a firm base –
removing paving if necessary.
Erect shoring – wedge and secure shoring
arrangements.
Leave the shoring in position for at least 7 days
(after completion – in order for the new work
gained sufficient strength to be self-
supporting.)
Fulfill the same functions as a raking shore – but
have the advantage of providing a clear working
space.
Flying shore can be used between any parallel walls,
where one or both show signs of failure, or where
previous support, in the form of floors, has been
removed
Short span up to 9.00m (0 – 9.0m) usually have a
single horizontal member whereas the larger span
require two horizontal shore (9 – 12m).
They are used mostly in urban areas, usually where
one of a number of terrace buildings is to be
removed, to provide temporary support to the
buildings on either side.
The site operation for the setting out and erection
of a flying shoring system are similar to those
enumerated for raking shoring.
Carry out a site investigation; to determine:
• Number of shore required (3.00m – 4.50m c/c)
• Bearing capacity of wall and floors
• Location of services – which may have to avoided or bridged.
Fixed two wall plate on each wall, in similar manner to those
described for raking shores, with needles fixed as bearings to the
horizontal timber.
Inclined struts at each end- in the line of the floors of the
buildings
Straining sill (150 x 75) nailed on the upper and lower side
Shore rest upon the needles and a pair of folding wedges is
inserted at one end between the wall plate and the end of shore
and driven up tightly.
Fixed upper struts and then lower struts.