Capacity analysis of steel scaffolding decks

Aleksander Robak


Department of Structural Mechanics; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Lublin University of Technology (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-0516

Abstract

The methods for numerical modelling and static computer analysis of steel decks fixed on scaffoldings are presented in this study. The main problem raised in the study is the presentation of the method of creating models of a single deck and determination of the suitability of every model for various project situations. Additionally, the comparison of the results obtained from a linear analysis and analysis with material nonlinearity is conducted.


Keywords:

scaffolding, numerical models, static calculations, FEM method

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Published
2014-06-11

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Robak, A. (2014) “Capacity analysis of steel scaffolding decks ”, Budownictwo i Architektura, 13(2), pp. 357–365. doi: 10.35784/bud-arch.1915.

Authors

Aleksander Robak 

Department of Structural Mechanics; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Lublin University of Technology Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-0516

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