Formwork definition

Formwork means the total system of support for freshly placed or par- tially cured concrete, including the mold or sheeting (form) that is in con- tact with the concrete as well as all supporting members including shores, reshores, hardware, braces, and related hardware.

Formwork means the total system of support for freshly placed or partially cured concrete, including the mold or sheeting (form) that is in contract with the concrete as well as all supporting members including shores, re-shores, hardware, braces, and related hardware.

Formwork means temporary or permanent shutters used to form wet concrete into elements of a structure, and includes both horizontally and vertically placed shutters;

Examples of Formwork in a sentence

• Formwork (including supports) shall be sufficiently rigid to maintain the forms in their correct position and to correct shape and profile so that the final concrete structure is within specification.

• Temporary Formwork and Shores: Construct formwork and shores as needed to support reinforced masonry elements during construction.

• Formwork to sides of bases, pile caps, ground beams, etc., will only be measured where it is prescribed by the Engineer for design reasons.

• Formwork necessitated by irregularity or collapse of excavated faces will not be measured and the cost thereof shall be deemed to be included in the allowance for taking the risk of collapse of the sides of the excavations, provision for which is made in Earthworks.

• Formwork Shop Drawings: Prepared by or under the supervision of a qualified professional engineer detailing fabrication, assembly, and support of formwork.

More Definitions of Formwork

Formwork means temporary or permanent shutters used to form wet concrete into elements of a structure,

Formwork means any mould, surface, support or framing used to define the shape of concrete until the concrete is self-supporting;

Formwork means the surface, supports and framing used to define the shape of concrete until it is self supporting;

Formwork means the total system of support for freshly placed or partially cured concrete, including the mold or sheeting (form) that is in contact with the concrete as well as all supporting members including shores, reshores, hardware, braces, and related hardware.

Formwork means temporary containment structures for cast-in-place (poured or pumped) concrete and the immediately supporting members in advance of the concrete achieving sufficient strength to support its own weight and act safely as a structural component.

Formwork means any type of metallic, wooden or fibreglass construction including any structural support designed to enable concrete, cement or other material poured in a fluid state to assume a particular shape upon setting;

Formwork means a system of forms connected together; (“coffrage”)