DOKA

FORMWORK SYSTEMS IN
UGANDA
PRESENTED BY:

BETUNGURA ARNOLD (BSc. CIVIL

ENGINEERING)
SITE AGENT-DYNACO LIMITED

Engineering . Value . Partner

 DOKA FORMWORK Inc.
• leading European company
for concrete formwork.
• Doka formwork technology
makes a major contribution
towards getting concrete into
the desired ‘form’ - in an
economical way.
• EUR 394 Million Doka Group
is spread in more than 35
countries of world. (UGANDA)
 MERITS OF DOKA!!!!!!
• Simplicity in assembly of system.
• The system is flexible, easy to understand and
versatile.
• can be made suitable for all applications, requires
little working skill and helps to achieve uniformly
good quality of finish.
• high labor and material productivity with speed
and safety.
• Investment need may be made on the minimum
quantity of formwork.
• More no. repetitive usage.
• Greater life span and less labor requirement.
• Able to resist more lateral pressure of liquid
concrete.
• Less chance of burglary & misuse due to heavy
weight & large size.
• Easily modifiable as compare to steel formwork.
• accurate, safe and speedy construction
 DEMERITS OF DOKA !!!

• High initial investment.

• would be handicapped without
tower crane.
• Require more mechanized
setup at site.
• In house training require to
increase labor efficiency.
• Proper storage space is
required when job is over
NEED FOR “SYSTEM”FORMWORK?
• Vertical growth
• Traditionally under mechanized &
labor intensive.
• Excessive use of reinforced cement
concrete.
• High quality surface finishes for
exposed R.C.C work
• Acute shortage of highly skilled &
competent formwork carpenter.
• Modular panel with high flexibility
 H-BEAM: BACKBONE OF DOKA SYSTEM
• An engineered timber component
• Manufactured under strict quality control.
• The flanges are made of seasoned
chemically treated timber. The web is
made of boiling water proof plywood and
joined with the flange by unique finger joint.
• H–beams are light, dimensionally stable
and retain their structural properties over a
period of time even after repeated usage.
• The H – beams can be used more than
100 times and it consumes only 40% of
timber volume required.
• H-16 (16 cm depth) and H-20 (20 cm
depth), length varying from 1m to 4m.
– Reduces consumption of timber
– Minimizes work at site
– Consistent in strength.
– Cost ratio per use of H-16 beam to
conventional timber = 1: 3.5
– Economical and long-lasting.
 DOKA-FLEX SYSTEM
• Suitable for floor
systems.
• Components
– H-Beam
– Plywood
– Prop
– Four way head
– Removable folding tripod
– Supporting head
– Assembly wedge clamp
 FLEX SYSTEM
• Advantages
– Effective for slab and beam formwork up to floor heights of
4.4 m.
– Removable folding tripods make selected individual prop
self standing
– Flexibility in spacing between and heights of individual
props.
– Components are light enough for erecting and dismantling
manually.
– Lapping of standard lengths of H-Beams both in primary
and secondary layers avoid their cutting at site.
– Avoids skilled labour at site
– Enables re-propping and frequent reuse of materials.
– Simple de-shuttering operation.
 HEAVY DUTY STAXO-TOWER SYSTEM
• Components
– Basic Frame – size of 0.9 m,
1.2 m, 1.8 m
– Horizontal Brace
– Diagonal Brace
– Foot Plate
– U-Head
– Tower spindle with lever nut
– Beam span 2230
– Beam span extension 1525
– Coupler
– Brace stirrup
– Short prop
 STAXO-TOWER SYSTEM
• Advantages
– High load carrying capacity is
> 25 tons per tower.
– Rigid and stable with minimum
bracings.
– Easy to erect and dismantle
using unskilled labour.
– Tower as a whole can be
shifted using crane and
transport wheels.
– Ideal for heavy floors involving
greater heights.
– Can be converted into stair –
tower with additional standard
components.
– Heights upto 700mm can be
made by spindles at top and
bottom
Close Connection Open Connection
 WALL FORMWORK SYSTEM
• Components
– H - Beam
– CT Prop
– H-Beam Splice
– Foot Adapter
– Steel waler
– Connecting Pin
– Wing Nut
– Tie rod
– Head Adapter
– Anchor Plate
– Lifting Bracket
– Angle Plate
– Adjustable splice plate
– Splice plate
WALL FORMWORK SYSTEM
Lifting Bracket

Timber Plank

Scaffold bracket

Working Platform

Head Adaptor

Steel Waler

Supporting Bracket

Foot Adaptor
 • Advantages
– Ideal system for speedy
construction.
– Wall panels can be dismantled and
handled manually.
– Minimizes the number of sheathing
joints.
– Simple shuttering and de-shuttering
operation.
– Wall Formwork panels facilitates
fixing of working platform and
alignment system
WALL FORMWORK SYSTEM USED
IN CEMENT SILO WITH WORKING
PLATFORM AND HEAVY DUTY
TOWER SYSTEM

WALL FORMWORK SYSTEM

USING ALUMINUM PROPS AND
SCAFFOLDING
COLUMN FORMWORK SYSTEM
• Components
– H - Beam
– CT Prop
– H-Beam Splice
– Foot Adapter
– Steel waler
– Connecting Pin
– Wing Nut
– Tie rod
– Head Adapter
– Anchor Plate
– Lifting Bracket
– Angle Plate
– Adjustable splice plate
– Splice plate
 Typical Column
Formwork System

MODIFIED FORMWORK AS
PER REQUIREMENT (DOKA
+ CONVENTIONAL
FORMWORK)
 DYNACO-PROJECTS
• CONSTRUCTION OF
THE NEW ELECTRICITY
REGULATORY
AUTHORITY HOUSE.
• ROLE: SUB-
CONTRACTOR IN
CHARGE OF SUPPLYING
AND FIXING
FORMWORK.
CASTING OF THE LIFT SHAFT AT ERA
HOUSE
DOKA 3-SO SHEETS CAN MAKE COLUMNS
FROM 150CM-500CM SAVING YOU ON THE COST
OF MARINE BOARDS AND TIMBER!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!