A scaffold is 10 m high to the top working platform at one end and 5 m high to the top working platform at the other end. The scaffold is 24 m long. The intended load on the scaffolding is 2 kg/m2. Determine the actual load on the platform and identify the class of the scaffold from the load table given below.

Duty	Load limit per bay	Maximum bay width	Minimum bay width	Maximum length	Maximum lift height
Light duty	225 kg	450 mm (2 boards)	2400 mm (10 boards)	3 m	2.0 m
Medium duty	450 kg	675 mm (3 boards)	1800 mm (8 boards)	2.4 m	2.0 m
Heavy duty	675 kg	900 mm (4 boards)	1275 mm (5 boards)	1.8 m	2.0 m

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To determine the actual load on the platform we first need to calculate the area of the platfo... View the full answer