JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

To impart knowledge on common form work and special form works, and design

of form work with different materials for various structural elements.

Course Outcomes

The learner will be able to design ensuring the safety of structure.

UNIT - I

Formwork and false work - Temporary work systems, construction planning and site constraints.

UNIT - II

Materials and construction of the common formwork and false work systems; Special, and proprietary forms.

UNIT - III

Concrete pressure on forms. Design of timber and steel forms; Loading and moment of formwork.

UNIT - IV

Types of beams, decking and column formwork; Design of decking; False work design; Effects of wind load.

UNIT - V

Foundation and soil on false work design; The use and applications of special forms; Sequence of construction; Safety use of formwork and false work.

Text Books:

• 1. Austin, C.K., Formwork for Concrete, Cleaver, Hume Press Ltd., London, 1996.
• 2. Michael P. Hurst, Construction Press, London and New York, 2003.