SP-4

Formwork for Concrete

By M. K. Hurd

Prepared with review and guidance of ACI Committee 347, Formwork for Concrete

This document serves a broad range of information needs with the objective of improving quality, safety,
and economy in all types of formwork. For the experienced designer or builder of formwork, it is a ready
reference on material properties, design data, and construction suggestions. For the architect or engineer,
it adds guidance relating to structural design details and the problems and possibilities of executing them
in formwork. For the novice, the book explains basic design principles and provides an introduction to
many common formwork practices. This edition includes new material on single-sided wall forms, insulating concrete forms, pressure formulas with coefficients for differing weights and mix chemistries,
inflated forming methods, and expanded text on multistory shoring systems.
The seventh edition, as all previous editions, follows the most recent guidelines established by ACI
Committee 347 and documented in the official committee report, now ACI 347-04, which is reprinted in
full in the appendix. This new edition considers the effects of the weight and chemistry coefficients now
provided by ACI 347 to determine lateral pressure for form design, and also reflects the latest changes in
wood design recommendations of the National Forest and Paper Association. The recent recommendations
of other ACI committees have also been considered in text revisions, as well as a number of formwork
industry products and practices adopted since the last edition was published.
Keywords: architectural concrete; construction materials; falsework; folded plate; formwork
(construction); mass concrete; precast concrete; prestressed concrete; quality control; reinforced
concrete; shells (structural forms); tunnels.

The seventh edition of Formwork for Concrete (SP-4) was published in 2005. SP-4 has 500 pp. and is available in a cloth bound, hard cover format.

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