Concrete elements : timber faced formwork systems versus steel faced formwork systems and which is truly better for the contractor?

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dc.contributor.advisor Cruywagen, J.H.H.
dc.contributor.author Van Niekerk, Alan Jon
dc.contributor.other University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Construction Economics
dc.date.accessioned 2010-07-16T10:44:35Z
dc.date.available 2010-07-16T10:44:35Z
dc.date.created 2010-07-13
dc.date.issued 2010-07-16T10:44:35Z
dc.description Thesis (BSc. (Hons)(Construction Management))--University of Pretoria, 2009. en_US
dc.description.abstract Concrete construction today remains largely unchanged in basic principle. The largest labour and cost components have long been the formwork used to confine and shape the concrete in its plastic state. The objective of this treatise is to identify, in theory, whether the modular timber formwork systems being designed and manufactured today, offer realistic and realisable benefits over the modular steel formwork systems that have been used for many decades in the South African construction industry. Research focuses on three examples of each system and is restricted to vertical forms, i.e. those used for columns, walls, beam sides and etc. It looks at the physical ergonomics, the quality of the concrete finish produced, the durability of the formwork and the associated components and lastly compares the value in terms of rental and purchase prices per square meter. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14461
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Mini-dissertations (Construction Economics) en_US
dc.subject Concrete construction en_US
dc.subject Construction management en
dc.subject.lcsh Concrete construction -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Concrete construction -- South Africa -- Formwork en
dc.title Concrete elements : timber faced formwork systems versus steel faced formwork systems and which is truly better for the contractor? en_US
dc.type Text en_US


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