FORMWORK: A GUIDE TO GOOD PRACTICE

Section one- General. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Scope. 1.3 References. 1.4 Definitions and abbreviations. 1.5 Symbols. 1.6 Economics of formwork and falsework. Section two- Preamble to design. 2.1 General. 2.2 Parties to the design. 2.3 Safety. 2.4 Formwork specifications. 2.5 Finishes. 2.6 Tolerances. 2.7 Deflections limits and cambers. 2.8 Sample and trial panels. 2.9 Formwork designer's brief. Section three- Material and equipment. 3.1 General. 3.2 Timber and wood based materials. 3.3 Metals. 3.4 Plastic, rubber and fabric. 3.5 Cement based materials. 3.6 Proprietary equipment. 3.7 Permanent formwork. 3.8 Form ties. 3.9 Reinforcement spacer systems. 3.10 Surfaces treatments. 3.11 Ancillary materials and items. 3.12 Form liners. Section four- Loading. 4.1 General. 4.2 Self-weight formwork. 4.3 Imposed loads. 4.4 Concrete pressures. 4.5 Environmental loads. 4.6 Horizontal loads. Section five- Design. 5.1 General design considerations. 5.2 Wall formwork. 5.3 Soffit beam formwork. 5.4 Backpropping and repropping. 5.5 Column formwork. 5.6 Special applications. 5.7 Construction joints. 5.8 Watertight construction. 5.9 Mechanical handling of formwork on site. Section six- Special formwork. 6.1 General. 6.2 Travellers. 6.3 Moulds for precast concrete. 6.4 Stairs and staircases. 6.6 Tilt-up construction. Section seven- Work on site. 7.1 General. 7.2 Workmanship 7.3 Supervision. 7.4 Inspection and checking. 7.5 Safety. 7.6 Vibration of concrete. 7.7 Striking procedures. Section eight- Recommendations. 8.1 Further research. 8.2 Training. Section nine- References.

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