How to add a shoring layout and what do the load figures mean
How to add a shoring layout and what do the load figures mean. A step-by-step walkthrough of the screens, buttons and fields involved.
The steps, written out
- Open Shoring and press New layout (Owner / Administrator, Office Manager or Engineer).
- Enter the Layout name, Job, Level / area and Shore type (Post shores, Frame shoring towers or Aluminum beams & stringers).
- Enter the Design load (psf), Shore spacing X and Y (ft) and the Allowable leg capacity (lbs) (all required). Optional: slab thickness, number of towers/shores, Required capacity ratio (1.0 by default), shored area, engineering document, pour and strip dates.
- Press Save.
Tip
The layout page calculates the Tributary area per leg (X x Y), the Load per leg (design psf x tributary area), the Utilisation (load / allowable capacity), the capacity ratio and, with an area, the legs required against the legs provided. It is a schematic check only: follow the engineer's stamped drawing.