Following are the points to be kept in view while installing shoring:
- For shoring, timber or steel tubes may be used. Sometimes both are used in combination. If timber is used its surface should be coated with a preservative so as to protect from wet rot.
- The shoring should be designed based on the load it has to sustain and the duration of load.
- Shoring may be installed internally or externally depending on the requirement and in certain cases they may be provided on either side of the wall to produce additional stability.
- Over-turning forces, if any, must be resisted by the shoring.
- Shoring should be installed only after getting the necessary permission, if necessary, from the local authorities.
- There is no time limit to which the shoring has to be kept. It may range from weeks to years depending on the case.
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