FORMWORK

I
NPUTS:

• Shut
ter
ingmat
eri
al–Pr
ops,
Cupl
ocks,
C–cl
amps,
Basepl
ates,
U–heads,
andTi
erods,
Acr
ospansRunner
s,JacksandCol
umnboxes.
• Hammer
• Li
nedor
y
• Handsaw
• Tubel
evel
s
• Pl
umbbobs
• Measur
ementTape
• Al
umi
nium st
rai
ghtedge
• Chi
ppi
ngTool
s
• Cr
owbar
• Spi
ri
tlev
els2–3m
• Ri
ghtangl
etempl
ate
• Dumpyl
evel
• Theodol
i
te
•“
Goodf
orConst
ruct
ion”dr
awi
ng
STEPS:

• For
mwor
kshal
lbesoer
ect
edt
osuppor
tsaf
elyt
hewor
stcombi
nedef
fect
sof
al
lloadswi
thi
naccept
abl
edi
mensi
onalt
oler
anceandwi
thoutcausi
ngbul
ging
ordef
lect
ion.
For
mwor
kshoul
dbe:
Str
ongenoughtobeart
hesel
f–weightoff
ormwork,
wetconcr
ete,
rei
nforcement
,anddynami
cef
fect
sofplaci
ngandcompact
ing,
constr
uctiont
raf
fi
candwindl
oad.

Wat
ert
ightt
oav
oidgr
outl
oss.
Easi
l
yremov
abl
ewi
thoutanydamageandshoul
dber
e–usabl
e.
•I
tshoul
dbedi
mensi
onal
l
yaccur
ateandgi
vet
hedesi
redf
ini
sht
othecont
act
surf
ace.
• Usest
agi
ngofMSt
ubes/angl
eswi
tht
imberr
unner
s.Ti
mbersuppor
tscanbe
usedonl
yforl
i
ghtst
ruct
ures,
li
ntel
set
c.Thest
agi
ngshoul
dbepl
acedonhar
d,
ev
ensur
face,pr
efer
abl
yonPCC.Basepl
atesshoul
dnotbepl
acedonbr
icks
whi
char
eli
kel
ytogetcr
ushedwhenwet
.
• Slabbott
om suppor
tjokeshal
lbet
rue,
rigi
dandt
hor
oughl
ybr
aced,
shut
ter
ed
andpropped.
• Toachi
evedesi
redr
igi
dit
y,adequat
ebr
aci
ngi
stobepr
ovi
ded
• Check t
he shut
ter
ing wor
kforv
ert
icaland hor
izont
alal
i
gnment
,lev
el,
sur
facecl
eanl
i
ness,wat
ert
ight
ness,andabi
l
ityt
owi
thst
andl
oadswi
thout
di
stor
ti
on.
• Thequal
i
tyoff
ini
shedconcr
etei
slar
gel
ydependentont
hequal
i
tyoff
ormwor
k.
• Er
ect
ion ofcasi
ng and shi
ft
ing off
ormwor
k shal
lbe done undert
he
per
sonnel
super
visi
onofacompet
entf
oreman
Scaf
fol
ding:

Att
hegr
oundl
evel
,wal
kroundt
heper
imet
eroft
hescaf
fol
dandcheckf
or
Subsi
denceoft
hegr
ound.
Cav
iti
esunder
neat
hsol
epl
ates
Di
sl
ocat
ionofbasepl
ates.
Rect
if
ywi
thadj
ust
abl
ebasepl
atesorf
il
lwi
thconcr
ete.

For
mwor
koi
l
• Thef
ormwor
koi
lbasi
cal
l
yser
vest
hepur
poseofaspeci
fi
cat
ionmedi
um.I
t
act
sasani
nter
medi
aryt
hatav
oidsanydamaget
otheconcr
ete.I
tal
sohel
ps
keept
hef
ormwor
kcl
eanandensur
eseasymai
ntenance.Theappl
i
cat
ionofoi
l
shoul
dbedonewi
tht
hehel
poff
oam orasi
mil
arsof
tmedi
um andshoul
d
beappl
i
edwi
thi
n48hour
spr
iort
oconcr
eti
ng.

• Bur
ntmachi
neoi
lorusedoi
li
stot
all
yunsui
tabl
eandi
sunaccept
abl
e.I
tis
r
ecommendedt
ouseami
xtur
eofgr
easeanddi
esel
.
.
DEshut
ter
ing:

• St
ri
ki
ngt
imef
orf
ormwor
kisasf
oll
owsundernor
mal
condi
ti
ons.
Wal
l
s,Col
umns,
Star
ter
set
c. 12
hour
sSl
ab(
span<5mt
rs) 7
day
sBeam (
span<5mt
rs)
14day
s
Sl
abbeam (
span>6mt
rs) asperConsul
tant
’si
nst
ruct
ion
Pr
opst
ocant
il
ever asperConsul
tant
’si
nst
ruct
ion
• Duet
oweat
hercondi
ti
onsi
ftheconcr
etei
snotsuf
fi
ci
ent
lyhar
dened,
the
st
ri
ki
ngt
imet
obeext
endedaf
terdi
scussi
ngwi
tht
hepr
ojecti
nchar
ge.
Obt
ai he7thdaycubet
nt estr
esul
tsbef
oret
her
emov
aloff
ormwor
kforbeams.
I
NSPECTI
ONMETHODOLOGY

• Check t
he shut
ter
ing wor
kforsur
face cl
eanl
i
ness,wat
ert
ight
ness,and
abi
l
ity t
owi
thst
andl
oadswi
thoutdi
stor
ti
on.St
abi
l
ity
,saf
ety
,di
mensi
onal
cor
rect
ness,
lev
elsandal
i
gnmentar
ethekeyf
act
ors.
• Checkf
orpl
umbandpar
all
eli
sm atv
ari
ouspoi
nts.
• Al
lfor
mwor
kint
heper
ipher
yoft
hebui
l
dingt
obepl
umb.
• Foral
lrequi
redcutout
sandshaf
topeni
ng:
Ar
easperdr
awi
ngs
I
nnerr
ightangl
esatal
l4cor
ner
scheckedusi
ngr
ightangl
e
Checkofdi
agonal
susi
ngameasur
ingt
ape.
•I
ncaseofsl
abf
ormwor
k,suppor
tst
obeper
fect
.Thef
ormwor
kshoul
dbe
suppor
tedbywoodenwedgesandnotf
ixedbynai
l
s(becauset
hewedgesar
e
mov
abl
eandpr
ovi
demanoeuv
rabi
l
ity
)
• Al
lwi
ndowbandst
obecastusi
nghooks.