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Shoring is designed to prevent collapse where shielding is only designed to protect workers when collapses occur. Concrete-structure and stone-building shoring, in these cases also referred to as falsework, provides temporary support until the concrete becomes hard and achieves the desired strength to support loads.
Jack posts are mostly used for shoring: temporary supports during building repair or alteration work, rather than scaffolding: access platforms for workers. A typical use is to support an existing horizontal beam while its original masonry supports are removed or repaired.
Shoring structures. An incomplete list of possible temporary or permanent geotechnical shoring structures that may be designed and utilised as part of earthworks:
"We are working on getting a plan for the temporary shoring of it," County Mayor Allen Foster told members of the County Commission's budget committee last week. "Hopefully we'll have that plan ...
A speciality company was brought in to install temporary shoring visible on the front facade while permanent repair needs were assessed and implemented. “Obviously, we will resume construction ...
Falsework includes temporary support structures for formwork used to mold concrete [1] in the construction of buildings, bridges, and elevated roadways. The British Standards of practice for falsework, BS 5975:2008, defines falsework as "Any temporary structure used to support a permanent structure while it is not self-supporting."
A partial building collapse in Iowa that killed three people in May was caused by the removal of brick and inadequate shoring of the 116-year-old structure, according to a report released by ...
A box crib or cribbing is a temporary wooden structure used to support heavy objects during construction, relocation, vehicle extrication and urban search and rescue. It is commonly used to secure overturned motor vehicles, and debris within collapsed buildings. Cribbing is often used in conjunction with other stabilization equipment, such as ...