K.U.S Aluminium Formwork has attained band 2 with a total of 14 points in constructability under Buildable Design Appraisal System (BDAS) assessment which is conducted by Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in Singapore. This signifies the highest banding awarded for vertical and horizontal integrated small panelled.
Monoset – Aluminium Formwork
PREPARATION BEFORE INSTALLATION
- The Set up lines are drawn according to the structural drawing
- Check and assess all formwork system’s components
- Intensive cleaning of concrete residues if panels and accessories are used for the previous projects
- Panels must be applied with sufficient form oil
- Safety and installation brief need to be conducted for the site team
PRE-CHECK BEFORE CASTING OF CONCRETE
- Countercheck the position of the walls and columns with the set up marking
- Vertical and horizontal level of wall and slab must be checked
- Ensuring pins, wedges and ties are properly tightened
- Confirm the opening dimensions
- Inspect the height of all support
- Adequate bracing to ensure stability
MONITOR DURING CASTING
- Concrete pouring is distributed throughout all wall sections before commencing to cast slab areas
- Monitor cement slurry leakage
- Immediately remove/clean all excess concrete that is stuck on the back of formwork
SPEED
Due to its monolithic system, construction speed increases and it takes around 8 to 10 days to construct a single floor. With same number of workers, contractor will expect the output to be double or triple when converts from conventional formwork system to aluminium formwork system.
COST REDUCTION
Due to its easiness of assembly, skilled workers are not required and monolithic concreting results in crack free structure. As such, extra repairing costs are saved and initial cost is further reduced with high repetitive usage.
QUALITY & DURABILITY
Having Aluminium alloy (A6061-T6) as the material yield its repetitive use up to 250 times. Moreover, due to the smooth surfaces and dimensional accuracy in the panels, plastering and remedial works are not required after concrete casting.
REDUCED NUMBER OF SKILLED WORKERS
The assembly of aluminium formwork system is simple and convenient. It can be assembled manually without any machines assistance. Long training hours are not required for non skilled construction workers. A simple half day training is sufficient for the non skilled constuction workers to understand the system.
ALL IN ONE SYSTEM
Aluminium Formwork system provides wide range of applications, from wall formwork, horizontal floor slab, columns, beams to stairs. It also has high recycling value that is friendly and safe to the environment.
| Characteristics | Tunnel Formwork |
Table Formwork | Traditional Formwork | Aluminium Formwork |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Skilled labour required | ✓ | |||
| Suitable for one or two Storey building | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Suitable for High rise building | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| No cranes or other heavy equipments required | ✓ | |||
| Able to pour all walls, beams, columns, slabs together along with staircase in one pour | ✓ | |||
| Able to formall concrete elements | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Strike floor slab formwork without moving props and prop heads | ✓ | |||
| Conforms to architect design with no need of modification to suit the design accurately or perfectly | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Self correction feature providing unmatched forming accuracy | ✓ | |||
| Environmental friendly – no huge debris, no messy disposals | ✓ |
The most important aspect of a successful structural construction is the formwork system. K.U.S formwork will always offer you the most trustworthy, secure, efficient and cutting edge of formwork system techology available in the market.
STANDARD WALL PANEL forms the face of the wall and stiffeners of wall panel is designed such a way that a worker can easily lift and handle. There are no mid-welding in a standard wall panel width.
| Description | Dimensions |
| Standard Wall Panel | 600mm x 2400mm (H)* |
| 450mm x 2400mm (H)* | |
| 200mm x 2400mm (H)* | |
| 175mm x 2400mm (H)* |
*Height (H)* of the Wall Panel depends on design requirement. It will either be the Standard Wall Panel height or a Single Wall Panel Height.
STANDARD WALL IN-CORNER PANEL connects two wall panels and covers a scalloped edge space where two panels meet.
| Description | Dimensions |
| Standard Wall In-Corner Panel |
(100mm + 100mm) x 2450mm (H)* |
| (100mm + 125mm) x 2450mm (H) | |
| (100mm + 150mm) x 2450mm (H)* | |
| (75mm + 125mm) x 2450mm (H)* |
*Height (H)* of the Wall In-Corner Panel depends on the height of internal wall panels.
ANGLE WALL PANEL is generally used as staircase panel. The size of this type of panels depend on structural drawing. It is designed to withstand Hydrostatic pressure for different pouring heights of concrete.
| Description | Dimensions |
| Angle Wall Panel | 600mm x (H)* |
| 450mm x (H)* | |
| 200mm x (H)* | |
| 175mm x (H)* |
*Height(H) of non-standard wall panel depends on design requirement.
ROCKER is a supporting components for internal part of the wall panel. it is fixed onto the bottom of the wall panel with bolt and nut.
| Description | Dimension |
| Rocker | 50mm + 60mm x (W)* |
*Width(W) of the rocker depends on the width of the internal wall panel.
WALL END PANEL is used to sustain the weight of concrete during casting and covers a scalloped edge space where two panels meet.
KICKER forms the wall face on the top of the panels and acts as a ledge for the next floor to sit on. The fixing of kicker is done with bolt and nut.
| Description | Dimension |
| Kicker | 125mm x (L)* |
| 150mm x (L)* |
*Length(L) of the Kicker depends on design requirement.
EXTERNAL CORNER ANGLE bridge the external edge space between two panels. It is to secure the border of the formwork to ensure full connectivity.
| Description | Dimension |
| External Corner Angle | 60mm + 60mm x (H)* |
*Height(H) depends on the height of the corner wall panel.
BEAM PANEL is used to support beam side and connects bottom beam panel. Size of beam panel depends on the design requirement.
BEAM BOTTOM PANEL is used to form up the beam bottom and used as a window sill cap as well. Size of bottom beam panel depends on the design requirement.
MIDDLE BEAM is used to joint the prop head,there will be one prop head between two beam (Middle beam/End beam). Length of Middle Beam depends on the design requirement.
| Description | Dimensions |
| Standard Middle Beam | 100mm x 900mm |
| 100mm x 1050mm |
END BEAM is used to joint the prop head and slab corner,the end beam supports slab panel to rest on it. Length of End Beam depends on the design requirement.
| Description | Dimensions |
| Standard End Beam | 100mm x 600mm |
| 100mm x 900mm |
ADJUSTABLE STEEL PROP has a high load-bearing capacity and is designed to be used for supporting the weight of the slab during concrete pouring and casting. It incorporates an adjustable thread and slot hole, making it easy to install, dismantle and to adjust the level.
| Description | Type | Dimension |
|---|---|---|
| Adj. Steel Props (Gal.) | V1 |
1800mm~3200mm |
| V2 |
2000mm~3400mm | |
| V3 |
2400mm~3800mm | |
| V4 |
2600mm~4000mm |
STANDARD PROP HEAD is placed between two middle beam or a middle beam and an end beam, it is a main component that holds the beams and supports concrete pouring and casting.
| Description | Dimension |
| Standard Prop Head | 100mm x 200mm |
BEAM PROP HEAD has the same functionality as a standard prop head in holding up the beam for concrete pouring and casting. This is designed to support the beam and external projection of the structure.
| Description | Dimension |
| Beam Prop Head | 100mm x (L)* |
*Length (L) of Beam Prop Head depend on the width of the beam.
STANDARD SLAB PANEL sustain the weight of concrete while pouring and provide a horizontal surface for casting to form slab. it rests in between two adjacent slab beams.
| Description | Dimension |
| Standard Slab Panel | 600mm x 1300mm |
| 450mm x 1300mm | |
| 200mm x 1300mm | |
| 175mm x 1300mm |
SLAB LENGTH is used to sustain the weight of concrete while pouring and casting jobs to form slab. It is used to connet wall and slab panel.
| Description | Dimension |
| Slab Length | (125mm + 100mmm) x (L)* |
| (150mm + 150mm) x (L)* | |
| (125mm + 75mm) x (L)* |
*Length (L) of slab length depends on design requirement.
CORNER COLLAR is used to connect Beam bottom and wall end panel. It is also used to connect window cap panel and window side panel.
| Description | Height |
| Corner Collar | 125mm |
| 150mm |
SLAB IN-CORNER Is used to sustain the weight of concrete in corner while pouring and casting jobs to form slab. It is used to connect wall and slab panel at corner.
| Description | Dimension |
| Slab In-Corner | (350mm + 350mm) X 125mm |
| (350mm + 350mm) X 150mm |
WALL BRACKET& ELEVATOR BRACKET are fixed on the concrete wall and SLAB BRACKET are fixed in the slab concrete after taking off the wall and slab panels. It acts as the working platform on the outer surface of the structure.
WALLER HOLDER is installed on the bottom of the wall panel surface. It holds a waller pipe to sustain the pressure of concrete to prevent leakage
WALLER PIPE is placed on a waller holder to ensure thehorizontal alignment of the structure.
LONG PIN, SHORT PIN & WEDGE PIN are the main accessories to join the panels. It is used to secure and tighten the panel together.
EMBEDDED FLAT TIES are used to join the double-faced panels. Number of wall ties vary, depends on the wall panels height. Exposed portion is broken off after dismantling the wall panel
JOINT BAR is used to Join the prop head with the beam (Middle beam/End beam). Long pin and wedge are used as a connection accessories.
REUSABLE FLAT TIES & PVC SLEEVES are used to joint the double-faced panels. It is used to maintain wall/column thickness as well as resisting concrete pressure. Flat ties are inserted into PVC sleeves for easy removal after casting of concrete. This type of flat ties can be reused number of times with the help of PVC sleeves.
KICKER BOLT, NUT & WASHER are fixed into kicker hole. Bolt can be removed after pouring of concrete and can be reused for next floor.
TIE ROD & TIE NUT will be used as embedded/cast-in anchor in order to fix the soldier and wall bracket on the concerte surface during its installation.The standard diameter of Tie rod is 17mm.