Formwork is the temporary system that contains and supports fresh concrete in the required shape until it can carry its own load. The main types of formwork in construction are traditional site-built, engineered beam, steel panel, aluminium, modular panel, table,...
Jumpform climbs in stages: formwork and platforms rise after each pour reaches the required condition. Slipform climbs continuously while concrete is placed. Crane-lifted formwork is stripped and repositioned by crane between pours. The right choice for a high-rise...
Reo is Australian construction shorthand for reinforcing steel: the bar, mesh and prefabricated assemblies fixed inside formwork so concrete can carry tension. It goes in before the pour, and it must match the drawings, hold its cover and fit around formwork,...
Formwork material is what the formwork is made from, mainly timber/formply, steel or aluminium, with specialist materials for some jobs. The right choice depends on the element, reuse, finish, handling and cost. Material is only part of it, because the form face...
The form, reo, pour sequence (FRP) is the coordinated progression of a slab from formwork, through reinforcement and pre-pour readiness, to concrete placement and the work that prepares the next level. It is not three trades working one after another. Each...
