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Showing 1 to 20 of 67 for “"formwork"”.
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Fabric formwork for concrete.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1973. M.Arch.
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Flexible formwork for concrete structures
… optimised concrete structures. Flexible formwork therefore has the potential to facilitate the change in design and construction philosophy that will be required for a move towards a less material intensive, more sustainable, construction industry.Optimisation and design processes …
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Formwork as a design tool
… to the free form potential of concrete is the formwork which gives it its solid shape and texture. Naturally, the formwork takes up a bulk of the cost and labor time in reinforced concrete construction. However, despite its importance., formwork currently receives little attention from …
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Integration of Zip-formwork and conventional formwork systems for shape-optimized concrete in large scale construction
… often limited by the constraints of available formwork and are primarily designed as pre-cast components. This paper presents the results of optimizing the Zip-Form, a digitally fabricated formwork system made from mild steel, designed for forming shape-optimized concrete beams, and its …
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Analysis of construction loads on concrete formwork
… in the shoring system analysis. For wall formwork analysis, the time-dependent concrete properties of strength and the properties of wall-element parts are considered. The analytical results obtained by both the shoring system and the wall formwork analyses are checked against the field …
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Optimizing the performance and cost of formwork
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998.
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Formwork pressure and rheology of self consolidating concrete
… was to understand the mechanisms responsible for formwork pressure drop over time in case of self consolidating concrete (SCC). The fresh state properties of SCC, mortar, and cement paste mixes like workability, static yield stress gain and temperature change over time were evaluated and …
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A study of the dynamics of shotcrete formwork
… and analyzes the dynamic behavior of shotcrete formwork during standard application procedure. Based on standard shotcrete application, a program was developed to simulate shotcrete application and the dynamic behavior of shotcrete formwork. This study shows that the random behavior standard …
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Building envelope membrane as flexible formwork for concrete panels
… of a building envelope membrane as fabric-like formwork for exterior cladding systems in buildings. The exterior wall system (i.e., fagade) has evolved to meet the demands of the built environment including protecting occupants and interior space from the environment and, at times, create the …
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Fibre cement boards as permanent formwork for reinforced concrete elements
Formwork operations constitute the most expensive and time-consuming activity in the construction of concrete structures. A significant factor in the construction's time and cost components is the use of temporary formwork systems which have reusability limitations. Permanent formwork provides an …
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Fatigue testing of partial-depth precast concrete bridge deck panels with embedded wire trusses
… precast concrete panel to serve as stay-in-place formwork for the overhang portions of Texas bridge decks. The panel provides structural resistance alongside standard prestressed concrete panels (PCP) to provide formwork across the entire width of a bridge deck. In total, four total specimens were …
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Mix design and testing improvements for 3D printable concrete mixtures with fibers
… concrete construction primarily relies on formwork filled with a flowable concrete mixture. This is simple and effective, but formwork is costly. There has been a recent body of research and small industry in vertical concrete construction using a filament 3D printing technique for small …
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Low-income housing : alternative strategies for building construction and project control
… This method relies on using fabrics as formwork in construction. This formwork is used in making walls, beams, and domes. A cost comparison is made with the current construction techniques in the country and the proposed building strategy is found to be highly competitive.
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Defining Sustainability Through Bentwood Lamination
… generating a modular system of interchangeable formwork to customize sustainably produced pieces. Final deliverables include the tangible studies along with full-scale designs utilizing modular formwork and a research component documenting the potential for a more comprehensive definition of …
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Foldable Structures and Materials
… lightweight deployable structures, ultra-thin formwork for concrete casting, and stay-in-place formwork for shell structures and concrete slabs. At a moment when anything is possible to build, this research also challenges the ethics of construction in the built environment. Just because we can …
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Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena
… and refinement was made to the multi-step formwork system to reduce the amount of wooden formwork while keeping a high level of accuracy for the shape of the precast panels.
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Another Concrete In the Wall
… made of and how it is made. The texture of the formwork, the color difference of the pours, and the shadows of the metal ties combine to layer the beauty of concrete. The aim of this study is to explore the instruments of a concrete surface in order to enhance this multi-sensory experience. This …
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Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Tile Vaults for Lightweight Floor Systems
… a preferred floor system in part due to ease of formwork construction, which does not require skilled labor. However, the flat slab carries load primarily in bending, forcing much of the concrete section to crack because of the low tensile capacity of concrete. Thus, up to 61% of the material in …
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