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Falsework includes temporary support structures for formwork used to mold concrete [1] in the construction of buildings, bridges, and elevated roadways. The British Standards of practice for falsework, BS 5975:2008, defines falsework as "Any temporary structure used to support a permanent structure while it is not self-supporting."
Collapse of the pedestrian suspension bridge when more than 50 students and teachers of a school who were running in the area crossed it when the capacity of the bridge support was maximum of three people. Marcy Pedestrian Bridge Collapse: Marcy, New York: United States 11 October 2002: Pedestrian bridge under construction
Several construction phases can be seen in this early 2011 image, from finished columns to falsework erection through formwork completion prior to concrete pouring. Left: Temporary double deck S-Curve (upper deck is westbound toward tunnel).
It expanded rapidly in formwork and scaffolding under GKN ownership in the end of the 1980s. [2] In June 2000, GKN Kwikform merged with RMD (Rapid Metal Developments, established in 1948), the formwork and scaffolding unit of RM Douglas (part of Tilbury Douglas), to form RMD Kwikform. [3] [1] Tilbury Douglas renamed itself Interserve in 2001. [4]
In August 1972 the falsework that had supported the westbound carriageway deck pour was moved over to the eastbound carriageway. [1]: 113 The two structures were separated by a gap of just 2 feet 10 inches (0.86 m). [1]: 111 The falsework was dragged across on a temporary track. It was inspected and some defects were rectified before it was put ...
Centring [1], centre [2], centering [3] [4], or center [5] is a type of falsework: the temporary structure upon which the stones of an arch or vault are laid during construction. Until the keystone is inserted an arch has no strength and needs the centring to keep the voussoirs in their correct relative positions.
Dzhrashen School: Spitak, Armenia: Elementary school: 400 dead [6] 1988: Multrå transmitter: Sollefteå, Sweden: Pinnacle of guyed mast: 1988: Mainbrücke Stockstadt (Aschaffenburg Main River Freeway Bridge) Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, West Germany: Bridge under construction: 1 dead 1988: Station Square collapse (Save-On-Foods collapse) Burnaby ...
Doka is an international producer and supplier of formwork and scaffolding used in all fields of the construction sector. It is a branch of the Umdasch Group AG based in Amstetten, Austria. Doka has a worldwide workforce of ~9,000, with 180 branches in 58 countries. [1]