What is FORMWORK?
Have you ever seen any construction site? Maybe you have noticed that big wooden timber or metal structures sorrounding beams and columns. These temporary structures serve a crucial purpose in the construction process and are known as formwork.
How Formwork Works for Beams and Columns？
Why beam and column formwork are been playing important roles in construction world around ?
Formwork is a type of concrete formwork. Concrete formwork is a mold made of steel, aluminum, plywood,timber, plastic, or other materials in which wet concrete is poured to achieve a desired shape and size for construction. Once the concrete sets, formwork will be removed,
The major benefits of using formwork include that it is quick and simple to assemble , it reduces lot of labor and equipment needed to successfully produce uniform and strong vertical concrete shapes of desired dimensions.It is efficient, faster and safer formwork system.
Projects Involved in Formwork
Formwork is used in corporate tall building construction, housing,bridge & viaduct,tunnels,dam & docks,canal & harbors,industrial plants,underground space and transportation hub,etc
Price of Formwork
Formwork could be supplied either new or used. Average prices for new formwork range between around $45 to $150 per square meter of materials.Prices are fairly consistent regardless of the materials(new or used,steel, aluminum, plastic coated plywood,timber, plastic , or others).