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COFFRAGE VOLANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modern Construction Methods
  • Placement of Concrete
  • Concrete Facilities and Equipment
DEF

Large sections of slab formwork that are moved by crane.

CONT

Flying formwork is fabricated in large sections supported on deep metal trusses; the sections are moved from one floor to the next by crane, eliminating much of the labor usually expended on stripping and re-erecting formwork.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction modernes
  • Mise en place du béton
  • Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
CONT

La construction de cet édifice nécessite la mise en œuvre de 85000 m³ de béton à haute performance qui seront pompés. Deux ensembles de coffrages volants permettent de construire un étage complet par semaine.

Spanish

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