Concrete Formwork, 5th Edition

Concrete Formwork gives all readers valuable information on the construction and safe disassembly and assembly of formwork for light commercial, residential and heavy commercial structures. Various aspects of concrete construction methods are presented in sequence, from concrete placement and stripping forms through site preparation.

Now in full color, this edition has been updated with expanded information on personal fall-arrest systems, concrete reinforcement, concrete exposure hazards, and heavy construction equipment and safety. New topics in this edition include architectural form liners, concrete mixtures, composite and non-composite slabs, vibration hazards and safety, green building, concrete finishing, and metric conversions. 392 pp.

The CD-ROM included with Concrete Formwork comes with information to supplement the textbook including the following:

• Flash Cards
• Prints
• Quick Quizzes
• Illustrated Glossary
• Interactive Calculations
• Media Clips

Content Highlights:

• The Building Site
• Wall Form Methods and Materials
• Residential Foundations
• Flatwork
• Heavy Construction
• Precast Concrete Construction
• Concrete Mix and Placement
• Concrete Formwork Computations
• Appendix
• Glossary
• Index