CE 436 Forms And Scaffolding For Reinforced Concrete Structures

Credit Structure: (3-0)3

Catalog Description:
General objectives and economic considerations in formwork and scaffolding design and construction. Form materials and fastening elements used. Fresh concrete pressure of forms. Impact loads and vibration effect. Design of foundation, wall, slab, beam, and column forms. Bridge forms, thin shell roof forms and slip forms.

Course Objectives:
There are many form and scaffoldings failures in our country. This causes lives and money. In this course, students will have a full detail design and construction knowledge of both conventional and industrialized forms for their future implementation.

Prerequisites:
None

Textbook(s):
R.L. Peurify, “Formwork for Concrete Structures”, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1964.
A.C.I., “Formwork for Concrete”, 5th Ed., McGraw-Hill Company, 1989.

Reference(s):
E. Yesilada and F. Kutay, “Forms and Scaffoldings for Concrete Structures”, Civil Engineering Department, 1992.

Syllabus:
1. Introduction: Objectives of formwork, conventional and industrialized formwork, factors affecting the design and economy, amount of timber required, formwork materials used (timber, plywood, hardboard, formtimber, fiber, steel, aluminum, plastics, plaster of Paris)
2. Fastenings used in formwork (nails, screws, connectors, dowels, keys, wedges, metal strap, bolts and nuts, rules for bolted joints)
3. Failures of formwork, forces acting on vertical shores, dead loads, live loads, motor driven buggies, some failure cases happened in Turkey and other countries
4. Form design in general: Equations used in design, lateral pressure of concrete, factors that effect the lateral pressure.
5. Industrial form system and components shores and scaffolding, forms for footings, beams, slabs, columns.
6. Shell roofs, bridge forms
7. Fully industrialized forms, climbing forms, flying decks, tunnel forms, slip forms

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects:
None

Computer Usage:
None

Laboratory Work:
None

Category Content:
Mathematics and Basic Sciences: None
Engineering Design: 2 credits
Engineering Sciences: 0.5 credits
Humanities & Social Sciences: None
Departmental: 0.5 credits

Instructors:
Ekrem Yesilada