formwork
Poured concrete shaping
Formwork is the temporary mold into which concrete is poured and held until it hardens.
Made from wood, metal, or plastic panels, formwork shapes foundations, walls, columns, and other structural elements.
Once the concrete cures, workers strip away the formwork to reveal the finished surface.
The crew spent two days building formwork before the pour.
Temporary construction framework
- shoringTemporary structural support
- proppingSupporting with aid
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
scaffolding · props · strutting · reshoring · staging · trestles · underpinning · flying
Covering with hinged panels
- concreteSolid building mixture
- slabThick flat piece
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- pouringFlowing in volume
curing · rebar · reinforcement · aggregate · cement · vibrator · trowel · finishing
Form-giving container
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- contourBounding line of shape
- configurationArrangement of parts
profile · architectural · textured · curved · radius · chamfered · fluted · rustication
Flat rectangular sections
- plywoodEngineered layered wood panels
- tiesConnections or neckwear
- kickersThose who strike footballs
- chamferAngled corner cut
liners · studs · joists · braces · spreaders · clamps · wedges · anchors
Made of separable units
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- aluminumElement thirteen
steel · timber · prefabricated · proprietary · reusable · adjustable
falsework
Temporary construction framework
- shoringTemporary structural support
- proppingSupporting with aid
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
centering · scaffolding · props · strutting · reshoring · staging · trestles · underpinning · flying · jacking
shuttering
Covering with hinged panels
- concreteSolid building mixture
- slabThick flat piece
- foundationUnderlying support structure
pouring · curing · rebar · reinforcement · aggregate · cement · vibrator · trowel · finishing · monolithic
mold
Form-giving container
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- contourBounding line of shape
configuration · profile · architectural · textured · curved · radius · chamfered · fluted · rustication · reveals
panels
Flat rectangular sections
chamfer · liners · studs · joists · braces · spreaders · clamps · wedges · anchors · inserts
modular
Made of separable units
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
aluminum · steel · timber · prefabricated · proprietary · reusable · adjustable
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building
- concreteconcrete mixer, concrete pour, concrete slabs, concrete beams, concrete columns
- construction toolsshovel, level, tape measure, sledgehammer, crowbar
- skyscraper constructionsteel frame, tower crane, foundation, pile driving, scaffolding
- structural supportsbeams, posts, columns, scaffold, girders