Abstract Ghana 39;s building regulations mdash; most recently codified in GS 1207:2018 mdash; were calibrated against a set of environmental assumptions that coastal urbanization and climate change ...

The removal of concrete formwork also called as strike-off or stripping of formwork should be carried out only after the time when concrete has gained sufficient strength, at least twice the stress to ...

Analysing the entire project life cycle is a new trend in sustainability assessment in the construction sector. Research on sustainability issues in the construction sector started with issues related ...

Construction materials play a critical role in building modern infrastructures that stand the test of time. In recent decades, novel advanced construction materials have emerged, such as high ...

Vertical loads are exerted on formworks and may consist of dead loads such as formwork dead load, steel reinforcement embedded in the forms, molded fresh concrete and live loads such as the weight of ...

This article was researched using 2 sources. See our methodology and corrections policy. Precast concrete offers many advantages in structural capabilities, design flexibility, construction speed, and ...

Cast-in-place reinforced concrete structural members deflect under load. Whatever the cause of the problem, engineers have sometimes tried to control deflection effects by requiring cambered form ...