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BANCHE COFFRAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2019-11-26

English

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

A form that moves, usually continuously, during the placing of the concrete ....

OBS

Not to be confused with climbing form.

OBS

According to some authors, sliding forms move vertically while traveling forms move horizontally.

Key term(s)
  • travelling form

French

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

[...] variante [du coffrage grimpant qui] consiste à déplacer la banche à vitesse lente mais constante, à l'aide de vérins [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo e instalaciones para el hormigonado
  • Aplicación del hormigón
  • Métodos de construcción modernos
CONT

El encofrado deslizante es una técnica de construcción que consiste en desplazar el encofrado sin esperar que el hormigón termine completamente de fraguar.

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Record 2 2004-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
  • Reconstituted-Wood Products
  • Plywood
CONT

For many years wallboards and plywoods of various kinds were used as form-linings. About 1936 a new technique was developed whereby one thick board of resin-bonded plywood was made to serve the dual function of sheathing and form-lining; within the space of a few years the use of plywood as form material had become universal ... Plywood formwork panels to produce varying degrees of smoothness on the faces of poured concrete are readily available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
  • Bois reconstitués
  • Contreplaqués
DEF

Élément de coffrage unitaire pour le coulage du béton sur une certaine hauteur. Les banches sont déplacées au fur et à mesure de l’avancement des travaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aplicación del hormigón
  • Maderas reconstituidas
  • Madera contrachapada
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