Concrete Works

- Formwork
DQS258 – Analysis of
Price
MOHAMMAD NABIL FIKRI SAAID

SR AWANG IHSAN AWANG YUNUS

Lecture Outcome

– At the end of this session, student should be able to:

– Build-up unit rate for formworks

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FORMWORK – Introduction

– The main function of formwork is to give form to the

concrete structure by placing the wet concrete inside it and
retain the concrete until it set.
– Materials used for formwork are timber and steel.
– The unit price for formwork is in square metre (m2).
– Timber formwork consist of two parts which are plywood
and timber strutting.
Material

– Plywood – as a surface of the form where concrete will be

placed. Bought by piece with standard size and thickness.
– Timber strutting
– To hold and support the formwork. The size of timbers that are
normally used – (25 x 50), (50 x 75) and (50 x 100)
– 1 ton of this timber = 1.4m3
Material (cont’d)

– The price for the timber formwork is affected by the

number of their usage.

Element Number of usage

Floor and wall 6
Foundation, beam and
4
column
Material (cont’d)

– Timber wastage is taken at 10%

– Nail
– To strengthen the formwork.
– Normal usage is 0.35kg for every 1m2 of formwork.
Material (cont’d)

– Quantity of strutting depends on the element / element

going to be used.

Element Strutting (m3)

Sides of column 0.02
Sides of foundation and wall 0.04
Sides and soffit of beam 0.05
Soffit of upper floor slab 0.06
Labour

– There are two task related to formwork which are

1. Prepare and erect the formwork ( 1 skilled labour and 1
general labour required)
2. Dismantling and storing the formwork (1 general labour
required)

Task Skilled Labour General Labour

Erecting 1 1
Dismantling - 1
Labour (cont’d)

– Labour output or labours constant are as follows;

Element Prepare and erect the formwork Dismantling

the formwork
Skilled Labour General General
Labour Labour
Wall, floor and 1.00 hour/m2 0.75 hour/m2 0.75 hour/m2
roof
Foundation, 1.50 hour/m2 0.75 hour/m2 0.75 hour/m2
column and
beam
Example 1
Build-up a unit rate for formwork to the soffit of suspended slab. (6 times
usage) – look at pg 6

Data provided:
– 12mm thick plywood (2.4m x 1.2m x 12mm thk) RM50.00
– Timber struts RM1200.00/ton
– Nail RM6.00/kg
– Skilled labour/Carpenter RM100.00/day
– General labour RM60.00/day
– Nail required 0.35kg/m2
– Timber struts required 0.06m3/m2
Example 2
Build-up a unit rate for formwork to the sides of foundation.
(4 times usage)- look at pg 6
Data provided:
– 12mm thick plywood (2.4m x 1.2m) RM90.00
– Timber struts RM1400.00/ton
– Nail RM6.00/kg
– Skilled labour/Carpenter RM100.00/day
– General labour RM60.00/day
– Nail required 0.35kg/m2
– Timber struts required 0.04m3/m2
Exercise – Q1
Build-up a unit rate for formwork to the side of column.
Data provided:

– 12mm thick plywood (2.4m x 1.2m) RM65.00

– Timber struts RM850.00/ton
– Nail RM3.50/kg
– Skilled labour/Carpenter RM90.00/day
– General labour RM50.00/day
– Nail required 0.35kg/m2
– Timber struts required 0.02m3/m2
Exercise – Q2
Based on following data, build-up a unit rate for formwork to parapet wall
(m2).
Data Provided:

– 12mm thick plywood (2.4m x 1.2m) RM70.00

– Timber struts RM550.00/ton
– Nail RM5.50/kg
– Skilled labour/Carpenter RM100.00/day
– General labour RM60.00/day
– Nail required 0.35kg/m2
– Timber struts required 0.04m3/m2
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opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak.[1] It has been said that naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace
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this (Wallace, although he did return to England with Charles (Johnson) in 1862, supported his elder brother, Brooke,
when he was disinherited in 1863, so is unlikely to have retained any links).

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The End

Client/Owner: Jabatan Muzium Sarawak

Architecture Firm: Arkitek KDI Sdn Bhd
Principal Architects: Dato’ Sri Ar John Lau Kah Sieng; Ar Voon Choon Hin; Florence Yeo
Yinling; Lily Lau
Interior Design Firm: Arkitek KDI Sdn Bhd
Principal Designer: Sharon Ngimat
Civil & Structural Engineer: EDS Konsultant Sdn Bhd
Mechanical & Electrical Engineers: PRIMETECH Engineers Sdn Bhd; Perunding UZL Sdn
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