Typical components of the scaffolding include:
- Standards
— vertical tubes that transfer the entire mass of the structure to the ground (also called “uprights”) - Base plate – square plate with a shank on its center to hold the standards in place
- Ledgers — horizontal tubes that connect between the standards
- Transoms — rest at right angles upon the ledgers
- Cross braces — placed diagonally from ledger to ledger next to the standards to which they are fitted to increase rigidity