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SLIP FORMING. INTRODUCTION:Civil engineering course put more attention to concrete and reinforcement while almost ignoring the major component like formwork. No attention is paid to economic design of formwork. Formwork costs approximately 10% of the total cost of the construction projects ut at the same time sheltering!scaffolding involves major capital investment. "he construction industry today lacks #ngineers who can design a good formwork system. "here are enough #ngineers to do concreting$ reinforcement and a structural design ut there are not many to improve upon the formwork."he procedures so far has een mainly hit and trial at least for the smaller construction companies. %n spite of eing such a major capital cost component$ no enough research has een done to minimi&e the cost of formwork. #ver since man egan to uilding structures he has to cope up with technical limitation$ practical pro lems limit the height of sky crapper and lengths of ridge. "o constantly challenge the limits of what we can achieve$ new techni'ues are created and discovered y people in all fields of construction. "he increasing shortage off skilled carpenters$ the cost of tim er and economic disadvantages of economic disadvantages of traditional purpose uilt forms have made the use of ()%* F+,-%N. is necessary. (o that revolutionary techni'ue called ()%* F+,-%. is in introduced. (lip forming is techni'ue of construction using mechani&ed formwork. (lip forming is process of continuous lifting of formwork y a hydraulic system of jacks and pumps / techni'ue that was first used in /merica in 1010 gained prominence and technical advance in #urope in 1010. "he earlier systems were manually operated and cum ersome. 2ut as time passed it has gained new dimensions. "his slip forming techni'ue the unprecedented synthesis of maximum output and minimum input. %n %ndia since$ 1034 ()%*C+ C+NC",5C"%+N 6*7 )"8 )/,(#N /N8 "5,2+ has een pioneers in this field. For )/,(#N /N8 "5,2+ 9N+ (",5C"5,# %( C+-*)%C/"#8 2: ()%* F+,-%N.. /lso one example of /(;+</ .,+5* who had constructed a ridge near *andharpur in =3 days was record .it was just possi le due to techni'ue of ()%* F+,-%N..
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/s for all projects$ success depends on good planning. Choosing to use sliding formwork for construction early in the planning process means that the project can e prepared for this techni'ue. %mportant parameters such as concrete 'uality must e checked. 5nintended variations in the concrete 'uality must e avoided$ and efficient$ accurate control of the concrete setting time is particularly important. -oreover$ reinforcement should e standardised with as few posts as possi le$ and particular attention must e paid to the distance etween the reinforcement ars$ ar length and the shape of angles and ows. %f re'uired$ tensioning ca les are fitted simultaneously with the other work$ so stringent re'uirements apply to pre>positioning and preparation. +penings and em edded items must also e adapted to the sliding casting method$ as such items must not extend eyond the wall surface of the construction. Normally$ such items need to e 1?>40 mm thinner than the wall6s7 in 'uestion. (liding profiles with the correct contour height and position need to e prepared.
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%t is just as important to recognise that a sliding operation is a team effort$ where the slide is in continuous motion$ and where parties other than %nterform are involved in casting$ reinforcement$ positioning of openings$ cleaning etc
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%t is characteri&ed y one>meter high forms for the whole cross section or part of it which are lifted in an interrupted continuous sliding process according to the setting time of concrete. "he slip forms are firmly connected to the working plat form and avoid expensive erection and dismantling of fixed scaffolds. "he lifting of the form is erected uniformly and simultaneously in intervals and continuous single lifting in steps of 4.? cm y means of hydraulic lifting system.
($n$fits:"he iggest enefit we provide is the rapid installation time. Bith a slide speed of 4.?>=.? metres per day$ you can e sure of a shorter construction time and$ as a result$ reduced costs. / sliding casting process is continuous$ so there will e no casting joins. "his is a great enefit$ particularly in the case of watertight constructions "he system has een developed over A0 years and can therefore handle complex constructions with the highest levels of confidence (uch constructions may involve openings of various si&es$ em edded items$ reinforcements$ jumps$ conical shapes$ continuous reduction of wall thickness$ and so on. (liding formwork is a safe construction method that does not re'uire major crane lifts and the associated risks. %t also means that the system is largely unaffected y the weather$ and sliding casting can continue even in high winds.
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IN CONSTRUCTOIN T'& T&C'NII)U& OF SLIP FORMING IS US&D IN OF FOLLOWING STRUCTUR&:1. C;%-N#:. 4. (%)+(. =. "+B#,(. A. )%F" C+,# (;/F"(. ?. *%#,(. 1. +%) "/N<(. @. %N F,/-#8 (",5C"5,# /)(+. 3. B/))> +N# C "B+ (%8#8 0. C/(" 8/10. B%N8 "5NN#)
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Fig No 1 *D+*NT*G&S OF SLIPFORMING:1. (imple and versatile. 4. "akes you to any height. =. Copes with every wall structure. A. "he system can e erected using unskilled la ors. ?. "his helps in 'uick and easy assem ling and dismantling. 1. %t has a dominant influence on the appearance and accuracy of finished concrete. @. "here is minimum consumption of tim er and steel in the formwork. 3. %t gives a monolithic structure without vertical and hori&ontal construction joints.
"hus etter Slip form work meansF Fast$r %onstr,%tion. &%ono i%al %onstr,%tion.
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/ standard slide speed is 4.?>=.? metres per day$ depending on the complexity of the construction. For simpler constructions$ the speed can reach as much as @>3 metres per day. Naturally$ this saves a lot of time. (liding formwork is normally performed in round>the> clock shifts$ ut if necessary or desira le$ night shifts can e dropped. "he short construction time will result in reduced costs for crane hire$ la our$ mixing stations$ project duration$ etc. /t the same time$ the su se'uent work can e started earlier. #xamples )ift shaft!stairwell with openings ;eightG A0 metres Ball lengthG 10 metres "otal areaG A300 m4 ,ound>the>clock operation / normal timeframe for sliding casting H installation$ operation$ dismantling H will e around =0 days. Completing the same construction with clim ing casting would take around @0 days.
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Fig No 3 C;/*"#, N+. 4 &)UIPM&NTS R&)UIR&D FOR SLIPFORM WOR/. 0. C&NT&R POINT:"o start structure we must clearly take the center point of the structure and prefera ly the center point must e at a slight elevation so that it does not get su merged in curing water at later stages. 5(#(G > Center point helps us to maintain the symmetry of structure from the ase itself.
M*T&RI*L: - Normally cast iron in the form of plus sym ol. 1. ST*RT&R 2 /IC/&R:.enerally 100 mm to 1?0 mm deep concreter starter is cast to the desired shape and dimensions to which the slipping is to e carried out. *refera ly the starter must e cast immediately with raft casting so as to reduce the joint and create good etween them. "he starter must e checked for the accuracy of the structure to e raised with respect to the center point.
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/ll reinforcement ars must e inside the starter$ normally some pipe sleeves are kept at convenient distances to allow the cuing water inside to go out at the starter level otherwise$ at later stages lot of water gets accumulated inside which creates a pro lem with plum readings and other operations. "he slipform shuttering will take the shape of the starter.
US&: - "he starter gives slipform a good AII to 1II lift permission efore the fresh laid
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3. T'& FORM:"he form consist of steel plate with ?0x?0x? angle or according to design in contest to structure of effective height 1.0 m to ena le them to take the shape of structure with the help of steel wale %(-C 100. (hutter plates are olted to each other and walers are attached to these with panel clamps 6approx. A to 1 per shutter7. "here are fixed slots in the angle of panels for connecting the walers with clear plates at top and ottom pf the waler. %t means that each waler will have 4 cleats and stiffness.
US&: - "he form act as supports for concreting the structure. M*T&RI*L:(teel with ,eference structure plates with ?0x?0x? angle or designed angle
5. 6O/&::okes represent an inflexi le steel construction which legs and hori&ontal eams 6yoke channels7. consists of vertical
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%n case of chimneys the spoke wheel is in shape to two control eams and connections to the star eams are through eams welded to the center ring. "he hollow of the ring provides for moving of uckets and passenger lift where as ring also function as spoke connecting different yoke legs through star eams.
7. 8*C/ 'OLD&R:/ jack holder acts as a lifer of the head eam 6yoke eam7$ the jack is enclose in these to jack holders which are resting on the yoke eam. %t is also as a ase plate when the jack moves up on the jack holder which in turn lifts the head eam. ;ead eams which are connected with yoke legs$ lift the yoke legs. :oke are further connected yoke legs clamps. *anel clamps are attached to the shutters C the shutters get slip formed 6lifted7. %t is like a reverse 5>frame from where the shuttering plates are hanging. For inclined ! tapering structures these jack holders are made up with earings with provision for lifting and inclination.
9. 6O/& L&G CL*MP :UPP&R ; LOW&R<:"hese clamps tie the yoke legs with upper C lower walers important connection joints clips through which the slip forms lifting proceed.
=. P*N&L CL*MPS:Balers C shutters are connected through these panel clamps. "he shuttering plates slots for these panel clamps. For these clamps at waler points C these connection help the water to transmit the lifting from yoke to shutter plates uniformly.
>. W*L&R CL&*T PL*T&S:"hese connect waler with each other.Baler have similar holes at the ends. Cheat plates at top C ottom 6two at each joint7 help in flexi le joints of waler all round the structure.
?. WOR/ING PL*TFORM:"he main working platform is on the height of the slip form upper corner C lay very tightly. "hese scaffold planks must upper corner C laid very tightly .these scaffold planks must e in width at least 13 cm C can e free spanned up to 4.00 m. they must e secured sufficiently against tipping up in a way that nail length of three times the planks are for pin span elow 4.00 m ut at larger spans lie on supporting eams made tim er.
connecting two hanging scaffolds. ,ecently angle form of 1?0 x 30 x 1 has evolved to replace wire system ecause it has very shaky and mason and la our working on it used to fill unsafe. ;anging scaffolds are measured for maximum 8ead load of400 kg!m 4 and they serve for supervision and after treatment of concrete surface y means of felt oard$ rush etc.
IF FOR *N6 R&*SON T'& PUMP IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROP&RL6 C'&C/ T'& FOLLOWINGS:%f the pump does not startG> 1. Check if you have electric supply. 4. Check if the assem ly is proper. =. %s the impulse timer clock runningK %f not$ the high pressure switch may hung.<nock a little on it and check again.
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PR&C*UTIONS:1. %f the re'uired oil with compara le 'uality can not e found at the jo site$ any motor of good 'uality oil can e used. 4. 8o not use heavy duty oil. =. %f sufficient pressure is not achieved some 'uantity of duty oil may e mixed with the thin oil to get desired viscosity.
C;/*"#, N+. = T&C'ONOLOG6 OF CONCR&T& FOR SLIPFORM&D STRUCTUR&S. R*W M*T&RI*LS:44 Department 1? of Civil Engineering
C&M&NT:+rdinary *ortland Cement conforming to %( 410 or an e'uivalent standard is suita le for all slip forming work through the use of a rapid hardening of slow setting cement is some special slip form works is not ruled out. +ne very important criteria for the cement in slip form work is itIs initial and final setting time on which the sliding speed and early age characteristics of the concrete depend on a large extent it is very important and very essential to ensure that variations in the setting times of the cement used are within narrow limits in order that the mixed design and sliding speed can e planned properly.
COURS& *GGR&G*T&S:/nother very important aspect of slip forming is the frictional resistance etween the concrete and the moving formwork. /mong other factors$ the correct shape and grading of fine particles will ensure the least possi le friction etween the forms and the concrete. "he ideal course aggregate is rounded in shape and$ hence$ natural gravel would preferred. "he maximum si&e of aggregate generally depends on the cover and on the spacing of reinforcement$ and it will also depend to some extend on the method of transportation$ i.e. y crane or y pumping. /s a general rule$ one can assume that restriction of the except for thin section. /nother important aspect of the course aggregates is their water a sorption. (ome aggregate$ such as lime stone or sand stone$ tend to o serve a su stantial 'uantity of water. .enerally it is etter to avoid such aggregates since water a sorption may tend to make the mix very stiff and prevents the formation of usual thin film of mortar or such cases$ friction is high and hence$ detrimental the movement of forms$ resulting in an inferior surface of the concrete. "he presence of clay$ silt and dust in excessive 'uantities in aggregate will also increase water demand$ which if not provided for will results in reduced worka ility.
FIN& *GGR&G*T&S:/s a general rule$ natural sand is chosen as a fine aggregate. "oo fine sand may result in thin film of mortar at the interface of the form and the concrete surface. "his will have the tendency to take of during the su se'uence finishing operation and will result in surface lemishes. "o course a grading will tend to give a very rough surface and finishing of the surface ecomes extremely difficult.
*DMI4TUR&S:1. ,etards delay the setting of cement and hardening of concrete and are particularly useful in warm weather. "hey also assist in making of the deficiencies in fine aggregate greadings.
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4. *lastici&ers increase work a ility and are availa le in normal$ accelerating and retarding grades.
SP&CIFIC R&)UR&M&NT OF CONCR&T&:"he following aspects have to e taken in to account while designing the mix for slip formed work. 1. "he concrete at the time deshuttering is in a semi plastic state as it leaves the forms at leaves the forms a very early age 6A to3 hrs7 and re'uires a wet surface to permit a good surface finish. 4. "he concrete should attain sufficient strength at Ato 3 hrs to withstand the vertical load of the concrete column a ove and the hori&ontal forces induced y wind and other loading on slip form shuttering . =. /fter leaving the shuttering and eing finished the design strength at 43 days. A. "he concrete should have sufficient worka ility to ena le placing in the form and compaction easily. ?. "he mix should not e harsh and made with aggregates containing enough fine particles and having a continuous grading in order to reduce the friction etween the forms and concrete. 1. "he concrete should e easily amena le to the mode of transportation i.e. crane$ hoist$ pump$ etc. @. "he concrete should not leed excessively or segregate. 3. "he concrete should give a uniform color and finish on the surface as it leaves the forms. 0. "he stiffening time of concrete should e compati le with the planned speed of slipforming.
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C;/*"#, N+G>3 * C*S& STUD6. * MUM(*I A PUN& &4PR&SS W*6 PRO8&CT. INTRODUCTION:-um ai is the commercial capital of %ndia and is growing significantly in si&e and population. (o also *une$ the cultural capital of -aharashtra is growing into a major industrial and commercial centre. ;ence$ the importance of -um ai > *une road has increased tremendously. "he traffic on this highway was 10@?? *C5 in 100@ and is projected to e more than 1$ 00$000 *C5 y the year 400A$ re'uiring a ten lane corridor etween -um ai and *une. 8ue to the increase in the traffic every year resulting in jams$ accidents$ increase in travel time$ has made it necessary to uild a new and independent expressway. /t present A00 persons are killed due to accidents on the existing -um ai > *une National ;ighway each year. "he .overnment of -aharashtra entrusted the work of the construction of the -um ai > *une #xpressway to -(,8C in -arch 100@ on 2uild > +perate C "ransfer 62+"7 asis with permission to collect toll for =0 years.
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#xpressway has four lane wide tunnels at ? locations with total length of 1000 meters. "here are separate tunnels for traffic in oth the directions and the cost of the tunnels is a out ,s. 400 crores. "he tunnels on this expressway have een provided with modern facilities of ventilation$ lighting and fire fighting vehicles and would rank amongst the est in the world. "his work was entrusted to <onkan ,ailway Corporation )td. on 3th 8ecem er 100@. /ll tunnels are completed. SR. NO. 01. 04. 0=. 0A. 0?. 01. Tunnel. 2hatan. -adap. <amshet H %. <amshet H %%. <handala. /adoshi only for -um ai ound traffic. Status. Completed. Completed. Completed. Completed. Completed. Completed.
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%n order to complete the work on time and of high 'uality$ modern machinery has een used. "he cost of this machinery alone would e a out ,s. =00 crores. (ome of the machines used are as followsG> Sli. for .aD$r for la-ing %on%r$t$ roads "his machine can lay concrete road of A meters Bide and =? cm thick at the rate of 1 meter per minute. Larg$ SiE$ Cr,sh$r Crushers having large capacity of reaking metal at rate of A0 to ?0 trucks per hour are in operation. Sand Man,fa%t,ring Ma%hin$ /s river sand in huge 'uantities re'uired was not availa le$ artificial sand manufacturing machines have een used. Con%r$t$ (at%hing Plants Concrete atching plants having capacity of 10 to 140 meters$ = per hour are in operation
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Con%r$t$ transit iC$rs and '$aD- D, .$r For transportation of concrete from atching plant to laying (ite$ transit mixers and heavy dumpers are used Wagon Drills For lasting of rocks wagon drills which can ore holes upto 10 meters depth are used. /part from a ove machinery large num er of Ji ratory ,ollers$ (preaders$ .raders$ 8umpers etc. are used for earthwork.
PL*NT*TION OF TR&&S:%n order to save trees$ which are coming in the carriage of the expressway$ they we have transplanted them at other locations within the right of way. / out ?00 such trees have een transplanted along the expressway. %t is proposed to plant @0$000 trees along alignment.
F*CILITI&S ON &4PR&SSW*6:"he police provided for this purpose will do the traffic control on this expressway. /m ulances$ fire fighting vehicles$ cranes$ etc. will e provided at every 4 kms so that during emergency contact can e esta lished with control room. %t is proposed to have wayside amenities like hotels$ motels$ restaurants$ petrol pumps$ toilets and telephone facilities at different locations. "he expressway will have fencing on oth the sides so as to prevent cattle and pedestrian traffic from crossing over. ;owever$ su ways have een provided at a distance of a out =00 > ?00 meters for the locals
*LIGNM&NT OF &4PR&SSW*6 :"he expressway passes through the (ahyadri ranges with natural scenic eauty. %n order to provide easy facilities for entering or exiting the expressway ? interchanges are eing provided at <on$ Chowk$ <halapur$ <usgoan and "alegoan.
S*LI&NT F&*TUR&S OF &4PR&SSW*6:%ndiaOs first access controlled expressway having six lane concrete pavements. 1. %ndiaOs first six lane access control expressway. 4. (peedy completion of work. =. 5se of modern technology C machineries. A. Construction of expressway is done as per international standard. ?. For safety of traffic compound wall ! fencing is proposed on oth side of expressway.
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1. 5nderpass ! +verpass has een provided for the state highway and other road crossings. @. 2an on two wheelers$ three wheelers and tractors vehicles. 3. *rovision of su ways for villagers at every =00 to ?00 meters distance. 0. *roject is on 2uild > +perate > "ransfer 62+"7 asis. 10. .overnment has given guarantee for raising of funds from financial institutions. 11. "o cater to traffic of <alyan$ N;1@$ *en$ /hmednagar$ Chakan$ etc.$ five interchanges have een proposed. 14. Cranes are provided to lift and remove accident vehicles. 1=. *rovision of *etrol pumps ! motels ! workshops etc. 1A. *rovision for @000 trees plantation on oth sides of expressway. 1?. Five tunnels of international standards.
(&N&FITS:1. ,eduction in accidents. 4. (avings in travel time. =. (aving in fuel consumption y vehicles. A. Fast crossing of <handala .hat. ?. #conomic development through speedy traffic. 1. ,eduction in pollution.
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C;/*"#, N+ .0 CONCLUSION.
Bith the invention of slip forming techni'ue and due to speedier completion of work y the techni'ue$ there are su stantial savings in cost in terms of wages and interest ."his techni'ue has no comprises against 'uality control and ;omogeneity of structure. "he cost saving will not appear automatically just ecause slip forming has een used ."his techni'ue has a lot of scope for improvement .2ut it can e adapted for tall framed structure. For slip forming work ordinary concrete of e'ually -40 C-4?$ rarely -=0. .enerally *ortland cement is used for concreting. Fast setting cement in special cases work during winter and slip form progress is chosen. /fter dismantling the slip form components it can e used for span more than 4? years.
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0. Indian Con%r$t$ 8o,rnal A 1. Indian Con%r$t$ 8o,rnal A Mar%h A 0??>. Mar%h A 0???.
=. Indian *r%hit$%ts ; (,ild$rs A Mar%h A 1@@@. 5. *rti%l$ on %onstr,%tion of t,nn$ls 2y 8 ... 8iwate$ Chief *roject -angerF <onkan ,ailway Corporation )tdF 7. *rti%l$ on aggr$gat$ %r,shing s-st$ 2y /jit *radhan C (andeep 2hattacharjee %CD Dune 4000. 9*rti%l$ on %onstr,%tion of +iad,%ts 2y (. <. 8harmadhikari 8eputy *roject -anager ;industan construction Co . )td in %CD Dune 4000 >. Progr$ss of .riDatiEation in high!a-s 2y *rafulla <umar $ %ndian ;ighways %CD Dune 4000
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