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Consider yourself as a valuable resource ..
.. and spend yourself wisely – Brian Tracy

Citic Pacific Mining Bus

Thank’s Jimbo for shooting the above photo. I don’t believe what the Formworkers say about you, you’re a pretty good bloke

A few blokes have been asking about how to go about making their own websites, so I’ll be adding some tutorials here at Formwork Blog soon. Here is some Info about info-publishing. Until then ..

So Long Suckers

So Long Suckers

Am still sitting at Perth Airport waiting to catch the flight to Melbourne at midnight and then onwards to Adelaide. What fun, not.

You do not have to stay in any situation ..
.. which for any reason makes you unhappy – Brian Tracy

Construction workers Mario (Rigger) Steve, Ed Deano (Formwork Carpenters), and Marty (Supervisor) at Sino Project mining construction site at Cape Preston Western Australia take a quick snap-shot while waiting for the next formwork shutter to be crane lifted down for dismantling.

Mario, Steve, Ed, Deano and Marty at Sino Project WA

The Cape Preston Sino Project is south of Karratha in WA’s Pilbara Region.

Construction workers Ray (concretor), Fordy (Crane Operator) and Kelvin (Formwork Carpenter) at Cape Preston construction site (Sino Project) stop for a quick photo at smoko time.

Ray, Fordy and Kelvin at Sino Project WA

They say winter time is a good time to work here in the Pilbara cause it cools right down to the low 30’s (celcius). I suppose it’s a nice change compared to the regular high 40’s

When I arrived at Construction Camp 123 Cape Preston Western Australia, I was wandering who would be the first person I would bump into that I already know from another job. Well, it was formwork carpenter Rami who I first met at Prominent Hill SA a couple of years ago.

Ed and Rami at Cape Preston WA

Good to see ya mate

Location: Port Adelaide South Australia

After constructing this bridge abutment formwork at the Port River Expressway, formwork carpenters Steve, Simon and Tony now have to place and finish the concrete as well.

Formworkers Steve, Simon and Tony

Steel bridge spans will now placed from these abutments to the concrete columns.

Location: Tugun Bypass Project Gold Coast Australia

Tugan Bypass Boys Mark and Terrence take shelter under a bridge on a rainy morning. Mark and Terrence have been doing the concrete and formwork at this crash barrier foundation.

Mark and Terrence at Tugun Bypass Project

Location: Turner River Rail Bridge Mining Construction Site Pilbara Region, WA

The formwork used for the first concrete pour of this concrete bridge abutment.

Formworker Getting Ready to Concrete this Abutment Formwork

The red “spreader timbers” were also used to support the template which will leave the required penetrations for the Structural Bearings (also called bearer pads, bearing pads, bridge bearings). The Bearer Pads will fit neatly into these penetrations which will then support the bridge spans.

Concretors could not be hired for this job because Turner River Camp is only a small 70 person camp and all dongers were full. For this reason, the three formwork carpenters were required to do the concreting jobs as well.

Location: Road Bridge – Port Adelaide South Australia

Concrete pump operator places the concrete into these bridge column forms, the concretor vibrates while the formwork carpenter stands by to secure the Bearer Pad Template.

Pumping Concrete into Bridge Column Formwork

Once the concrete is pumped almost to the top, a formwork carpenter secures the Bearer Pad Template on top of the column forms. The concrete is then topped up.

Concretor Vibrating Concrete

Due to space restrictions, the Bearer Pad Template was made strong enough to stand on so that the concretors could hand-trowel the entire surface without stepping on the concrete.

Location: Road Bridge – Port Adelaide South Australia

Formwork carpenter Ray goes inside these bridge column concrete forms to ensure that the reinforcement steel has the correct cover by positioning small concrete blocks (aspros) in between the formwork and the reinforcement steel.

Formworker Ray at the Port River Expressway Job

Example of no cover on a Gold Coast high-rise apartment building.

Location: Prominent Hill Mining Construction Site South Australia

Formworkers Ed and Rami at Prominent Hill Mine. 99% of the formwork construction jobs are now complete so Ed and Rami will fly-out today. A couple of formwork carpenters remain to do “shits and bits”, odd jobs etc.

Ed and Rami at Prominent Hill