Falsework Manual
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**Falsework Manual September 2023
Table of Contents
| Chapter | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Title Page | September 2023 | |
| Acknowledgements | April 2020 | |
| **Table of Contents | June 2022 | |
| Definitions | April 2020 | |
| 1 | Introduction | June 2022 |
| 2 | Review of Shop Drawings | September 2023 |
| 3 | Loads | June 2022 |
| 4 | Design Considerations | September 2023 |
| 5 | Analysis | September 2023 |
| 6 | **Stability | June 2022 |
| 7 | **Manufactured Assemblies | June 2022 |
| 8 | **Foundations | June 2022 |
| 9 | **Inspection | June 2022 |
| Appendix | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| A | Wood Characteristics | April 2020 |
| B | Falsework Reminder List | April 2020 |
| C | Falsework Memos | April 2020 |
| D | **Example Problems | June 2022 |
| Example D-1 | Clearances at Falsework Openings | April 2020 |
| Example D-2 | Falsework Beam - Bi-Axial Bending - Canted <= 2% | April 2020 |
| Example D-3 | Falsework Beam - Bi-Axial Bending - Canted > 2% | April 2020 |
| Example D-4 | **Wind Loads on Conventional Falsework | June 2022 |
| Example D-5 | Horizontal Design Load on Heavy Duty Falsework | April 2020 |
| Example D-6 | Stability of Conventional Falsework in Longitudinal Direction | April 2020 |
| Example D-7 | Stability of Shoring Towers | April 2020 |
| Example D-8 | Stability of Towers with Discontinuous Legs | April 2020 |
| Example D-9 | Effect of Overturning on Post Loads | April 2020 |
| Example D-10 | Bolted Joints - Single Shear | April 2020 |
| Example D-11 | Bolted Joints - Double Shear | April 2020 |
| Example D-12 | Multiple Fastener Connection - Single Shear | April 2020 |
| Example D-13 | Multiple Fastener Connection - Double Shear | April 2020 |
| Example D-14 | Diagonal Bracing of Single Tier Framed Bent - Nailed Connections | April 2020 |
| Example D-15 | Diagonal Bracing of Single Tier Framed Bent - Bolted Connections | April 2020 |
| Example D-16 | Diagonal Bracing of Multi-Tiered Framed Bents - Two Posts | April 2020 |
| Example D-17 | Diagonal Bracing of Multi-Tiered Framed Bents - Multiple Posts | April 2020 |
| Example D-18 | **Cable Bracing - Bents | June 2022 |
| Example D-19 | **Individual Falsework Pads - Symmetrical Loading | June 2022 |
| Example D-20 | **Individual Falsework Pads - Asymmetrical Loading | June 2022 |
| Example D-21 | **Continuous Pads - Individual Corbels | June 2022 |
| Example D-22 | **Continuous Pads - Two or More Corbels | June 2022 |
| Example D-23 | Soil Bearing Load Test | April 2020 |
| Example D-24 | Timber Pile Bents - Type I Bent | April 2020 |
| Example D-25 | Timber Pile Bents - Type II Bents | April 2020 |
| Example D-26 | Timber Pile Bents - Type III Bent | April 2020 |
| Example D-27 | Pile Penetration Failure - Type I Bent | April 2020 |
| Example D-28 | Pile Penetration Failure - Type II Bent | April 2020 |
| Example D-29 | Short Poured-In-Place Concrete Piles - Sample Calculations | April 2020 |
| Example D-30 | Short Poured-In-Place Concrete Piles - Example Problem | April 2020 |
| Example D-31 | Falsework Removal with Winches | April 2020 |
| Example D-32 | **Falsework Removal | June 2022 |