What is concrete grade beam? Grade beams are commonly concrete beams which are designed to act as horizontal ties between footings or pile caps. They should be reinforced with continuous reinforcement that is developed within or beyond the supported column, ...
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Common Defects in Concrete Formwork Systems
Concrete formwork systems suffer from several deficiencies such as defects due to imperfect design and construction practice, defects in foundation level of formwork systems, defects in vertical support of formwork systems and defects in horizontal support of formwork systems. These ...
Wooden Concrete Formwork Design Criteria with Calculation Formulas
Wooden formworks are generally used for construction due to its ease of use. Different criteria for design of wooden concrete formwork and their calculation.
Plastic Formworks for Concrete – Applications and Advantages in Construction
Use of plastic formworks for concrete construction has many advantages such as durability, cost and flexibility compared to other materials for formworks.
Concrete Formwork Loads and Pressure Calculations
Concrete formworks are subjected to various loads and pressure. Concrete formwork loads and pressure calculations are described in this article. Formworks or molds are considerably important for building constrictions by holding fresh concrete mixture at place until it get required strength ...
Concrete Formwork Removal Time, Specifications and Calculations
The removal of formwork also called as strike-off or stripping of formwork should be carried out only after the time when concrete has gained sufficient strength, atleast twice the stress to which the concrete may be subjected to when the ...
Measurement of Concrete Formworks for Payment Calculation
Measurements of concrete formwork (shuttering) is required for payment to the contractor for the concrete work completed. The payment to contractor depends on whether the cost is included with the concrete construction per unit quantity or formwork is paid separately, ...
Formwork (Shuttering) for Different Structural Members -Beams, Slabs, Columns, Footings
Concrete formworks (shutterings are required for fresh concrete constructions such as slabs, beams, columns, footings etc. Formworks requirements for different structural members are different and they are named based on type of structural member.