Tag Archives: High Rise
Example of No Cover on Concrete Column
Location: A Surfers Paradise High-Rise Construction Site, Gold Coast Australia There is nothing more disappointing than stripping the formwork from columns or walls and discovering that there is absolutely no cover from the edge of the concrete to the reinforcement … Continue reading
Dino, Chewy and Marco at Edward Street Brisbane
Circle On Cavil At Dawn
Location: Surfers Paradise Gold Coast Australia While I was briefly associated with the Formwork Company at the Circle on Cavil high-rise construction site, the project was visible from the apartment building where I was staying. It took seven minutes to … Continue reading
Dodgy Scaffolding Around Crane Base
Location: A Surfers Paradise High-Rise Construction Site, Gold Coast Australia A Formworker built this work platform on top of a dodgy Guardrail around a Crane Base Penetration in order to do some Stripping and Back-Propping. Obviously he does not have … Continue reading
The Pitfalls Of Back-Propping Later
Location: A Surfers Paradise High-Rise Construction Site, Gold Coast Australia After reading about a killed worker as a result of being buried under wet concrete after a suspended slab collapsed, I wondered if some of us are too relaxed with … Continue reading