COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Course : Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Course Code : CB 525
Lecturer : Dr. El-Badr Osman
Eng. Andrew Guirguis

SHEET (1)

1- Show using sketches plan and elevation for traditional slab formwork
system .
2- Show using sketches plan and elevation for vertical formwork system (
column & wall) .
3- State the advantages and disadvantages of traditional formwork systems .
4- State the advantages and disadvantages of nontraditional formwork
systems .

5- What loads must formwork for elevated slabs be designed to resist ?

6- Calculate the design loads for the form of a floor slab 200mm thick . 7 m
wide and 25 m long . The slab is to be poured in one pour . hand buggies are
to be used and . The formwork weighs 0.5 kpa .

7- What loads must formwork for vertical formworks be designed to resist ?

8- What should be the design pressure for a column form 3.0 ms high that is to
be poured at one hour at a temperature of 27 c using pump , draw the
distribution of the pressure .

9- What should be the design pressure for a wall form 4.0 ms high that is to be
poured at one hour at a temperature of 30 C using pump , draw the
distribution of the pressure .
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Course : Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Course Code : CB 525
Lecturer : Dr. El-Badr Osman
Eng. Andrew Guirguis

SHEET (2)

It is required to design a non – traditional formwork system for an

elevated concrete floor slab as shown in figure (1) using the
following data :

• Slab thickness = 250 mm.

• Ceiling height = 3.00 m .
• Sheathing will be plywood class (1) 25 mm .
• Main and secondary beams will be high performing .
• Weight of forms = 0.5 KN/ .
• Shores are metal props.

4m

8m

Fiqure (1)
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Course : Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Course Code : CB 525
Lecturer : Dr. El-Badr Osman
Eng. Andrew Guirguis

SHEET (3)

It is required to design a non – traditional formwork system for an

elevated concrete floor slab as shown in figure (1) using the
following data :

• Slab thickness = 220 mm.

• Ceiling height = 4.00 m .
• Sheathing will be plywood .
• Main and secondary beams will be high performing .
• Weight of forms = 1 KN/ .
• Shores are metal props.

5m

5m

Fiqure (1)
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Course : Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Course Code : CB 525
Lecturer : Dr. El-Badr Osman
Eng. Andrew Guirguis

SHEET (4)

It is required to design a non – traditional formwork system for an

elevated concrete floor slab , using the following data :

• Slab thickness = 300 mm.

• Sheathing will be plywood 21mm .
• Main and secondary beams .
• Formwork weight = 20 % of weight of Concrete .
• Load bearing towers for high rise slab if slab height = 6 m .
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Course : Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Course Code : CB 525
Lecturer : Dr. El-Badr Osman
Eng. Andrew Guirguis

SHEET (5)
It is required to design a non – traditional formwork system for two
vertical columns, using the following data :
1st Column dimension = 60 x 60 cm.
2nd Column dimension = 100 x 50 cm.

• Column height = 4 m .
• Rate of placing = 2 m /hr
• T=
• Cement type (1) without retarders .
• Plywood Sheathing.
• Vertical studs.
• Horizontal waling .
• Metal ties .
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Course : Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Course Code : CB 525
Lecturer : Dr. El-Badr Osman
Eng. Andrew Guirguis

SHEET (6)
It is required to design a non – traditional formwork system for a
wall, using the following data :

• Wall thickness = 30 cm .
• wall height = 5.00 m .
• Rate of placing = 3 m /hr
• T=
• Plywood Sheathing.
• Solider system .
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Course : Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Course Code : CB 525
Lecturer : Dr. El-Badr Osman
Eng. Andrew Guirguis

SHEET (7)

1- State the advantages and disadvantages of precast concrete .

2- State precautions that must be considered during handling
precast concrete elements .
3- Show using sketches typical details for connecting precast
concrete columns carrying light or medium loading .
4- Show using sketches typical details for connecting precast
concrete columns carrying heavy loading .
5- Show using sketches typical details for column to column connection .

6- Show using sketches typical details for beam to column connection .

7- Show using sketches the bearing consideration for pre cast concrete
slab.
8- Show using sketches the lateral Restraint and structural continuity for
pre cast concrete slabs .
9- Explain using sketches for precast concrete piles .
10- Explain using sketches for precast concrete diaphragm walls .
 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Course : Special Topics in Construction Engineering
Course Code : CB 525
Lecturer : Dr. El-Badr Osman
Eng. Andrew Guirguis

SHEET (8)
1- Explain using sketches the following shoring systems :
• Planks and struts .
• Sheet piles .
• Trench box .
• Coffer Dams .
2- Suggest and explain the suitable shoring systems for the
following cases :
• Case (1) :
- No ground water .
- Trench excavation .
- Loose soil.
- Excavation depth = 3.5 m .

• Case (2) :
- No ground water .
- Basement excavation .
- Organic soil.
- Excavation depth = 7 m .

• Case (3) :
- No ground water .
- Trench excavation .
- firm soil.
- Excavation depth = 1.5 m .