Calculation Guide Doka formwork engineering Design loads

Vertical and horizontal loads

Design loads

Vertical loads 2. for working and protection platforms:

EN 12812 states that a minimum service load of
Permanent loads 0.75 kN/m2 should be assumed for all access zones
and scaffold levels.
For details of the unit weights of Doka system compo-
Depending on the type of work to be carried out, it may
nents, see the Doka User Information booklets.
also be necessary to assume higher live loads. For
The data stated in EN 1991-1-1, or the following val- these live loads on work decks, EN 12811 specifies the
ues, may be used as rough approximations: following Load Classes.
● Large-area formwork Top 50 ≈ 0.5 kN/m2
● Framed formwork Framax ≈ 0.7 kN/m2 Service loads on scaffold levels (EN 12811)
Load con- Load con-
● Framed formwork Frami ≈ 0.5 kN/m2 Evenly centrated on centrated on
distrib- a a Partial-area load
Load uted load 500x500mm 200x200mm
Concrete loads Class area area
For ordinary fresh concrete with reinforcement, q1 F1 F2 q2 Partial
EN 12812 states that a density of 2500 kg/m3 should be area fac-
kN/m2 kN kN kN/m2 tor ap1)
assumed.
1 0.752) 1.50 1.00 - -
Live loads 2 1.50 1.50 1.00 - -
3 2.00 1.50 1.00 - -
1. for floor-slab formwork: 4 3.00 3.00 1.00 5.00 0.4
5 4.50 3.00 1.00 7.50 0.4
EN 12812 states that a service load of at least
0.75 kN/m2 should be assumed over the entire area, 6 6.00 3.00 1.00 10.00 0.5
and – on a 3 m x 3 m area – a variable load of 10% of 1) See EN12811-1 Point 6.2.2.4
the concrete, but no more than 1.75 kN/m2 and no less 2) See EN12811-1 Point 6.2.2.1
than 0.75 kN/m2.

Live load as a function of slab thickness

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Live load p [kN/m2]

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0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 1,0 1,1
Slab thickness [m]
A EN 12812

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