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Transom Beam

In scaffolding. A beam spanning a wider gap between standards than normal. Usually where wider access is required at ground level for vehicles and equipment. In modular systems they only have one attachment point each end to the standards.

Transom Truss

In scaffolding. A beam spanning a wider gap between standards than normal. Usually where wider access is required at ground level for vehicles and equipment. In modular systems they are deeper than transom beams and so have two attachment points at each end to the standards.

Above is a shot of a break in a scaffold to allow access to the inside of the building. It is spanned by two rather tired looking beams (at the bottom) and beefed up by two ladder beams (above) fixed to the standards with couplers.

Above is a similar situation on a small job leaving access to a residential garage. The scaffolder has fixed a transom truss to the face of the scaffold and has used putlogs to the window sill to carry the load against the wall.

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