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Deflection & CAMBER

This document provides specifications for cast in place concrete formwork for a villa project. It outlines requirements for formwork fabrication, including allowing for deflection and specifying a camber formula. Forms must remain in place until concrete reaches 70% of the specified 28 day strength, with minimum time periods listed for removal from different structural elements. Re-shoring procedures are described, noting no live loads are permitted during re-shoring. The contractor must notify the engineer in writing before removing any formwork.

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Deflection & CAMBER

This document provides specifications for cast in place concrete formwork for a villa project. It outlines requirements for formwork fabrication, including allowing for deflection and specifying a camber formula. Forms must remain in place until concrete reaches 70% of the specified 28 day strength, with minimum time periods listed for removal from different structural elements. Re-shoring procedures are described, noting no live loads are permitted during re-shoring. The contractor must notify the engineer in writing before removing any formwork.

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ISSUED FOR TENDER  

AL BAHYA HOUSE VILLA

A. Formwork

1. Fabrication:
Erect formwork in accordance with reviewed shop drawings.

2. Deflection and Camber


a. Make allowance for any deflection of formwork that is likely to occur during
construction, so that the hardened concrete conforms to the specified lines
and levels.
b. In the absence of any specified camber, the soffit of all beams more than five
(5) meters in span shall be laid to a camber where:
CAMBER = (SPAN)2

7200 X DEPTH
3. Removal of Forms
Forms and shoring in the formwork used to support the weight of concrete in
beams, slabs and other structural members shall remain in place until the concrete
has reached a minimum of 70% of the specified 28 day strength. Unless specified
otherwise, the following minimum periods shall apply to the removal of formwork.
Removal of Form work from Cold Normal
Weather Weather (above
(Below 600 F 600 F or 160 C)
or 160 C)
Sides of beams, slabs, walls and 72 hours 48 hours
Columns (unloaded)
Slab soffit forms (props left under) 14 days 7 days
Beams soffit forms (props left 14 days 7 days
under)
Props to slab 18 days 11 days
Props to Beams 21 days 14 days

4. Re-shoring:
While re-shoring is under way, no live load shall be permitted on the new
construction.

5. Stripping of Formwork:
1 General

The Engineer shall be notified in writing before the removal of any formwork.

Architectural and Structural Specification                               03 30 00                            Cast In Place Concrete  Page 1 of 2 

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