QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY FOR COMPONENT MATERIALS AND ERECTION OF CONVENTIONAL FORMWORK BY FORMWORK CONTRACTORS

Abstract

For a further improvement of formwork construction, it is necessary to know actual state because of the important role of the formwork contractor. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to reveal the actual state about component materials and erection of conventional formwork by the questionnaire survey targeted to formwork contractors of Kanto and Kinki area. As a result, this paper showed the actual state of formwork construction about structural calculation for strength and rigidity of formwork, erection type of formwork by studs and separators, regional characteristics of component materials of formwork.