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Letterbox Grouting Formwork

Posted on February 28, 2012 by formworker
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Letterbox Grouting Formwork Above Road

Here is a few Letterbox Grouting Formwork examples. The letterbox is the opening which allows self leveling concrete grouting compounds such as Renderoc LA55 to flow into a hole in the side of a concrete structure which needs to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Concrete, Formwork | Tagged Concrete Grout | 1 Reply

Road Barrier Formwork

Posted on February 14, 2012 by formworker
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Road Barrier Formwork 1

This formwork was used to make a concrete road barrier. The road barrier was designed to create a smooth entry for heavy haulage mining trucks before they enter the weigh bridge. Tip: Before cutting the services pipes into the formwork, … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Prominent Hill, Road Barrier, Tips, Wall Forms | Leave a reply

Using Fibreglass Pins To Define The Edge Of Concrete

Posted on February 10, 2012 by formworker
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Fibreglass Pins Close Up

Here’s some photos of using Fibreglass Pins to define the edge of concrete. The reason we are not supposed to use steel pins is because the pins are at the surface of the concrete which means they will eventually rust. … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Fibreglass Pins, Formwork Construction | Leave a reply

Column Base Plate Grouting Formwork

Posted on February 7, 2012 by formworker
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Column Base Plate Formwork

A quick and easy way to form up hundreds of column base plates is with this fast and easy metal formwork. Column Base Plate Grouting takes place whenever a steel column is bolted to the top of a pedestal or … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Columns, Grouting, Metal Formwork, Prominent Hill | Leave a reply

Concrete Slab Formwork for Rail Track

Posted on February 4, 2012 by formworker
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Here is a 400mm thick Concrete Slab Formwork to be used for a temporary rail track. The rail track were used to traverse the big crane which picks up and places the huge Ball Mills at Sino Iron Ore Project. … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Concrete Forms, Concrete Slabs, Construction, Mining Construction, Pilbara Region, Western Australia - WA | Leave a reply

Casting Bigger Than Usual Bolts Into Concrete

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Ed
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Tolerance Tube Height

Here is a formwork bolt assembly we used to cast some 40 KG bolts into a 5 meter high pedestal. The assembly includes a pre-fabricated Shear Key (which is always fun) Click the images for a larger more detailed picture. … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Bolts, Cape Preston, Western Australia - WA | Leave a reply

Using Old Z-Bars For Pins With Wedges

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Ed
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Pins and Wedges

Using old Z-Bars for pins with wedges to secure formwork is an excellent idea for companies who over time end up with lots of short Z-Bars. Obviously you would not cut these down to size from a brand new length, … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Cape Preston, Formwork Construction, Western Australia - WA | Leave a reply

Two More Pedestal Formwork Examples

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Ed
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Here is two more pedestal formwork examples. The pedestal forms will be used on typical pedestal bases (shown below). We begin by forming up the bases. Pedestal Base Formwork After the base concrete is poured, the formwork is stripped leaving … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Cape Preston, Concrete Forms, Foundations, Mining Construction, Pedestals, Pilbara Region, Western Australia - WA | Leave a reply

Pedestal Base Formwork

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Ed
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Here is some pictures of Pedestal Base Formwork box which is ready for concrete. It is held together with z-bars at the top and bottom on the corners while the centers are held together with z-bars at the top with … Continue reading →

Posted in Formwork | Tagged Cape Preston, Concrete Forms, Foundations, Mining Construction, Pedestals, Pilbara Region, Western Australia - WA | 3 Replies

Precasting Cone Shaped Concrete

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Ed
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Location: Port Adelaide SA Precasting six cone shaped concrete structures 2 at a time for the Adelaide Aqua Port Stanvac Desalination project. Scaffolding The 400 mm thick bases for the concrete units was poured first and the 2600 mm cone … Continue reading →

Posted in Concrete, Formwork | Tagged Concrete Forms, Construction, Port Adelaide, Precast | Leave a reply

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