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
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
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
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
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
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
Location: Northern Expressway Adelaide SA When Z-Bars become difficult to extract because concrete slurry has leaked into the conduit, it may be necessary to make a heavy duty Z-Bar extracting tool. Z-Bar Extractor Simply cut a notch in the plate … Continue reading
Location: Bolivar Water Treatment Plant SA While this slab formwork “may” hold the concrete, it could be done a bit more professionally by using plywood rips and a bedlog to straighten the edgeform instead of wire. I can’t believe the … Continue reading
Location: Whyalla Pellet Plant South Australia Here’s another thrust block formwork job we had to do, but this time it was below the water table which means that water would be continually pouring into the job the whole time. Thrust … Continue reading
Location: Port Adelaide South Australia This is the formwork which will be used to cast the bridge bearings into position on top of the concrete columns. Silicon sealer was used to completely seal the formwork in order to stop any … Continue reading