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Definition of Formwork
1. a set of forms to hold concrete until it sets [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formwork
Literary usage of Formwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Safety and Health Requirements Manual: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers edited by Robert H. Griffin (1999)
"B formwork AND SHORING 27.B.01 All formwork, shoring, and bracing shall be
designed, fabricated, erected, supported, braced, and maintained so that it will ..."
2. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by Nathan Clarke Johnson, George Albert Hool (1920)
"In working out a unit price for formwork it is very important to know how ...
The cost of erection and stripping the formwork remains uniform for each use ..."
3. Concrete Work: A Book to Aid the Self-development of Workers in Concrete and by William Kendrick Hatt, Walter C. Voss (1921)
"The cost of erection and stripping the formwork remains uniform for each use,
but some saving is made on making when the forms are used more than once. ..."
4. Reinforced Concrete Design by Oscar Faber, P. G. Bowie (1920)
"For the purpose of these regulations, the terms "formwork" ... All formwork or
centering shall be removed without shock or vibration. 177. ..."
5. Frame and Generic Space by Bernard Leupen (2006)
"2 The skeleton is cast in situ without the use of complicated formwork. 3 An
engineer's firm can be on call to manufacture the structure on site. ..."
6. The Concrete House and Its Construction by Maurice M. Sloan (1912)
"The formwork and centering for reinforced concrete construction, ... This cost
shows how important it is that the formwork and centering should be of such a ..."
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