formwork
- noun
- /ˈfɔrmˌwɜrk/
- Specialized
- After assembling the formwork, they were ready to pour the concrete for the new structure.
- formwork for earth
- walls of the formwork
Examples
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His areas of expertise are loads during construction of flat slabs, shrinkage and creep of concrete, punching shear, "deemed to comply" span/thickness limits, and formwork pressures.
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The workers carefully placed the formwork to ensure the concrete held its shape until it set.
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Temperatures were measured at equal distances from the four insulated walls of the formwork.
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VS2/VF2 mixtures are more likely to exhibit thixotropic effects, which may help to improve segregation resistance and limit the formwork pressure.
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Monolithic filter floor systems are available in both a flat panel design using column supports or a corrugated design where the formwork panels rest on dwarf walls.
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Four thermocouples were placed inside each UHPC block for monitoring temperatures near the bottom, center, and top (all central region), as well as the side (midheight near wooden formwork) of the block over time.
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This mixture was kept in a formwork and was then baked at 70°C for one hour, which coagulates the blood proteins into a solid insoluble mass.
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He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Standards Committee 37, Design Loads during Construction, and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Committee S269, Formwork.
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This type of structure exhibits extensive advantages over reinforced concrete walls in terms of easy construction, saving formwork and site labor during construction, avoiding detailing of the reinforcement, and improved ductility as well as energy absorption under cyclic seismic loading.
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To create a strong foundation, the builders constructed formwork to pour the concrete mixture.
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Etymology
The word formwork joins form ('shape' or 'mold') and work ('work' or 'task' in building). It names the temporary structure builders make as a 'mold' to hold and shape poured concrete until it hardens.