Propping
What is Propping?
Propping is a temporary structure (also know as temporary works propping or construction propping) that is used to support a load. Propping may be required at any stage, including construction stage, maintenance / repairs, and decommissioning or demolition.
Propping is used to hold or support an object until the permanent structure is complete and able to support the load, or to support another temporary object during the works.
Types of Propping
- Construction Propping
- Back Propping
- Heavy Duty Propping / High Load Propping
- Falsework
Examples of Propping
- Slab Propping – slab propping can be used to support a concrete slab during construction, or after completion. Concrete slabs are usually designed to support the loads imposed from people, not heavy plant equipment. If heavy plant is required to drive and/or operate on top of a concrete slab, propping may be required. Alphasafe can design and install concrete slab propping solutions.
- Back Propping – back propping can be similar to slab propping. When slab propping is used to support a slab, the loads are transferred to the slab (or structure below). If that slab does not have adequate capacity to support the load, then additional ‘back propping’ can be applied to the lower levels. Instead of transferring a load to a single slab, back propping can transfer a load through multiple levels/slabs of a building.
- Heavy Duty Propping – The term heavy duty propping refers to any propping that is designed to support a high load. Using our precision engineered modular scaffold system, Alphasafe is able to achieve loads in excess of 200 tonne.
- Falsework / Concrete Propping – Used during the forming of concrete slabs, falsework is designed to support wet concrete until such time the concrete has gained enough strength to support its own weight and any imposed loads. Concrete progressively gains strength