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Factors of Safety for Wood Plank for Scaffold Deck
I am trying to determine a suitable wood deck to be used for scaffold access. The required factor of safety for scaffolding components is 4:1 per OSHA 1926.451(a). Should the adjusted design value for bending (ie Fb') be divided by 4 to get an allowable stress to compare to the actual stress...- machinma
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