Experimental Study on Bearing Capacity of Reinforced Steel Tubular Scaffold under Uniform Loads

Table 1

Size of test models.

Project	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5
Height of scaffold (m)	5.60	5.60	5.60	5.16	5.16
Horizontal space between rods (m)	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90	0.90
Vertical space between rods (m)	0.80∼1.00	0.80∼1.00	0.80∼1.00	0.90	0.90
Step distance of rods (m)	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.20	1.20
Height of bottom horizontal rods (m)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.36	0.36
Connection joint	Fastener joint	Fastener joint	Fastener joint	Mortise-and-tenon joint	Mortise-and-tenon joint
Diagonal bracing in surrounding regions	Yes	Yes	Yes	None	Yes
Top processing	None	Truss	Weak truss	None	None