This design guide provides best practices for slab and beam shoring in renovation, retrofit, demolition, and emergency support applications. It outlines engineering considerations for load paths, backspan and cantilever distances, phasing of demolition, soil and foundation bearing, lateral bracing, and proper positioning of shoring towers relative to original support points.
The document includes practical field examples and illustrated figures (pages 3–15) showing correct and incorrect shoring configurations, load distribution over towers, fireproofing removal considerations, multi-level shoring, column and wall support, and slab-on-grade load transfer. A glossary (pages 16–17) defines key shoring terminology to standardize industry understanding.
The guidance emphasizes coordination with the Engineer of Record, proper load transfer to grade, and avoidance of common field mistakes that can compromise structural stability.
