Building Construction

The Concrete and Formwork manual has all the information you need to select and pour the right mix for the job, lay out the structure, choose the right form materials, design and build the forms, and finish and cure the concrete. Nearly 100 pages of step-by-step instructions show how to construct and erect most types of site-fabricated wood forms used in residential construction. Find what type of mix is best for the job, what admixtures are needed, how deep the footing should be, the best way to lay out forms, how much concrete you’ll need, how much reinforcing you’ll need — the answers are all here.  Nearly 100 pages of step-by-step instructions show how to construct and erect most types of site-fabricated wood forms used in residential construction. Over 200 man-hour tables, charts and clear illustrations make this the most useful single volume with anyone working with site fabrication wood concrete forms.

The Concrete Formwork, 5th Edition provides valuable information on the construction and safe assembly and disassembly of formwork for residential, light commercial, and heavy commercial structures. This edition includes updated and expanded information on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) and safety data sheets (SDSs), insulated concrete forms (ICFs), and total stations. New topics in this edition include wind turbine foundations, micropiles, bridge deck overhangs, building information modeling (BIM), form vibrators, and concrete structures such as bridges, dams, and grain elevators.