PROJECT STANDARD LAPRIL-K104

CIVIL Rev. 01

FORM WORK & FALSE WORK

CONTENTS 1. Definition
2. Quality of Form Work Material
3. Construction of Form Work & False Work
4. Removal of Form Work
5. Reuse of Form Work
6. Storage of Form Work
7. Method of Measurement
8. Payment

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FORM WORK AND FALSE WORK

1. DEFINITION
1.1. Form work: All such materials or arrangement of materials, directly in contact
with concrete shall be called form work.
1.2. False work: All such materials or arrangement of materials, not in direct
contact with concrete but holding the material in contact with the concrete and
which shall be removed at the time of stripping of forms shall be called False
work.

2. QUALITY OF FORM WORK MATERIAL

The form work material can be of
a. Wood or wood products
b. Steel
c. Any other approved material
The quality of material shall be as under

2.1. General
2.1.1. The material shall be of a uniform size, shape and thickness. The
surface intended to be in contact with concrete can be either smooth or
rough, depending on the requirement and the approval of the Engineer,
but shall be of uniform nature.
2.1.2. The material shall be strong enough, all throughout its usage, to resist
all the loads that it will have to resist in use, at the time of stripping, in
storage or during transportation. The loads shall be deemed to include
the live loads occurring during construction.
2.1.3. The material intended to be in contact with the concrete shall be
impervious or shall be coated with an impervious substance not
detrimental to the concrete.
2.1.4. The material shall not impart its color to the concrete.
2.1.5. When the material has to be used as "left in place" form work either
due to construction requirement or due to practical difficulty in
removing the form work, in both the cases with the approval of the
Engineer, it shall be of durable nature.
2.1.6. The material shall be such that it shall not deteriorate when in contact
with ground or ground water.
2.1.7. The material shall have the required flexibility, workability and other
properties to enable workmen to produce the form in an efficient
manner without having to resort to expensive , time consuming and
/or unforeseen methods.

2.2. Wood or Wood Products

In addition to the requirements of section 2.1; the wood or wood products shall
satisfy the following
2.2.1. The wooden material shall be of good quality, free from inherent
defects such as knots, wet or dry rot, cracks etc.
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2.2.2. When form finished surface concrete is required, the material used
shall be RGM's Garuda form plywood or its equivalent.
2.3. Steel
In addition to the requirements of section 2.1; the steel materials shall satisfy
the following
2.3.1. The steel material shall be of good quality, free from inherent defects
such as rust, cracks, dents, etc.
2.3.2. The steel material intended to be in contact with the concrete shall
form a smooth surface, the maximum variation permitted being 2 mm
in one square meter of concrete surface or as specified in the
drawings.
2.4. A contractor may use a patented or custom built system for concreting and /or
slip forms with the permission of the Engineer. All such systems shall be
subjected to the provisions of section 2.1 in addition to the requirements /
specification / guidelines of the manufacturer. Any conflict between the two,
shall be brought to the notice of the Engineer and suitable amendment shall be
made to suit the site conditions with the approval of the Engineer.

3. CONSTRUCTION OF FORM WORK AND FALSE WORK

3.1. All form work shall be constructed to the outlines of concrete shown on the
drawings. In case of long beams ( exceeding 7.0m span) ,it may be
previously agreed with the Engineer to provide a self compensating camber.
3.2. All joints in the form work shall be reasonably watertight and shall prevent
flow and/or loss of slurry from concrete mix and shall ultimately form a
uniform continuous surface.
3.3. The form work along with the accompanying false work should be strong
enough to resist all loads including its dead load, live load, wind load and
seismic load and loads occurring during the construction, without deflection
or movement, without showing any bulging, twisting or sagging on the
finished surface of concrete. Any defects of this nature shall be corrected by
the contractor at no extra cost to the owner. The method of correction, shall
be specified by the Engineer. The form work shall be properly braced against
movement in any direction. Safety rails, covers for large openings shall be
provided, free of cost to the owner, by the contractor.
3.4. The construction of form work shall be such that it shall not cause any
damage, jarring and /or shall not require any excessive load to be placed on
the fresh concrete or adjacent existing concrete.
3.5. The construction of system form work or custom built including those used
for slip forms shall be subject to provisions of 3.1 through 3.4 in addition to
the manufacturer’s specifications/guidelines/requirements.
3.6. No hole should be made in the form work without the permission of the
Engineer except for the tie rods, dowel bars, anchor bars etc. at approved
locations.
3.7. Any nails, wires or any other material projecting into the concrete or likely to
be embedded in the concrete without any purpose shall be removed by
suitable means before placing the concrete.

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3.8. All embedded material such as inserts, pipes, conduits etc. shall be placed in
the form work either after placing the rebar or before placing the rebar as per
the convenience of the contractor, but their locations, configuration and
numbers shall be as per the approved drawings and shall be checked by the
Engineer. Any nails, wires, bolts required to hold the embedded material in
place shall be cut after removing the form work. In case of inserts, the
Contractor shall ensure that the exposed face of the insert after removal of
form work shall be flush with the concrete surface. Any unacceptable
deviation shall be made good by the Contractor as per the method suggested
by the Engineer at no extra cost to the owner.
3.9. Form work for deep beams shall be provided with through bolts at least 12
mm in dia., she bolts or cones at an agreed spacing along the length of beam
to restrain the beam from bulging.. All such through bolts shall be placed
inside PVC conduits. The tightening of nuts of these through bolts shall not
affect the dimensions of the beam nor shall it distort the plane of beam.
3.10. All form work shall be of such a construction so as to facilitate stripping of
one member without causing disturbance to the form work of another
member. e.g. The contractor should be able to remove the sides of beams
without having to remove a part of the form work for slab.
3.11. All the form work and false work shall be inspected by the Engineer before
placing the rebar in case of R.C.C. and before placing concrete in case of
plain cement concrete and approval shall be obtained in writing. Such an
approval however does not absolve the contractor of his liability.
3.12. All surfaces of form work intended to be in contact with concrete shall be
coated with an approved bond releasing agent before concreting.
3.13. The tolerances for form work shall be as below:

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ITEM Tolerance

1. Shuttering dimension for insitu concrete

- slabs, columns, beams ± 15 mm
- foundations ± 50 mm

2. Location of members in relation to column lines

- columns, beams ± 15 mm
- foundations ± 15 mm

3. Precast concrete column fixing bolts

- c/c distance between bolts in a group ± 5 mm
- diagonal c/c distance between bolts in a group ± 10 mm
- distance between adjacent bolt groups ± 10 mm
- level on top of bolt
± 5 mm
4. Machine plinth positions relative to column lines
± 15 mm
5. Circular walls for tanks measured along any diameter
± 15 mm
6. Level of top of machine plinth before grouting
- 25 mm
+ 0 mm
7. Position of box-outs in machine plinth relative
to machine center lines ± 15 mm

8. Depth of box-out in machine plinth + 25 mm

9. Level of top of holding down bolt + 20 mm

- 0 mm
10. Position of sleeved bolt, horizontally and vertically ± 10 mm

11. Position of cast-in insert, horizontally ± 10 mm

vertically ± 25 mm

3.14. In case of any accident or failure of form work, to take corrective measures to
remake the form work to the required dimensions and shape during
construction shall be the responsibility of the contractor & any damaged direct
or consequential shall be borne completely by the contractor.

3.15. Unless mentioned otherwise in drawings, the foundations, columns, beams

shall have chamfered edges 25 mm x 25 mm.

4. REMOVAL OF FORM WORK

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4.1. No form work or false work shall be removed until the concrete has attained
sufficient strength to support its own weight and any other load that may have
to be taken in such a period between the removal of form work and the time
taken for the concrete to achieve its design strength.
4.2. The following minimum period shall elapse from placing of concrete to the
removal of form work.
1. Beam sides, Walls(not exceeding 450 mm thickness ), Columns: 24 hours
2. Slabs (Span ≤ 4.5 m)
i) removal of form work but props left under: 120 hours
ii) removal of props :168 hours
3. Slabs( Spans> 4.5m)
i) removal of form work but props left under: 168 hours
ii) removal of props: 240 hours
4. Beam soffits(Bottoms)
i) removal of form work but props left under: 240 hours
ii)removal of props: 288 hours
It shall be noted that the time specified is the minimum required time. If
proper and sufficient care has not been taken in terms of placement of
concrete, compaction, curing etc. the Engineer in his discretion may increase
the time after which the form work can be removed.
4.3. In special cases the form work may be allowed to be removed earlier than
specified by section 4.2. All such cases shall be envisaged before concreting
and special quality control procedures shall be followed. Unless the concrete
attains at least 70% of its design strength ( to be verified by testing at least 6
cubes kept at site) no form work shall be allowed to be removed. In no case
this will be waived for any other considerations.
4.4. No form work shall be allowed to remain in place after a reasonable time
unless it is "left in place" type of form work and satisfies provisions of section
2.1.5. No form work or false work shall be buried.

5. REUSE OF FORM WORK

5.1. Before reuse of form work the form work shall be thoroughly cleaned of all
traces of concrete, dirt or any other undesirable material.
5.2. Nominally damaged surfaces of form work can be repaired with the approval
of the Engineer to allow reuse.
5.3. Reuse of form work is subjected to the provisions of all previous sections.

6. STORAGE OF FORM WORK

6.1. The storage of form work is entirely contractor's responsibility, however the
location of storage shall be approved by the Engineer.
6.2. The storage of material of form work shall not cause any safety hazard.
6.3. The contractor shall take all the care to prevent and avoid damage to the
stored form work material.

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7. METHOD OF MEASUREMENT
7.1. The form work shall be measured for the area actually in contact with the
concrete as per drawings.
7.2. The form work for the columns shall be measured from the top of the
foundation or floor to the top of the next floor. The form work for the slab
shall be measured from the edges of the beam to the edge of the next beam in
the same direction provided the slab is intended to be constructed in that
manner. The length of the beam shall be treated as the clear distance between
the supports. For cantilever beams the length shall be taken as the distance
between the support and the free end.
7.3. No false work shall be measured & paid.
7.4. Openings in form work mentioned on drawings less than 0.3 m2 in area shall
not be deducted from the measurement of the form work. Openings which are
larger than 0.3 m2 in area shall be deducted from the measurement of form
work but the sides required to form work shall be measured separately & paid.
7.5. In case of left in place form work the unit rate for concrete shall include the
cost of material, labor, equipment, tools, erection & fixing of such form work
i.e. such form work shall not be measured separately for payment. For the
progress payments the agreed percentage of the quantity shall be considered.

8. PAYMENT
The unit price paid for form work shall be full compensation for furnishing all labor,
materials, tools, equipment, false work (cost & erection) and incidentals & for
completion of work involved in form work as shown on the drawing as specified and
directed by the Engineer.

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