Structural Collapse Rescue

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Comment by BRENT WEIR on January 18, 2010 at 2:05am

Broke at a knot in the post, just like yours did... Brings up an interesting point... How many of us have actually inspected a post before using it in a shore? I can say that in my short training carrier, I haven't actually heard anyone mention that as a step in the shore building process.

Comment by BRENT WEIR on January 18, 2010 at 2:00am

Comment by John O'Connell on May 31, 2009 at 12:06pm

Hi Jim, the double T shore is still a temporary spot shore, even though it has two posts making it alot more stable. the only test data i know of is with the USACE, we tested two double T's tied together like a laced post. it held over 100,000 lbs before one of the posts broke at a knot. the single double T will be more than twice as strong as a single T BUT what the real issue is how is it loaded,,, if the shore is out of plumb or the load is unbalanced above, who nows how much it will hold.

Comment by James Vickers on May 25, 2009 at 4:59pm

T Spot in comparison to a Double T. The T Spot is classified as a class 1 temporary shore and a Double T is a class 2, is it considered a permanent shore? Also, where can I get some test data on the Double T?

Thank you,

Comment by James Vickers on May 25, 2009 at 4:44pm

Split Sole Raker; how far up can the split sole that is attached to the wall plate move up (because of debris) before it actually takes on the characteristics of a Flying Raker?

Thanks,

Comment by Jim Rigstad on January 22, 2009 at 8:06pm

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