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    CHP 2 Formwork

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    Concrete formwork is used to support concrete until it gains strength and to form specific shapes and finishes, with materials including wood planks, nails, and struts. The number of uses and amount of formwork materials needed varies depending on the design and element. The document also provides tables with information on dismantling times, required strut amounts, and labor outputs for different formwork positions.

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    CHP 2 Formwork

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    Concrete formwork is used to support concrete until it gains strength and to form specific shapes and finishes, with materials including wood planks, nails, and struts. The number of uses and amount of formwork materials needed varies depending on the design and element. The document also provides tables with information on dismantling times, required strut amounts, and labor outputs for different formwork positions.

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    Concrete formwork is used to support concrete until it gains strength and to form specific shapes and finishes, with materials including wood planks, nails, and struts. The number of uses and amount of formwork materials needed varies depending on the design and element. The document also provides tables with information on dismantling times, required strut amounts, and labor outputs for different formwork positions.

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    CHP 2 Formwork

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    Concrete formwork is used to support concrete until it gains strength and to form specific shapes and finishes, with materials including wood planks, nails, and struts. The number of uses and amount of formwork materials needed varies depending on the design and element. The document also provides tables with information on dismantling times, required strut amounts, and labor outputs for different formwork positions.

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    DCQ3182

    BUILT UP RATE

    FORMWORKS
    AZIRAH BINTI ADNAN
    FORMWORK
    • Concrete formwork is required to support concrete until the concrete has its own
    strengths and to generate shapes, sizes and finishes concrete as required. Materials
    used for the formwork is plank, nails and strut. Concrete formwork usually made of
    planks, plywood or metal sheet.
    • Formwork can be used more than once depending on the respective concrete
    component design and the way it is dismantle. The number of usage can affects the
    cost of the formwork. The table below shows the average number of ordinary use of
    wood for concrete formwork.
    Element Number of usage

    Slab, flat roof and wall 6

    Foundation, beam and column 4


    FORMWORK
    • Nails needed are around 0:35 kg for 1 square meter of formwork. The amount of
    wood needed to strut is depending on the design of the strut, height and the amount
    of concrete that is supported. The table below shows the amount of strut need for
    formwork that not exceeding 3.50 meters high. An additional 10% on the cost of
    materials is necessary for the wastage.
    Position Strut (m3)

    Sides of column 0.02

    Sides of foundation and wall 0.04

    Sides and bottom of beam 0.05

    Bottom of upper floor 0.06


    FORMWORK
    • When the concrete has set, the formwork will be dismantled. The table below shows
    the minimum period formwork can be removed after pour the concrete.
    Position Portland cement (day) Fast hardened Portland
    cement (day)
    Sides of beam, wall and column 3 2

    Slab 4 3
    Bottom of beam 8 5

    • Table below shows labour output for dismantle concrete formwork.

    Position Prepare and fix formwork / m2 Dismantle and store /


    m2

    Carpenter General labour General labour


    Slab, roof and wall 1.00 hour 0.75 hour 0.75 hour
    Beam and column 1.50 hour 0.75 hour 0.75 hour
    FORMWORK

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