U.

VCONSULTANTS
Plot No.A4,2ND Floor,
Main Road,Vikramapuri,
Secunderabad-9
Tel:27891781/82

METHOD STATEMENT FOR FORMWORK

1) Use formwork which is rigid and closely fitted, with sufficient strength to
support wet concrete.
2) Ensure that centering plates, planks or plywood are properly cleaned.
3) Effect proper check for line, level and plumb before starting concreting
activity.
4) Shuttering to be checked in stage wise, i.e.
Ist – beam bottom - alignment, level and rigidity of staging to take the load.
IInd – Beam sides.
IIIrd – Slab shuttering & levels.
IVth – Fixing of side supports, bhida, etc. for rigidity.
5) Special care should be take check column supports at junction of beams.
6) Position of pockets and insert to be carefully placed and check before placing
concrete.
7) Take care to apply suitable form release agent before the placement of
reinforcement and after proper cleaning of form work.
8) Use of magic tape for gap filling.
9) Provide extra supports at joints of wall plates beam bottom, proper care must
be taken to prevent bulging of centering.
10) Ensure that proper supporting system has been adopted for external beams to
prevent bulging. (figure attached)
11) Leave slab form work undisturbed till concrete gains 70% of required
strength.
12) Take care not to damage the concrete while striking the centering off.
13) Removal of shuttering in view of time period should be as detailed below.

a) Walls, columns and 24-48 hours

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U.VCONSULTANTS
Plot No.A4,2ND Floor,
Main Road,Vikramapuri,
Secunderabad-9
Tel:27891781/82

vertical sides of the

beams
b) Slab 3 days
c) Beam soffits 7 days
d) Removal of props under
the slab
Spanning up to 4.5 m 7 days
Spanning more than 4.5 14 days
m
e) Removal of props under
beams and arches
Spanning up to 4.5 m 14 days
Spanning more than 4.5 21 days
m

14) After deshuttering all the material should be properly staked and cleaned
for next repetition.
15) Provide plywood boxes for small cutouts / ducts / openings in slab.