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Scaffolding for rehabilitation in Madrid, Spain [1] Scaffolding for renovation on the Virgin Mary statue, Santiago de Chile, Chile.. Scaffolding, also called scaffold or staging, [2] is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other human-made structures.
The two major advantages of formwork systems, compared to traditional timber formwork, are speed of construction (modular systems pin, clip, or screw together quickly) and lower life-cycle costs (barring major force, the frame is almost indestructible, while the covering if made of wood; may have to be replaced after a few - or a few dozen ...
Shoring is commonly used when installing the foundation of a building. A shoring system such as piles and lagging or shotcrete will support the surrounding loads until the underground levels of the building are constructed.
Offshore construction – is the installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources. It is also called maritime engineering .
Shuttering may refer to: Formwork, used in concrete construction (UK usage) Window shutter, a solid window covering; See also. Shutter (disambiguation)
A 2008 incident involving a scaffold collapse 47 floors over Manhattan, which occurred only months after Tractel repaired the faulty equipment, resulted in the death of one of two window washers ...
Formwork (shuttering) for a pile cap. A pile cap is a thick concrete mat that rests on concrete or timber piles that have been driven into soft or unstable ground to provide a suitable stable foundation.
The scaffolding collapse that killed three construction workers in Charlotte Monday was just one in a string of similar incidents statewide.. At least 16 people have died in scaffolding-related ...