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| Feature / Coverage | Scaffold★ Best | Procore | Bluebeam | RSMeans |
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IRC residential code lookups?IRC 2021 §R403.1 — Footings | ✓ | — | — | — |
IBC commercial code references?IBC 2021 §1604.3 — Load combos | ✓ | — | — | — |
RSMeans cost data integration?RSMeans 2024 — Division 03 | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
OSHA 1926 safety standards?OSHA 1926.502 — Fall protection | ✓ | — | — | — |
ACI 318 concrete design?ACI 318-19 §9.6 — Rebar spacing | ✓ | — | — | — |
AISC steel connection specs?AISC 360-22 §J2 — Weld design | ✓ | — | — | — |
Submittal log cross-reference?Links spec sections to submittals | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
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Footing depth below frost line
Minimum 12" below undisturbed ground; must extend below frost depth per Table R301.2(1)
Min. flexural reinforcement ratio
ρ_min = 3√f'c / fy ≥ 200/fy for non-prestressed beams
Personal fall arrest system
Must limit max arresting force to 1,800 lbs; deceleration distance ≤ 3.5 ft
Load combinations — basic
D + L; D + L + (Lr or S or R); D + L + W; etc. — LRFD and ASD provided
Fillet weld minimum size
Based on thicker part joined: ≤¼" → 1/8"; ¼"–½" → 3/16"; ½"–¾" → ¼"
Ready-mix concrete discharge limit
Discharge must be completed within 90 minutes or 300 revolutions after water introduction
Scaffold cites 38 primary sources — IRC, IBC, ACI, AISC, OSHA, ASTM, RSMeans, and more.
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