Specification 819

FALSEWORK
17 December 2020

Document Number
TGA-00-CN-0000-SPC-0819

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TGA APPROVAL REGISTER

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REVISION RECORDING

Clause Description of Revision Authorised By Issue Date

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents
GENERAL ................................................................................................. 5
819.01 SCOPE ........................................................................................5
819.02 REFERENCES .................................................................................5
819.03 DEFINITIONS .................................................................................5
819.04 – 819.05 NOT USED .........................................................................5
PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS .......................................................................... 6
819.06 GENERAL .....................................................................................6
819.07 PROPRIETARY FALSEWORK ................................................................6
819.08 – 819.25 NOT USED .........................................................................6
OPERATIONS ............................................................................................ 6
819.26 GENERAL .....................................................................................6
819.27 SAFETY .......................................................................................6
819.28 DESIGN .......................................................................................7
819.29 LOAD TESTING (PROVISIONAL ITEM) .....................................................7
819.30 REMOVAL ....................................................................................8
819.31 – 819.70 NOT USED .........................................................................8
AS BUILT AND HANDOVER REQUIREMENTS ........................................................ 8
819.71 – 819.90 NOT USED .........................................................................8
CONTRACT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 9
819.91 – 819.94 NOT USED .........................................................................9
819.95 PRECAST BEAM BRIDGES ...................................................................9
819.96 – 819.99 NOT USED .........................................................................9

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SPECIFICATION 819

FALSEWORK

GENERAL

819.01 SCOPE

1. The work under this specification consists of the design and erection of
falsework required for the proper construction of the permanent Works and
after completion of these Works the dismantling and removal of falsework.

2. Specific quality requirements (including testing frequencies and delegation Quality

of Alliance Director’s authority are provided in the Tonkin Gap Alliance Requirements
(TGA) Specification 201 QUALITY SYSTEMS

819.02 REFERENCES

1. Australian Standards, MAIN ROADS Western Australia Standards and

MAIN ROADS Western Australia Test Methods are referred to in
abbreviated form (e.g. AS 1234, MRS 67-08-43 or WA 123). For
convenience, the full titles are given below:

Acts and Regulations

Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984
Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996

Australian Standards
AS 3610 Formwork for Concrete
AS 5100 Bridge Design

819.03 DEFINITIONS

1. Falsework comprises all temporary supports of any nature that are

required for the construction of the permanent structure.

819.04 – 819.05 NOT USED

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PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS

819.06 GENERAL

1. Footings shall comprise concrete bases or timber bed logs or other types Footings
of suitable materials and shall be of a size that will satisfactorily distribute
the bearing pressures under each footing.

2. All standards shall be securely fastened to sole plates and shall be Bracing
adequately braced in every direction necessary to provide rigid and stable Standards
support to the permanent Work. Where standards are used with extending
ends, the length of unbraced extensions shall be limited in accordance with
the manufacturer's published recommendations.

819.07 PROPRIETARY FALSEWORK

1. All proprietary falsework shall be used in accordance with the

manufacturer's published recommendations and shall comply in all
respects with the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984.

819.08 – 819.25 NOT USED

OPERATIONS
819.26 GENERAL

1. Falsework shall be designed and constructed so that on completion of the Settlement

permanent Works the concrete levels are as shown on the Drawings. To
achieve this objective the levels of the falsework shall be set to allow for
any settlement and deflection accompanying casting of the concrete.

2. In the event that falsework settles under load to such an extent that the
allowable tolerances on the finished concrete work are exceeded then the
concrete shall be removed and the falsework modified so that the finished
work is in accordance with the Drawings. The cost of such remedial works
shall be at no cost to the Alliance.

819.27 SAFETY

1. All falsework shall comply with the requirements of the Occupational Worksafe
Safety and Health Regulations 1996.

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819.28 DESIGN

1. The design of all falsework shall be in accordance with AS 3610, and shall Design by
be adequate in every way for the loads it is required to support and to Contractor
meet the requirements specified in Clause 819.26.

2. Falsework shall be designed to permit shrinkage of concrete and

movements due to temperature and to allow for any special conditions
likely to occur during construction including but not limited to the
redistribution of load due to the effects of staged construction and
prestress.

3. Falsework shall be designed and erected in such a manner that the loads
are accepted in accordance with the loading assumptions made. All
permanent structures such as piers and abutments which are adjacent to
or surrounded by falsework shall be adequately protected to ensure that
they are not damaged during the Contract.

4. Foundations for falsework shall be designed to prevent excessive

settlement and rotation of supports. Foundation materials which are soft
and compressible or which may be subject to erosion by water shall be
removed and replaced with a suitable foundation. Falsework shall not be
supported or braced from the permanent structure unless it can be shown
that such temporary loading will not affect the integrity of the structure.

5. At least two weeks prior to commencing falsework (including sheet HOLD POINT
piling) erection the Contractor shall supply to the Alliance Director or
Delegated Authority design details and drawings checked and
certified by a qualified structural engineer in accordance with the
Specification.

6. At least two weeks prior to the installation of sheet piling the HOLD POINT
Contractor shall supply to the Alliance Director or Delegated
Authority the proposed process description for installation and
removal.

819.29 LOAD TESTING (PROVISIONAL ITEM)

819.29.01 GENERAL

1. When directed by the Alliance Director or Delegated Authority the Testing When
Contractor shall carry out load tests on representative areas of the Directed
completed soffit formwork.

2. Arrangements for payment for such testing as a provisional sum will be

agreed prior to proceeding.

3. The purpose of the tests will be to prove the structural adequacy of the
falsework/formwork system under overload.

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819.29.02 LOAD TESTING OF FALSEWORK

1. The load shall be applied using kentledge. The load shall be equivalent to Kentledge
1.25 times the actual weight of the concrete plus a construction live load of
0.75kN per square metre.

819.29.03 TEST DURATION

2. The full test load shall be applied for at least twenty four hours during Tolerances
which time the Alliance will determine the displacement of the falsework
resulting from the application of the test load. The acceptance of the
system shall be subject to it sustaining no structural damage under the test
load and it being adequate such that the profile of the soffit surface after
pouring the concrete shall be in accordance with the Drawings and the
Formwork Tolerances.

819.29.04 NON-CONFORMANCE

1. If any section of the falsework under the test load displaces such that the Retesting a
profile of the cast concrete soffit will not be within the tolerances specified non-
or if the falsework under the test load shows signs of structural distress conformance
then the Contractor shall make the necessary modifications to the
falsework tested and to all other areas which would be similarly defective.
The Contractor shall then carry out a further test load on an area of the
modified falsework in accordance with this Specification. The costs of all
modifications and retesting shall be at no cost to the Alliance.

819.30 REMOVAL

1. After completion of the permanent works the Contractor shall dismantle all
falsework and remove it from the site. Where falsework is approved to
remain in position in the permanent works, this must be included in the as-
built documentation

819.31 – 819.70 NOT USED

AS BUILT AND HANDOVER REQUIREMENTS

819.71 – 819.90 NOT USED

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CONTRACT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

819.91 – 819.94 NOT USED

819.95 PRECAST BEAM BRIDGES

1. The Contractor shall provide adequate temporary bracing for the beams to
prevent rotation and lateral movement due to superimposed loads.

819.96 – 819.99 NOT USED

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