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FORMWORK & FALSEWORK DESIGN

FOR

THE CONSTRUCTION

OF

NEW RC SLAB

AT GRIDLINE 26-27/F-H

ON 3/F

REMODELLING WORKS

FOR

LABORATORIES

AT

SHA TIN COLLEGE

Rev. 0

Prepared: HL

Date: 22th Jun. 2020

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CONTENT Page no.

A) INTRODUCTION 1

B) DESIGN ASSUMPTION 1

C) SUMMARY OF FORMWORK AND FALSEWORK 1

D) REFERENCE 1

E) DESIGN CALCULATION

E1. Design of Slab Formwork & Falsework 2-11

Appendix A – Design References

Appendix B – Drawings: Typical Details of Formwork & Falsework DWG1 & DW2
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A) INTRODUCTIN
This calculation presents the structural calculation for the design of falsework and falsework for
new RC slab at gridline 26-27/F-H on 3/F, Sha Tin College, 1 Lai Wo Lane, Sha Tin, N.T..

B) DESIGN ASSUMPTION
The weight of concrete is assumed to be 24.5 kN/m3.
The construction load is assumed to be 1.5 kN/m2

C) SUMMARY OF FORMWORK AND FALSEWORK

Slab Formwork
Thickness of slab: 150 mm
Formwork and Falsework for Slab
Plywood Main Bearer Secondary Bearer Scaffolding
2 nos. of 50x100mm 1 no. of 50x100mm
1 no. of 18mm L/W scaffolds
Timber @ 1219mm c/c Timber @ 500mm c/c
plywood (max. (width=1219mm) @
(max. 400mm (max. 250mm
250mm cantilever) 1219mm c/c
cantilever) cantilever)

D) REFERENCE
The following standards and codes of practice have been used in the calculation:
l Formwork A guide to good practice, 2nd Edition
l Building (Construction) Regulation Cap 123
l BS 5975:2008 Code of Practice for falsework
l BS 5268-2:2002 Structural Use of Timber

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E) DESIGN CALCULATION
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E1. Design of Slab Formwork & Falsework

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Information of Formwork:
Thickness of slab, t = 150 mm
Material: 50x100 Timber Joist (C24 Grade)；
18mm thk. plywood
Spacing between Secondary Bearer, L = 500 mm c/c; max. cantilever = 250 mm
Spacing between Main Bearer, L = 1219 mm c/c; max. cantilever = 400 mm

Design Loads:
Density of Concrete = 24.5 kN/m3

Live Load = 24.5×0.15 = 3.68 kN/m2

S/W of soffit formwork = 0.5 kN/m2
Construction Load = 1.5 kN/m2
Total loads act on formwork, = 5.68 kN/m2

Plywood Design Use 18 mm Plywood (Load width = 1000m)

×
a. Moment of Inertia, I = =

= 486000 mm4

×
b. Section Modulus, Z = =

= 54000 mm3

c. Section Area, A = 18×1000

= 18000 mm2

d. Grade Stress in Bending = 10.06 N/mm2 (Table 51 of BS 5268-2:2002)

Modification Factor, K36 = 1.08 (Table 39 of BS 5268-2:2002)
ðAllowable Bending Stress = Grade Stress in Bending × K36
= 10.06×1.08
= 10.86 N/mm2

e. Grade Stress in Shear = 0.48 N/mm2

Modification Factor, K36 = 1.08 (Table 39 of BS 5268-2:2002)
ðAllowable Shear Stress = Grade Stress in Shear × K36
= 0.48×1.08
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= 0.52 N/mm2

f. Elastic Modulus in Bending, E = 4085 N/mm2 (Table 51 of BS 5268-2:2002)

Modification Factor, K36 = 1.06 (Table 39 of BS 5268-2:2002)
ðAllowable Elastic Modulus = 4085×1.06
in Bending = 4330 N/mm2

g. Checking of Plywood
i). Consider loading between secondary bearers
i.i) Check Bending Moment
. × .
Design Bending = =

Moment, M = 0.18 kN·m

. ×
Design Bending = =

Stress = 3.33 kN·m

< Allowable Bending Stress
= 10.86 MPa O.K.

i.ii) Checking Shear Force

Design Shear, V = 0.5wL = 0.5×5.68×0.5
= 1.42 kN
. ×
Design Shear Stress = =

= 0.08 MPa
< Allowable Shear Stress
= 0.52 MPa O.K.

i.iii) Check Deflection

. ×
Max. Deflection = 0.00541 = 0.00541× ×

= 0.91 mm

< = = 1.85 mm O.K.

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ii). Consider loading on cantilever Max. Span = 250 mm

ii.i) Check Bending Moment

. × .
Design Bending = =

Moment, M = 0.18 kN·m O.K.

. ×
Design Bending = =

Stress = 3.33 kN·m

< Allowable Bending Stress
= 10.86 MPa O.K.

ii.ii) Checking Shear Force

Design Shear, V = wL = 5.68×0.25
= 1.42 kN
. ×
Design Shear Stress = =

= 0.08 MPa
< Allowable Shear Stress
= 0.52 MPa O.K.

ii.iii) Check Deflection

. ×
Max. Deflection = 0.125 = 0.125× ×

= 1.31 mm

< = = 1.39 mm O.K.

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Design of Secondary Bearer Use 50x100 Timber Joist Spacing = 500 mm c/c
×
a. Moment of Inertia, I = =

= 4166666 mm4

×
b. Section Modulus, Z = =

= 83333 mm3

c. Section Area, A = 50×100

= 5000 mm2

d. Grade Stress in Bending = 6.00 N/mm2 (Table 2 of BS 5975:2008)

Modification Factor, K3 = 1.4 (Table 7 of BS 5975:2008)
ðAllowable Bending Stress = Grade Stress in Bending × K3
= 6.00×1.4
= 8.4 N/mm2

e. Grade Stress in Shear = 0.64 N/mm2

Modification Factor, K3 = 1.4 (Table 7 of BS 5975:2008)
ðAllowable Shear Stress = Grade Stress in Shear × K3
= 0.64×1.4
= 0.89 N/mm2

f. Mean Elastic Modulus, E = 8640 N/mm2 (Table 2 of BS 5975:2008)

ðAllowable Elastic Modulus = 8640 N/mm2
in Bending

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g. Checking of Secondary Bearer

i). Consider loading between main bearers
max. span (max. spacing of main bearers) = 1219 mm
Design loads on secondary bearer = 5.68×0.5
= 2.84 kN/m2

i.i) Check Bending Moment

. × .
Design Bending = =

Moment, M = 0.53 kN·m

. ×
Design Bending = =

Stress = 6.33 kN·m

< Allowable Bending Stress
= 8.4 MPa O.K.

i.ii) Checking Shear Force

Design Shear, V = 0.5wL = 0.5×2.84×1.219
= 1.73 kN
. ×
Design Shear Stress = =

= 0.35 MPa
< Allowable Shear Stress
= 0.89 MPa O.K.

i.iii) Check Deflection

. ×
Max. Deflection = 0.00541 = 0.00541× ×

= 0.94 mm

< = = 4.51 mm O.K.

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ii). Consider loading on cantilever Max. Span = 250 mm

ii.i) Check Bending Moment
. × .
Design Bending = =

Moment, M = 0.09 kN·m O.K.

. ×
Design Bending = =

Stress = 1.07 kN·m

< Allowable Bending Stress
= 8.4 MPa O.K.

ii.ii) Checking Shear Force

Design Shear, V = wL = 2.84×0.25
= 0.71 kN
. ×
Design Shear Stress = =

= 0.14 MPa
< Allowable Shear Stress
= 0.89 MPa O.K.

ii.iii) Check Deflection

. ×
Max. Deflection = 0.125 = 0.125× ×

= 0.04 mm

< = = 1.39 mm O.K.

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Design of Main Bearer Use 2 nos. of 50x100 Timber Joist Spacing = 1219 mm c/c
×
a. Moment of Inertia, I = ×2= ×2

= 8333333 mm4

×
b. Section Modulus, Z = × 2= ×2

= 166666 mm3

c. Section Area, A = 50×100 × 2

= 10000 mm2

d. Grade Stress in Bending = 6.00 N/mm2 (Table 2 of BS 5975:2008)

Modification Factor, K3 = 1.4 (Table 7 of BS 5975:2008)
ðAllowable Bending Stress = Grade Stress in Bending × K3
= 6.00×1.4
= 8.4 N/mm2

e. Grade Stress in Shear = 0.64 N/mm2

Modification Factor, K3 = 1.4 (Table 7 of BS 5975:2008)
ðAllowable Shear Stress = Grade Stress in Shear × K3
= 0.64×1.4
= 0.89 N/mm2

f. Mean Elastic Modulus, E = 8640 N/mm2 (Table 2 of BS 5975:2008)

ðAllowable Elastic Modulus = 8640 N/mm2
in Bending

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g. Checking of Main Bearer

i). Consider loading between scaffolding
span = 1219 mm
Design loads on main bearer = 5.68×1.219
= 6.93 kN/m2

i.i) Check Bending Moment

. × .
Design Bending = =

Moment, M = 1.29 kN·m

. ×
Design Bending = =

Stress = 7.72 kN·m

< Allowable Bending Stress
= 8.4 MPa O.K.

i.ii) Checking Shear Force

Design Shear, V = 0.5wL = 0.5×6.93×1.219
= 4.22 kN
. ×
Design Shear Stress = =

= 0.42 MPa
< Allowable Shear Stress
= 0.89 MPa O.K.

i.iii) Check Deflection

. ×
Max. Deflection = 0.00541 = 0.00541× ×

= 1.15 mm

< = = 4.51 mm O.K.

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ii). Consider loading on cantilever Max. Span = 400 mm

ii.i) Check Bending Moment
. × .
Design Bending = =

Moment, M = 0.55 kN·m O.K.

. ×
Design Bending = =

Stress = 3.33 kN·m

< Allowable Bending Stress
= 8.4 MPa O.K.

ii.ii) Checking Shear Force

Design Shear, V = wL = 6.93×0.4
= 2.77 kN
. ×
Design Shear Stress = =

= 0.28 MPa
< Allowable Shear Stress
= 0.89 MPa O.K.

ii.iii) Check Deflection

. ×
Max. Deflection = 0.125 = 0.125× ×

= 0.31 mm

< = = 2.22 mm O.K.

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Checking of Scaffolding Use L/W scaffolds @ 1219 mm c/c

Max. design loads on = 5.68×1.219×1.219 = 8.44 kN
one leg of scaffolds
S/W of scaffolding = 0.5×1.219×1.219 = 0.74 kN
Total Load on each leg of scaffolding = 9.18 kN
< S.W.L = 20 kN O.K.

Checking of Spreaders Use 152×152×23 kg/m UC

Max. loads on P = 20 kN
one leg of scaffolds,

Dimension of Spreaders B = 152 mm

L = 600 mm (min.)
Min. Thk. of t = 150 mm
Ground Floor Slab

Load Spreaded Area A = (B+2t) ×(L+2t) = (0.152+2×0.15) ×(0.6+2×0.15)

= 0.41 m2
Max. Bearing Pressure = P/A = 20/0.41
= 48.78 kN/m2
< Allowable Bearing Pressure = 100 kN/m2 O.K.

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Appendix A – Design References

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Appendix B – Drawings:
Typical Details of Formwork & Falsework