Design Calculation of Falsework for

Construction of 1800mm Thick Slab for

Proposed Subsidized Sale Flats Development
at Anderson Road Quarry
Content

1. Introduction
2. Design Reference and Information
3. Design Calculation
- 1800mm thk. Slab
4. Construction Drawing
1. Introduction
This report presents the checking of proposed falsework system for
the construction of 1800mm thick slab, to assess the stability of the
proposed system for the different stages of construction.

2. Design Reference and Information

The following codes and reference have been used in this
submission:

Hong Kong Building (Construction) Regulation 1990;

Code of Practice on Dead and Imposed Loads 2011;

Code of Practice for Structural Use of Steel 2011;

Code of Practice for Structural Use of Concrete 2013;

BS5268-2:2002 Structural Use of Timber;

Formwork a Guide to Good Practice

Concrete Pressure CIRIA Report no.108

3. Design Calculation
 SLAB FORMWORK DESIGN - 1800mm thk. Transfer Plate
Critical SLAB SECTION

Slab Thickness T = 1800 mm

Slab Width W = 1000 mm

LOADING ASSUMPTION

Density of Concrete  = 25 kN/m3

Self-weight of soffit formwork DL = 0.5 kN/m2
Live load (BS 5975) CI. 4.4.3.1 LL = 1.5 kN/m2

Material Properties

Polywood: Canadian Cofi-Form Plywood, 16mm THK.

Formwork Guide to Good Practice, Table G-W

Moment of Resistance, Mcplywood = 0.38 kNm/m

Permissible Shear Load, pqplywood = 5.64 kN/m
Bending Stiffness, EIPlywood = 2.23 kNm2/m

Timber: Strength Class SC4

Permissible Stresses and Moduli of Elasticity for General Falsework Applications
Formwork Guide to Good Practice, Table 4

Bending Stress Parallel to the Grain = 8.90 N/mm2

Tensile stress Parallel to Grain = 5.24 N/mm2
Compressive stress prependicular to grain = 2.87 N/mm2
Shear perpendicular to grain = 1.40 N/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity = 8600 N/mm2

A. Checking of Plywood

Use 16 mm thick Cofi-Form Plywood

Depth of Section d = 16 mm
Breadth of Section b = 1000 mm
With 1 Nos. of 50 x 100 Secondary Timber @ 150 mm spacing

Section Modulus, Z = 42667 kN/m2

Moment of Inertia I = 341333 kN/m2

Loading Analysis

S8=150mm

UDL w8 = (yw x T + DL + LL) x W

= 47 kN/m

Check Bending
Max. Span Moment Mmax = 0.107 x w8 x S82
= 0.11 kNm per meter width
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 0.38, OK

Check Shear
Max. Shear Force V = 0.607 x w8 x S8
= 4.28 kN per meter width
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 5.64, OK

Check deflection
Allowable Deflection, Y' = S8/270 = 0.56 mm

Max. Deflection y = 0.0065 x w8 x (S84)/(E x I)

= 0.069 mm
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 0.56, OK
B. Checking of Secondary Timber

Use 1 Nos. of 50 x 100 SC4 Timber

Depth of Section d = 100 mm
Breadth of Section b = 50 mm
With 2 Nos. of 50 x 100 Primary Timber @ 610 mm spacing

Section Modulus, Z = 83333 kN/m2

Moment of Inertia I = 4166667 kN/m2

Loading Analysis

Secondary Timber
@150mm c/c

S9=610mm

UDL w9 = (yw x T + DL + LL) x S8

= 7.05 kN/m

Check Bending
Max. Span Moment Mmax = 0.107 x w9 x S92
= 0.28 kNm

Max. Bending Stress fb = M/Z

= 3.37 N/mm2
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 8.9, OK

Check Shear
Max. Shear Force V = 0.607 x w8 x S8
= 2.61 kN

Max. Shear Stress fq = 1.5 x V / A

= 0.78 N/mm2
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 1.4, OK

Check deflection
Allowable Deflection, Y' = S9/270 = 2.26 mm

Max. Deflection y = 0.0065 x w8 x (S84)/(E x I)

= 0.177 mm
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 2.26, OK
C. Checking of Primary Timber

Use 2 Nos. of 50 x 100 SC4 Timber

Depth of Section d = 100 mm
Breadth of Section b = 100 mm
With Scaffolding Frame @ 610 mm spacing

Section Modulus, Z = 166667 kN/m2

Moment of Inertia I = 8333333 kN/m2

Loading Analysis

S10=610mm

Total Load P10 = (yw x T + DL + LL) x S9 x S10

= 17.49 kN

Check Bending
Max. Span Moment Mmax = P10 x S10 /8
= 1.33 kNm

Max. Bending Stress fb = M/Z

= 8.00 N/mm2
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 8.9, OK

Check Shear
Max. Shear Force V = P10 / 2
= 8.74 kN

Max. Shear Stress fq = 1.5 x V / A

= 1.31 N/mm2
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 1.4, OK

Check deflection
Allowable Deflection, Y' = S10/270 = 2.26 mm

3
Max. Deflection y = 5/384 x P10 x L / (EI)
= 0.721 mm
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 2.26, OK
D. Checking of Cantilever Portion for Secondary Timber

Use 1 Nos. of 50 x 100 SC4 Timber

Depth of Section d = 100 mm
Breadth of Section b = 50 mm
Maximum Cantilever Length of Secondary Timber S** = 450 mm

Section Modulus, Z = 83333 kN/m2

Moment of Inertia I = 4166667 kN/m2

Loading Analysis

Secondary Timber
@150mm c/c

S**=450mm

UDL w9 = (yw x T + DL + LL) x S8

= 7.05 kN/m

Check Bending
Max. Span Moment Mmax = 0.5 x w9 x S**2
= 0.71 kNm

Max. Bending Stress fb = M/Z

= 8.57 N/mm2
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 8.9, OK

Check Shear
Max. Shear Force V = w9 x S**
= 3.17 kN

Max. Shear Stress fq = 1.5 x V / A

= 0.95 N/mm2
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 1.4, OK

Check deflection
Allowable Deflection, Y' = S**/270 = 1.67 mm

Max. Deflection y = 0.125 x w9 x (S84)/(E x I)

= 1.008 mm
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 1.67, OK

E. Checking of Formwork Support

i) Checking of STEEL SCAFFOLD

Loading Area per falsework leg = 610 x 610 mm

Allowable vertical load per leg = 2.5 tonne
= 25.00 kN

Design vertical load per leg = (yw x T + DL + LL) x S9 x S10

= 17.49 kN
< Allowable Bending Resistance = 25, OK

i) Checking of bearing Stress on concrete

Base plate of the support leg = 120 x 120 mm
Base Area A = 14400 mm2
Bearing pressure on concrete surface = 1.21 N/mm2
< 0.4fu = 12, OK
 BASE SLAB DESIGN REVIEW
CRITICAL TRANSFER PLATE SECTION

Slab Thickness T = 170 mm

LOADING ASSUMPTION

Density of Concrete  = 25 kN/m3

Self-weight of soffit formwork DL = 0.5 kN/m2
Live load (BS 5975) CI. 4.4.3.1 LL = 1.5 kN/m2

LOADING ANALYSIS

Slab Thickness to be supported Tt = 1800 mm

No. of Floor to be propped = 1

Total Self-weight of soffit formwork = 0.50 kN/m2
Total Live load = 1.50 kN/m2

DESIGN REVIEW

i) Checking of STEEL SCAFFOLD

Loading Area per falsework leg = 610 x 610 mm
Allowable vertical load per leg = 2.5 tonne
= 25.00 kN

Design vertical load per leg = (yw x Tt + DL + LL) x S9 x S10

= 17.15 kN
< Allowable vertical load = OK

ii) Checking of bearing Stress on concrete

Base plate of the support leg = 120 x 120 mm
Base Area A = 14400 mm2
Bearing pressure on concrete surface = 1.19 N/mm2
< 0.4fu = 12 ,OK
iii) Checking of Punching shear on 200mm THK. Slab
Perimeter, P = 480 mm
Effective Depth d = 162 mm
Shear Stress v = 0.221 N/mm2
< 0.8*sqrt(fcu) = OK

iv) Checking of Punching shear at 1.5d on 200mm THK. Slab

Perimeter at 1.5d P = 1776 mm
Effective Depth d = 162 mm
Shear Stress v = 0.06 N/mm2
Design concrete shear resistance vc = 0.41 for conservative
= v < vc = OK
4. Construction Drawing
FALSEWORK DETAILS FOR
TRANSFER PLATE AT 2/F

1800MM THICK SLAB

MAX. 450MM

16MM PLYWOOD SHEATHING

2/F +207.2 2/F +207.2

SECONDARY BEARER
50(W) X 100(D) TIMBER

MAIN BEARER
2x 50(W) X 100(D) TIMBER
45o DIAGONAL BRACING AT
BOTH DIRECTIONS CONNECT
TO ALL LAYERS OF FRAME

B2 +195.62 B2 +195.62

610 610 610 610 610 610 610 610 610 610
1219 1219 1219 TUBULAR BRACINGS (SEE NOTES)

FRONT VIEW FOR SCAFFOLDING UNDER TYPICAL SIDE VIEW FOR SCAFFOLDING
UNDER 1800MM THICK SLAB
1800MM THICK SLAB
2/F +207.2
PRIMARY BEARER

610
FRAME
1219

SECONDARY BEARER
SCAFFOLD
HORIZONTAL TUBULAR
BRACINGS

45o DIAGONAL BRACING AT

BOTH DIRECTIONS CONNECT
TO ALL LAYERS OF FRAME

B2 +195.62

PLAN VIEW FOR SCAFFOLDING UNDER BRACINGS ARRANGEMENT FOR

1800MM THICK SLAB SCAFFOLDING UNDER 1800MM THICK SLAB
FALSEWORK DETAILS FOR
TRANSFER PLATE AT 1/F

1800MM THICK SLAB

MAX. 450MM

16MM PLYWOOD SHEATHING

1/F +203.635 1/F +203.635

SECONDARY BEARER
50(W) X 100(D) TIMBER

MAIN BEARER
2x 50(W) X 100(D) TIMBER

G/F +198.85
G/F +198.85

610 610 610 610 610 610 610 610 610 610
1219 1219 1219 TUBULAR BRACINGS (SEE NOTES)

FRONT VIEW FOR SCAFFOLDING UNDER TYPICAL SIDE VIEW FOR SCAFFOLDING
UNDER 1800MM THICK SLAB
1800MM THICK SLAB

PRIMARY BEARER

610
1219

SECONDARY BEARER
SCAFFOLD

PLAN VIEW FOR SCAFFOLDING UNDER

1800MM THICK SLAB
FALSEWORK LAYOUT

LEGEND:

1219x610 FRAME

TOWER 1 1/F FRAMING PLAN

FALSEWORK LAYOUT

LEGEND:

1219x610 FRAME

DIAGONAL BRACING

TOWER 1 2/F FRAMING PLAN