The Aluminium Formwork System for concreting is probably the most versatile modern construction system.
At present, in the labor market of construction industry, labor costs have risen sharply, skilled technicians are scarce, and traditional bamboo plywood and wood formwork are of low quality and high consumption, which leads to serious quality problems, safety problems, slow progress and waste of materials in traditional construction technology. Aluminium formwork make the solutions of it, and here let us go the point directly.
What is Formwork ?
Formwork in construction is the use of support structures and moulds to create structures out of concrete which is pouredinto the moulds. Formwork can be made using moulds out of steel, wood, aluminium and/or prefabricated forms. used as a mould for a structure. Into this mould, fresh concrete is placed only to harden subsequently. Traditional formwork is fabricated using timber, but it can also be constructed from steel, glass fibre reinforced plastics and other materials.
While formwork is a broad term that is used in relation to the forming process using a wide variety of materials, shuttering is a term that is often used to refer to the process of using plywood to form the mould.
Shuttering is perhaps the most popular type of formwork and is normally constructed on site using timber and plywood. A special grade of plywood is necessary for shuttering, and it must be water-resistant. It is easy to produce, although it can be time consuming for larger structures. It is used when the labour costs are lower than the cost of producing re-usable formwork from materials such as steel or plastic. It also has the advantage of beingat a significant amount of concrete can be poured at once.
Simple plank shuttering can be used for the construction of a path or hardstanding. The planks should be trimmed so they are level with the top surface of the slab, allowing a tidy concrete finish to be achieved.
Aluminum formwork is suitable for the use of wall formwork, horizontal floor, columns, beams, climbing formwork, bridge formwork and other formwork. It can be assembled into small, medium or large.
