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Timber Formwork Beams: User Information
Timber Formwork Beams: User Information
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Contents
3 Introduction
3 Elementary safety warnings
6 Doka services
8 Eurocodes at Doka
9
9 Product description
10 Instructions for assembly and use
13 Technical condition
16 Transporting, stacking and storing
18 Component overview
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▪
slinging means must be used - this is a mandatory
requirement.
Remove any loose parts or fix them in place so that
☞ Important note
Failure to observe this may lead to malfunc-
tion or damage.
they cannot be dislodged or fall free!
▪ All components must be stored safely, following all
the special Doka instructions given in the relevant CAUTION / WARNING / DANGER
sections of this booklet! Failure to observe this may lead to material
damage, and to injury to health which may
Maintenance range up to the severe or even life-threaten-
ing.
Tip
Points out useful practical tips.
Reference
Refers to other documents and materials.
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Doka services
Support in every stage of the project
Doka offers a broad spectrum of services, all with a sin-
gle aim: to help you succeed on the site.
Every project is unique. Nevertheless, there is one
thing that all construction projects have in common –
and that is a basic structure with five stages. We at
Doka know our clients' varying requirements. With our
consulting, planning and other services, we help you
achieve effective implementation of your formwork
assignment using our formwork products – in every one
of these stages.
1 2 3
Project Management Planning
Project Development Stage Bidding Stage
Stage
Taking well-founded decisions Optimising the preliminary work Controlled, regular forming oper-
thanks to professional advice and with Doka as an experienced part- ations, for greater efficiency
consulting ner resulting from realistically calculated
formwork concepts
Find precisely the right formwork Draw up potentially winning bids, by Plan cost-effectively right from the
solutions, with the aid of ▪ basing them on realistically calcu- outset, thanks to
▪ help with the bid invitation lated guideline prices ▪ detailed offers
▪ in-depth analysis of the initial sit- ▪ making the right formwork ▪ determination of the commission-
uation choices ing quantities
▪ objective evaluation of the plan- ▪ having an optimum time-calcula- ▪ co-ordination of lead-times and
ning, execution, and time-risks tion basis handover deadlines
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▪ Transparency
Optimum resource utilisation Seeing things through to a posi- Because our services and costs
with assistance from the Doka tive conclusion are completely transparent, there
Formwork Experts with professional support is no need for improvisation dur-
ing the project – and no unpleas-
ant surprises at the end of it.
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Eurocodes at Doka
In Europe, a uniform series of Standards known as The widely used "Permissible stress design" (compar-
Eurocodes (EC) was developed for the construction ing the actual stresses with the permissible stresses)
field by the end of 2007. These are intended to provide has been superseded by a new safety concept in the
a uniform basis, valid throughout Europe, for product EC.
specifications, tenders and mathematical verification. The EC contrast the actions (loads) with the resistance
The EC are the world's most highly developed Stand- (capacity). The previous safety factor in the permissible
ards in the construction field. stresses is now divided into several partial factors. The
In the Doka Group, the EC are to be used as standard safety level remains the same!
from the end of 2008. They will thus supersede the DIN
norms as the "Doka standard" for product design.
Ed Rd
98013-102
Factual Fpermissible E d Rd
A Utilisation factor
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Product description
Doka formwork beams Types of beam
H16 N H16 P H20 N H20 P
Doka formwork beams are solid-webbed beams made
of wood or wood-based material to EN 13377 and in
accordance with the approvals issued by the German
20.0
20.0
16.0
16.0
Institute for Construction Engineering, Berlin (Z-9.1-
***), exclusively for use in wall and floor formwork.
4.0
4.0
3.5
3.5
Other features include: 6.5 6.5 8.0 8.0
36.0
9736-252-01
30.5
24.0
5.4
5.4
A
4.0
A Web (yellow)
B Flange (yellow)
C Beam-flange markings for the Dokaflex system
D System holes
E End reinforcement (blue plastic cap for Doka beam H20 top, rivet
for Doka beam H20 eco)
F Notch for chalking line
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Practical example
9768-200-01
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Deflection [mm]
2
Q
5 1
14 p [kN/m] 3.5 10 L/500
M
12 4 8
5
L 1.5
Deflection [mm]
7.
4.5
10 5 6 10
Q 0.5 kN/m
M
L/500
8 4
1
7.5
15
6 2 20
30
10 40
4 0.5 kN/m 0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
15
2 20 Support centres L [m]
30
0
40 M ... permitted bending moment
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Q ... permitted shear force
p ... actual load (service load)
Support centres L [m]
M ... permitted bending moment
Q ... permitted shear force Doka formwork beams H30
p ... actual load (service load)
Doka formwork beams H16 N and P 7.5 4.5 3.5 2.5 1.5
16 9732-112 5 4 3 2
14 p [kN/m]
1
16 9732-110 12 L/500
L
Deflection [mm]
14 p [kN/m] 10
12 8
L
2
Deflection [mm]
15 0.5 kN/m
2.5
10 6
M
3 1.5
8
M
3.5 4
Q
4 L/500
6 4.5 10
5 1 2 Q
20
30
4 40
7.5 0
10
0.5 kN/m 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0
2 15 Support centres L [m]
20
40 30
0 M ... permitted bending moment
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 Q ... permitted shear force
p ... actual load (service load)
Support centres L [m]
M ... permitted bending moment
Q ... permitted shear force Doka formwork beams H36
p ... actual load (service load)
10
1
10
8
M
6
0.5 kN/m
Q
4
15
2 20
40 30
0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0
Support centres L [m]
M ... permitted bending moment
Q ... permitted shear force
p ... actual load (service load)
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9791-200-01
Do not use as traffic-route flooring.
9791-205-01
9791-206-01
Floor formwork
9791-201-01
9791-220-01
9791-219-01
9791-223-01 9791-223-02
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Technical condition
The following quality criteria define the extent of dam- Splintering at side
age permissible in terms of load-bearing strength.
Use is prohibited if damage is beyond these limits. ▪ permissible up to depth a = 10 mm and length b =
500 mm on one side.
Flange
b
Angled cracks (across the grain) a
▪ Not permissible.
9791-210-02
9791-208-01
9791-211-02
Straight cracks (parallel to the flange)
▪ parallel to flange, permissible up to width a = 2 mm. Angled splintering across the edge
▪ If the flange can be parted at the crack the beam is
not in usable condition. ▪ permissible up to a = 30 mm across the diagonal and
up length b = 500 mm.
a
9791-213-01
9791-214-01
b
9791-207-01
9791-214-01
9791-207-02
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▪ Superficial saw cuts up to depth a = 2 mm are per- ▪ Not permissible, with the exception of system holes:
missible.
9791-207-09
- Waling attachment with beam screw
b b
a
9791-209-02
9791-207-07
a ... 15 mm
b ... 112 mm
Drilled-hole diameter max. 10 mm
a
9791-207-08
a ... 15 mm
9791-209-01 c ... 396 mm
Drilled-hole diameter max. 10 mm
9791-221-01
d ... 113 mm
Drilled-hole diameter max. 12 mm
- System holes in the plastic cap of the Doka
beam top
a
9791-222-01
9791-212-02
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9791-207-04
9791-207-06
9791-217-01
Detachment of flange from web
▪ not permissible.
9791-207-03
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N
N
N
Transport
N
P
P
N P N
P N N
9791-218-02 9791-218-01
Stacked beams
▪ max. 2800 kg per stack
Ground conditions for stacking
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Component overview User Information Timber formwork beams
Doka beam H20 top N 1.80m 9.5 189011000 Doka beam H20 eco N 1.25m 6.3 189282000
Doka beam H20 top N 2.45m 12.8 189012000 Doka beam H20 eco N 12.00m 60.3 189288000
Doka beam H20 top N 2.65m 13.8 189013000 Doka-Träger H20 eco N
Doka beam H20 top N 2.90m 15.0 189014000 Varnished yellow
Doka beam H20 top N 3.30m 17.0 189015000
Doka beam H20 top N 3.60m 18.5 189016000
Doka beam H20 top N 3.90m 20.0 189017000
Doka beam H20 top N 4.50m 23.0 189018000
Doka beam H20 top N 4.90m 25.0 189019000
Doka beam H20 top N 5.90m 30.0 189020000
Doka beam H20 top N .....m 5.2 189010000
Doka beam H20 top N .....m BS 5.2 189021000
Doka-Träger H20 top N
Varnished yellow
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Near to you, worldwide
Doka is one of the world leaders in developing, manu- technical support are provided swiftly and profession-
facturing and distributing formwork technology for use in ally.
all fields of the construction sector. An enterprise forming part of the Umdasch Group, the
With more than 160 sales and logistics facilities in over Doka Group employs a worldwide workforce of more
70 countries, the Doka Group has a highly efficient dis- than 6000.
tribution network which ensures that equipment and
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