Although the invention of concrete is commonly attributed to the Romans, it was, in fact, builders in ancient Syria and Jordan who first used this composite building material in around 6500 BC. However, it was Rome that pioneered the means to create elaborate domes, columns, arches, and bridges, many of which still survive today. While earlier civilisations confined their usage to flooring and water cisterns, Rome’s builders learned to shape concrete using shuttering, which others often call formwork. So, is there a difference, or are these two terms synonymous?
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Scaffolding Solutions
Since humans first recognised the need to create taller buildings, they have sought ways to simplify the process of working at height. Although ladders are an obvious option, they need to be constantly repositioned as the construction progresses, adding to the time and effort required for each project. The answer is to erect a stable working platform that provides easy access to the entire structure.
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Beam Formwork Procedures
The basic framework for many modern buildings consists of a base supporting several pairs of columns, which, in turn, provide the necessary support for a series of interconnecting high beams. Today, the material of choice for each component is invariably concrete. The raw material’s fluid consistency enables a builder to create elaborate shapes that would be difficult if not impossible with bricks while also being far more robust. However, to shape a concrete beam, formwork and a suitable quantity of scaffolding will be necessary.
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The Scaffolding Components You Will Need
If you are a builder or manage a construction company, and parts or all of your next project will necessitate workers operating at height, you will need a suitably safe and stable working platform. While, once, this would have been constructed from bamboo or timber poles bound together with rope, today, most scaffolds are now fabricated from metal, predominantly steel. Furthermore, the wide selection of scaffolding components now available has extended the range of applications for this tried and tested construction aid.
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Formwork in Civil Engineering
What is formwork in civil engineering? The term refers to the creation of temporary moulds in which you then pour concrete for it to be formed. In this article, we will look at what role formwork has played in civil engineering and how it continues to make great buildings possible.
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Selflock Scaffolding Manufacturers Serve the Needs of the Small Builder
If one were to take a walk around any large town or city in South Africa or beyond our borders, it would be most unusual not to encounter three or four buildings encased in scaffolding either undergoing construction or some form of renovation. The dozens of smaller properties in a city’s suburbs where builders also rely on elevated work platforms to perform their tasks may be less easily spotted. In South Africa, most small builders rely on Selflock scaffolding manufacturers to supply their platform needs, and for several good reasons.
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Modern Scaffolding Manufacturers in South Africa
A city is much like a living creature. In some parts, new buildings are slowly rising into the sunlight while, elsewhere, older structures show signs of ageing and are awaiting renewal. The growth, decay, and renewal processes continue in good times and bad. However, it could not do so without the support of scaffolding manufacturers in South Africa. In practice, without the benefit of their elevated work platforms, it is unlikely that any structure much higher than two storeys would exist today.
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A Brief History of Kwikstage Scaffolding Manufacturers and the Product
A UK-based company named RMD Kwikform, founded in 1948, was the brain behind an iconic product now known to and respected by construction companies throughout the developed world. Around 35 years ago, the British company became the first of the many Kwikstage scaffolding manufacturers that have since grown to become a global supply network.
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Artisans have been employing moulds for various purposes since the early days of civilisation. One of the earliest uses was to shape vessels and other implements from molten metal. While crafters often fashioned their moulds from clay, at some stage, they began shaping it into rectangular bricks using slats of wood to hold the moist mud whilst it dried. Without realising it, these clay brick makers were the first to become aware of the potential importance of formwork in construction.
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Understanding the Kwikstage Scaffolding Components
Humans have been relying on various forms of elevated work platforms for thousands of years. For some, these structures offered a means to produce works of art, from Palaeolithic cave paintings to the iconic works of Michaelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Others used similar setups to erect tall buildings and monuments of brick and concrete. Those early artists and artisans used primitive frameworks of bamboo poles bound together with rope. Today, these have been replaced mainly by sophisticated alternatives like the extensive range of Kwikstage scaffolding components.
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