IRC: 87-1984
GUIDELINES FOR THE DESIGN
AND
ERECTION OF FALSEWORK
FOR
ROAD BRIDGES
THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS
1996IRC: 87.1984
GUIDE LINES FOR THE DESIGN
AND
ERECTION OF FALSEWORK
FOR
ROAD BRIDGES
Published by
THE INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS
Janmagar House, Shahjaban Road,
‘New Delhi-110 011
1996
Price Re, 36
(Ptus packing & postage)IRC 87-1984 IRC : 87-1984
First Published March, 1984
Reprinted : August, 1996
CONTENTS
Clause No Page No.
Introduction 1
1. Scope : 1
2. Definitions : 2
3. Materials ‘4
34. General 4
32, Specifications for Materials 5
3.3. New Materials 8
34, Formwork Accessories 8
3. Form Coatings or Release Agents and Sealants
for Form 8
(Rights of Publication and of Translation are reserved) oo 5
4.1, General 9
42. Loads 10
43. Permissible Stresses 13
44, Overturning 4
4.5. Deflection Limits 4
4.6. Analysis 4
4.7. Lateral and Diagonal Bracings 15
48. Shores a 45
49. Proprietary tems 16
4.10, Foundation of Falsework 16
4.11, Special requirements for Prestressed Concrete : 7
4:12, Common Deficiencies in design ”
5. Plans 18
6. Site Operations 18
64, General é 8
62. Erection : 19
63. Concreting Operations and Application of Loads 21
Printed at M/s, Sagar Printers and Publishers 64, Removal of Formwork 2
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