Introduction. Making a start in formwork design. Designing the formwork system. Formwork - the people involved. The management of formwork activities. Drawings, details and models. Timber formwork design. Formwork equipment. Formwork materials. Special formwork. Basic formwork construction. The geometry of formwork. Joint considerations. Cast-in fitting. Setting out and manufacture - site and works prefabrication. Exposed or visual surface finishes. Moulds for precast concrete. Formwork for prestressed concrete structures and components. The preconcreting check. The striking of formwork. Formwork failure. Formwork safety. Slipforming. Formwork and the small builder. Formwork instruction. Appendices (prop selection chart and concrete pressure graphs for formwork design; formwork exercises and projects; recent examination questions; bibliography).
