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Session 3 Formwork
Session 3 Formwork
the
adequate
strength
to
Requirements of a good
formwork
The essential requirements of formwork or shuttering
are
It should be strong enough to take the dead and
live loads during construction.
The joints in the formwork should be rigid so that
the bulging, twisting, or sagging due to dead and
live load is as small as possible. Excessive
deformation may disfigure the surface of concrete.
The construction lines in the formwork should be
true and the surface plane so that the cost finishing
the surface of concrete on removing the shuttering
is the least.
The formwork should be easily removable without
damage to itself so that it could be used repeatedly.
Economy in formwork
Use of irregular shapes to be avoided
Classification of Formwork
The different categories in which
formwork can be classified are:
According to size.
According to location of use.
According to materials of
construction.
According to nature of operation.
According to brand name of the
product.
After concreting to the first floor columns, the steel column forms
were dismantled easily.
Application of Push-pull
Prop. &
Soldier System
Column
Formwork
Flat Form
Corner Angle
Outside Corner
Form
OPC
Rapid
Hardening
Cement
Structural Member
(Ordinary Portland
Cement)
2-3 Days
2 Days
4 Days
3 Days
10 Days
5 Days
8 Days
5 Days
14 Days
5-8 Days
21 Days
8-10 Days
remains intact)
(6) Tolerances
Form work shall be so constructed
that the internal dimensions are
within the permissible tolerance
specified by the designed
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE:
Hydro static pressure due to fluid of
concrete depends on :
a)Quantity of water in concrete
b)Size of aggregate
c)Rate of pouring
d)Temperature
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
Hydrostatic pressure is maximum during
pouring and decreases when concrete
becomes hard.
Setting time may be taken as to 1 hour.
Only height of concrete poured in to 1
hour is taken into account for calculation
of hydrostatic pressure on form work.
For 1.5 m height of concrete, equivalent
weight of concrete may be taken as 2300
kg/m3.
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE
For higher height, the equivalent weight of
concrete is reduced. When height of
concrete in one pour is 6 m, the equivalent
fluid weight may be 1200 kg/m3.
For intermediate heights between 1.5 to 6
m poured within the setting time of hour
linear interpolation of unit weight between
1200 to 2300 kg/m3 may be taken
Transversals CC TE:
It establishes the
grid width, which can
be 1.5m or 0.75m
between axes. The
transversal
is
in
contact
with
the
concrete.
It
is
designed to keep the
joints between the
panels tights.
.Standard boards:
The formwork face is
plywood or composite
board which fits in the
frame. The openings
in the frame facilitate
its manual handling
GROCON FORMWORK
SYSTEM