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2. Formwork - Wikipedia

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   Rebar has been stubbed up out of the concrete slab to form the base of future columns Timber formwork for a concrete column. Adjustable metal screw jacks both stabilize and plumb the form Aluminum formwork system Sketch of the side view of traditional timber formwork used to form a flight of stairs Placing a wall form. A matching form will be ...

3. Cast-in-place concrete - Wikipedia

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   Animation depicting construction of multi-story building using aluminum handset formwork. Steel and plywood formwork for poured in place concrete foundation. Cast-in-place concrete or Cast-in-situ concrete is a technology of construction of buildings where walls and slabs of the buildings are cast at the site in formwork. [1]

4. Autoclaved aerated concrete - Wikipedia

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   RAAC was used in roof, floor and wall construction due to its lighter weight and lower cost compared to traditional concrete, [29] and fire resistance properties; it does not require plastering to achieve fire resistance and fire does not cause spalls. [30] RAAC was used in construction in Europe, in buildings constructed after the mid-1950s.

5. Insulating concrete form - Wikipedia

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   The first expanded polystyrene ICF Wall forms were developed in the late 1960s with the expiration of the original patent and the advent of modern foam plastics by BASF. [citation needed] Canadian contractor Werner Gregori filed the first patent for a foam concrete form in 1966 with a block "measuring 16 inches high by 48 inches long with a tongue-and-groove interlock, metal ties, and a waffle ...

6. Concrete - Wikipedia

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   A single concrete block, as used for construction. Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, [1] and is the most widely used building material. [2]

7. EFCO - Wikipedia

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   EFCO offers formwork and shoring solutions for all types of concrete construction projects. [1] EFCO, formerly known as Economy Forms Corporation, is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, and currently has operations in 12 countries and manufacturing facilities in both Des Moines, Iowa, and Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. [2]