Scaffold Design Calculator
Enter a scaffold platform height and create a scaffold design using supplier products, then run 2D frame analysis on the scaffold in one click.
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Your scaffold inputs
Access height h
m
You're using:
Length: m
Width: m
Selected supplier
Length: m
Width: m
Method & theory
How the scaffold is designed
The scaffold layout is generated from the access platform height using proprietary supplier products for the selected bay width, then the whole scaffold can be exported straight into the 2D frame calculator to design its fixings and bracing.
What's this calculator used for?
This free scaffold design calculator helps Contractors and Temporary Works Designers lay out a scaffold platform using supplier products, checking bay width against point and distributed load resistance before exporting the scaffold for a full 2D frame analysis.
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Learn moreEdit your scaffold x-axis
| Product name | Supplied by | Add to scaffold builder | Bay width w (m) | Point load resistance (kN) | Distributed load resistance (kN/m) | Digital catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UH 25 | |
0.25 | None | 18.5 | View | |
| UH 50 | |
0.5 | 6.3 | 18.5 | View | |
| UH 75 | |
0.75 | 6.3 | 18.5 | View | |
| UH 100 | |
1.0 | 4.5 | 9.3 | View | |
| UH 125 | |
1.25 | 3.8 | 6.7 | View | |
| UH 150 | |
1.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | View | |
| UH 200 | |
2.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | View | |
| UH 250 | |
2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | View | |
| UH 300 | |
3.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | View | |
| UH 400 | |
4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | View |
Scaffold builder
Analyse this scaffold in a 2D frame calculator to design the fixings & bracing.
Edit your scaffold y-axis
| Product name | Supplied by | Add to scaffold builder | Bay width w (m) | Point load resistance (kN) | Distributed load resistance (kN/m) | Digital catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UH 25 | |
0.25 | None | 18.5 | View | |
| UH 50 | |
0.5 | 6.3 | 18.5 | View | |
| UH 75 | |
0.75 | 6.3 | 18.5 | View | |
| UH 100 | |
1.0 | 4.5 | 9.3 | View | |
| UH 125 | |
1.25 | 3.8 | 6.7 | View | |
| UH 150 | |
1.5 | 3.3 | 4.8 | View | |
| UH 200 | |
2.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | View | |
| UH 250 | |
2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | View | |
| UH 300 | |
3.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | View | |
| UH 400 | |
4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | View |
Scaffold builder
Analyse this scaffold in a 2D frame calculator to design the fixings & bracing.