The definitive guide to formwork design, materials, and methods--fully updated
Formwork for Concrete Structures, Fourth Edition, provides current information on designing and building formwork and temporary structures during the construction process. Developed with the latest structural design recommendations by the National Design Specification (NDS 2005), the book covers recent advances in materials, money- and energy-saving strategies, safety guidelines, OSHA regulations, and dimensional tolerances. Up-to-date sample problems illustrate practical applications for calculating loads and stresses. This comprehensive manual also includes new summary tables and equations and a directory of suppliers.
Formwork for Concrete Structures, Fourth Edition, covers:
Economy of formwork
Pressure of concrete on formwork
Properties of form material
Form design
Shores and scaffolding
Failures of formwork
Forms for footings, walls, and columns
Forms for beams and floor slabs
Patented forms for concrete floor systems
Forms for thin-shell roof slabs
Forms for architectural concrete
Slipforms
Forms for concrete bridge decks
Flying deck forms
