FORMWORK BUILDING CONSTRUCTION-V

BY-

SUNIDHI RATHORE
0809AR17092
VI sem ,III year
SOA, IPS Academy ,INDORE
WHAT IS FORMWORK ?

• Formwork is a mould including all supporting structures, used to shape and support concrete
until it attains sufficient strength to carry its own weight.
• When the concrete is set ,the formwork is removed and a solid mass is produced in the shape
of innerface of formwork.
• It should be capable of carrying all imposed dead and live loads apart from its own weight .
• Major objectives considered in formwork-
I. Quality
II. Safety
III. Economy
FEATURES OF A GOOD FORMWORK-

 Materials should be cheap and reusable.

 Surface should be smooth ,and afford easy stripping.
 Light in weight ,so thats easy to transfer.
 It should be practically water proof , so that it should not absorb water from concrete.
 Swelling and shrinkage should be minimum.
 The material of formwork should not wrap or get distorted when exposed to the
elements.
 Deflection should be minimum.
 The joints in the formfork should be tight against leakage of cement grout.
CATEGORIES OF FORMFORK

• Conventional formwork
a) Timber
b) Moisture resistant particle board
• Modern day formwork
a) Table form / flying formwork
b) System column formwork
c) Slip formwork
d) Tunnel formwork
• Engineered / pre-fabricated formwork
a) Steel
b) aluminium
PROCESSING STAGES OF FORMWORK

• Assembly and erection

• Concrete placement

• Strippling and dismantling.

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TYPES OF FORMWORK- II

• Form work is commonly made of –

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I. TIMBER
II. STEEL
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III. PLASTIC
IV. ALUMINIUM
TIMBER FORMWORK

• Most common material used for bracing the

member, hence called as the traditional
formwork.
• Can easily be cut to size on site
ADVANTAGES OF TIMBER FORMWORK

• Easy handling because its light weight.

• Easy to diasassemble.
• Damaged parts can be replaced with new one.s
• Reduced site labour.
• It has good thermal insulation which makes it useful to be used in colder regions.
• It can be built to exceed 60 year design life.
DISADVANTAGES OF TIMBER FORMFORK

• It can’t be used for long ,have limited reuse.

• Timber with high moisture content (more than 20% of moisture content),wet concrete
will shrink & cup leading to open joints and leakage of grout.
• If timber is dry ,it will absorb moisture from wet concrete which can later weaken
the resultant concrete member.
STEEL FORMWORK

• steel forms can be installed and dismantled

with greater ease and speed.
• Steel forms are stronger, durable and have
longer life than timber formwork and their
reuses are more in number.
ADVANTAGES OF STEEL FORMFORK

• Easy to be fixed.
• No shrinkage of formwork occurs.
• Very strong and able to carry loads.
• Can be used for more number of times.
• More durable than timber formwork.
• Its non absorbent.
• Smooth finish surface obtained.
DISADVANTAGES OF STEEL FORM WORK

• Excessive loss of heat.

• More expensive than wood.
• Due to high weight of steel handling is difficult.
• Limited size and shape.
PLASTIC FORMWORK

• The plastic formwork system is a method of building cast in

place reinforced concrete structures.
• In which the walls ,columns etc of a house can be built in as a
day by unskilled laborers with locally sourced materials and
little waste.
ADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC FORMWORK

• Reusable.
• Chemical resistant.
• Fungus and termites resistant.
• Light weight.
• Can be easily cut and nail by using wood
working.
• Very useful for complex shaped and special
features.
• Damages and stains on the formwork can be
easily removed.
DISADVANTAGES OF PLASTIC FORMWORK

• Load carrying capacity is low.

• Expensive at first.
• Damaged by excessive heat ,can be craked.
ALUMINIUM FORMWORK

• Aluminium is strong and light , and

consequently fewer , supports and ties
are required.
• This system is very unique as all the
components in a building, including slabs,
beams , window hood are of concrete
and there is no need for block works or
brick works.
ADVANTAGES OF ALUMINIUM FORMWORK

• It doesn’t require timber or plywood for construction activities.

• Casting of walls and slabs is possible simultaneously.
• It is very cost effective for repetitive building layouts.
• Suitable for constructing large number of houses in a short span of
time using room size forms to construct walls and slabs in one
continous pour on concrete.
• Doesn’t required skilled labour.
• Doesn’t require timber or plywood for construction activites
DISADVANTAGES OF ALUMINIUM FORMWORK

• Due to the tremendous speed of construction , working capital finance needs to the
planned in advance.
• Architectural changes are not possible on the structure.
MAINTENANCE OF FORMWORK

• Due to continous use, wooden planks and steel plates surfaces

become uneven and require further maintenance.

• For wooden formwork use cardboard or plastic fiber board. Bolt

hole places must be repaired.

• For steel formwork plates must be leveled by mallet and loose

corners must be welded.
COST OF FORMWORK

• For normal works cost of formwork is about 30%-40% of the

concrete cost.
• For special works cost of formwork is about 50%-60% of the
concrete cost.
• Formwork cost is controlled by following factors-
i. Formwork material cost
ii. Formwork erecting cost
iii. Formwork removal cost
iv. Formwork jointing cost (nails and cables)
v. Labour charges.