Doka Formwork
Doka Formwork
Doka Formwork
06/2007
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User information
Method statement
Doka framed formwork
Alu-Framax Xlife
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User information Doka framed formwork Alu-Framax Xlife
The Formwork Experts
Introduction
by Doka Industrie GmbH, A-3300 Amstetten
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Contents Page
User information Doka framed formwork Alu-Framax Xlife Introduction
The Formwork Experts
Introduction .................................................................................................. 2
General instructions for compliant utilisation............................................ 4
Elementary safety warnings ........................................................................ 5
Product description ...................................................................................... 6
Wall formwork.............................................................................................. 7
Forming walls with Alu-Framax Xlife ......................................................... 7
Instructions for assembly and use .............................................................. 8
Alu-Framax Xlife panel in detail ................................................................ 10
The logical system grid.............................................................................. 11
Adaptability................................................................................................. 12
Inter-panel connections.............................................................................. 14
Bracing the panels...................................................................................... 16
Form-tie system.......................................................................................... 18
Length adjustment using closures............................................................ 20
90 degree corners....................................................................................... 23
Inter-panel connections for increased tensile loads................................ 26
Acute & obtuse-angled corners................................................................. 28
Stop-end formwork .................................................................................... 30
Wall junctions, offsets and steps............................................................... 32
Vertical stacking of panels ......................................................................... 34
Plumbing accessories................................................................................. 38
Pouring platforms with single brackets.................................................... 40
Pouring platforms....................................................................................... 44
Resetting by crane...................................................................................... 46
Transporting, stacking and storing........................................................... 48
Column formwork ...................................................................................... 51
Design of column formwork...................................................................... 52
Doka column formwork platform 150/90cm............................................. 54
Circular formwork ...................................................................................... 57
Design of the circular formwork................................................................ 58
Tying the circular forming plates .............................................................. 60
Closing the full-circle formwork ................................................................ 61
Determining the max. panel width............................................................ 62
Determining the best distribution of the panels ...................................... 63
Erecting and plumbing / Pouring platform / Resetting............................ 64
Foundation formwork................................................................................ 65
Design of the foundation formwork.......................................................... 66
General remarks ......................................................................................... 68
Cleaning and care of your equipment ...................................................... 68
Doka service offerings................................................................................ 70
Alu-Framax Xlife in conjunction with Framax Xlife................................. 71
Formwork planning with Tipos ................................................................. 72
Component overview................................................................................. 73
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User information Doka framed formwork Alu-Framax Xlife
The Formwork Experts
Introduction
General instructions
for compliant utilisation
This User Information booklet (Method State-
ment) is aimed at everyone who will be working
with the Doka product or system it describes. It
contains information on how to set up this sys-
tem, and on correct, compliant utilisation of the
system.
This User Information booklet can also be used
as a generic method statement or incorporated
with a site-specific method statement.
Doka products are ONLY to be used in accord-
ance with the Doka User Information booklets
or other technical documentation provided by
Doka.
The functional/technical instructions, safety
warnings and loading data must all be strictly
observed and complied with. Failure to do so
can cause accidents and severe (even life-
threatening) damage to health, as well as very
great material damage.
If any deviation from these instructions is con-
templated, or any application which goes
beyond those described here, then revised
static calculations must be produced for check-
ing, as well as supplementary assembly
instructions.
The customer is to ensure that the User Infor-
mation booklet (Method Statement) provided
by Doka is available to all users, and that they
have been made aware of it and have easy
access to it at the usage location.
Always observe all industrial safety regulations
and other safety rules applying to the applica-
tion and utilisation of our products in the coun-
try and/or region in which you are operating.
Many of the illustrations in this booklet show
the situation during formwork assembly and
are therefore not always complete from the
safety point of view.
The equipment/system must be inspected by
the customer before use, to ensure that it is in
suitable condition. Steps must be taken to rule
out the use of any components that are dam-
aged, deformed, or weakened due to wear, cor-
rosion or rot.
Only original Doka components may be used as
spare parts.
Combining our formwork systems with those
of other manufacturers could be dangerous,
risking damage to both health and property. If
you intend to combine different systems,
please contact Doka for advice first.
The customer must ensure that this product is
erected and dismantled, reset and generally
used for its intended purpose under the direc-
tion and supervision of suitably skilled persons
with the authority to issue instructions.
All persons working with the product described
herein must be familiar with the contents of this
manual and with all the safety instructions it
contains.
Persons who are incapable of reading and
understanding this booklet, or who can do so
only with difficulty, must be instructed and
trained by the customer.
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Elementary safety warnings
Symbols used
The following symbols are used in this booklet:
Miscellaneous
We reserve the right to make alterations in the inter-
ests of technical progress.
Unless otherwise stated, all dimensions are given
in cm.
Doka products and systems must be set up in
such a way that all loads acting upon them are
safely transferred!
The stability of all components and units must
be ensured during all phases of the construc-
tion work!
Provide safe workplaces for those using the
formwork (e.g. for when it is being erected/dis-
mantled, modified or repositioned etc). It must
be possible to get to and from these workplaces
via safe access routes!
Do not exceed the permitted fresh-concrete
pressures. Excessively high pouring rates lead
to formwork overload, cause greater deflection
and risk causing breakage.
Do not strike the formwork until the concrete
has reached sufficient strength and the person
in charge has given the order for the formwork
to be struck!
When striking the formwork, never use the
crane to break concrete cohesion. Use suitable
tools such as timber wedges, special pry-bars
or system features such as Framax stripping
corners.
When striking the formwork, do not endanger
the stability of any part of the structure, or of
any scaffolding, platforms or formwork that is
still in place!
Observe all regulations applying to the hand-
ling of formwork and scaffolding. In addition,
the Doka slinging means must be used - this is
a mandatory requirement.
Remove any loose parts or fix them in place so
that they cannot be dislodged or fall free!
All connections must be checked regularly to
ensure that they still fit properly and are func-
tioning correctly.
It is very important to check all screw-type con-
nections and wedge-clamped joins whenever
the construction operations require (particu-
larly after exceptional events such as storms),
and to tighten them if necessary.
All components must be stored safely, follow-
ing all the special Doka instructions given in the
relevant sections of this User Information book-
let!
Further safety instructions, especially warn-
ings, will be found in the individual sections of
this document!
The faulty utilisations shown in the various
sections of this booklet are only a selection of
examples taken from our many years' experi-
ence in the field.
Important note
Failure to observe this may lead to malfunction or
damage.
Caution / warning / danger
Failure to observe this may lead to material damage,
and to injury to health which may range up to the
severe or even life-threatening.
Instruction
This symbol indicates that actions need to be taken
by the user.
Sight-check
Indicates that you need to do a sight-check to make
sure that necessary actions have been carried out.
Tip
Points out useful practical tips.
A B
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a ... 30 cm
90 - 180 angles, with hinged inside
corner I only
a ... 30 cm
The hinged corner I can be fixed at a 90 angle using
a universal fixing bolt and super-plate 15.0.
a ... 30 cm
A Framax hinged outside corner A
B Framax hinged inside corner I
C Alu-Framax Xlife panel 0.30m
D Framax quick-acting clamp RU
E Framax universal waling
F Framax wedge clamp
A Framax hinged inside corner I
B Alu-Framax Xlife panel 0.30m
C Framax quick-acting clamp RU
D Framax universal waling
E Framax wedge clamp
A Framax hinged inside corner I
B Framax universal fixing bolt
C Super plate 15.0
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A Framax hinged inside corner I
B Framax quick acting clamp RU
C Framax universal waling
D Framax wedge clamp
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Stop-end formwork
There are 2 possible ways of forming stop-ends:
with universal panels
with universal walings
with Universal walings
Universal walings make it possible to form stop-
ends continuously across any thickness of wall.
There are 2 possible ways of fastening the univer-
sal walings:
with universal fixing bolts
with stop-end ties
Universal fixing bolts
The universal walings are mounted using universal-
fixing bolts and super-plates 15.0 fixed through the-
cross boreholes in the Alu-Framax Xlife panels 0.55
and 0.60m / Alu-Framax Xlife universal panels.
Stop-end ties
The universal walings or multi-purpose walings are
fastened using Framax stop-end ties and super-
plates. This enables you to form stop-ends continu-
ously, even across large thicknesses of wall.
and 330
cm
If form-ties are also placed at the inter-panel join, only 4 quick
acting clamps RU are needed (see height 345 and 360 cm).
Formwork height: 345
and 360
cm
If the panel struts are mounted to an upright panel, a universal
waling must be used.
Positions of the connecting and tying compo-
nents and other accessories needed for:
lifting and setting down
crane-handling
platform loads
pouring
wind loads
, 390
, 405
, 420, 435
and
450
cm
A top horizontal panel with a width of up to 45cm needs only
4 Quick-acting clamps RU.
A top horizontal panel with a width of 75cm upward needs a
universal waling.
Formwork height: 465
, 480
, 495
, 510, 525
and
540
cm
A top horizontal panel with a width of up to 45cm needs only
4 Quick-acting clamps RU.
A top horizontal panel with a width of 75cm upward needs a
universal waling.
with Framax multi function clamp
Formwork height: 300 cm
X ... Where pouring platforms are to be used, also fit form-ties at
the top edge of the formwork.
Formwork height: 315
and 330
cm
If form-ties are also placed at the inter-panel join, only 4 Multi-
function clamps are needed. (see heights 345 cm and 360 cm)
Formwork height: 345
and 360
cm
If the panel struts are mounted to an upright panel, a universal
waling must be used.
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Formwork height: 375, 390, 405, 420, 435 and 450
cm
Formwork height: 465, 480, 495, 510, 525 and 540
cm
Alu-Framax Xlife-panels upright
with Framax quick acting clamp RU
Formwork height: 360 cm
Formwork height: 450
cm
Universal walings are needed on every third panel (in terms of
the width). No universal walings are needed on 0.30 m and
0.45 m wide panels.
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Formwork height: 540
cm
A universal waling is needed on every third panel. No univer-
sal walings are needed on 0.30 m and 0.45 m wide panels.
with Framax multi function clamp
Formwork height: 360 cm
Formwork height: 450
cm
Universal walings are needed on every third panel (in terms of
the width). No universal walings are needed on 0.30 m and
0.45 m wide panels.
Formwork height: 540 cm
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Plumbing accessories
Panel struts ensure that the formwork remains sta-
ble against wind loads, and make it easier to plumb
and align the formwork.
Number of panel struts on 2.70 m wide gang-form:
*)
Up to a height of 3.30 m, the spacing of the props can be
extended to 4.05 m apart.
The values given here apply up to a height of 8 m above the sur-
rounding ground. For heights of more than 8 m, the correct spac-
ing of the props must be calculated as required by the higher
wind loads.
Note:
Every gang-form must be supported by at least 2
panel struts.
Example:
Where the formwork height is 5.10 m, the following
are needed for every 5.40 m wide gang-form:
2 Panel struts 540
Connection in the waling profile
Product features:
Can be telescoped in 8 cm increments
Fine adjustment by screw-thread
All parts are captively integrated - including the
telescopic tube (has safety stop to prevent
dropout)
Important note:
The formwork panels must be held stable in
every phase of the construction work!
Please observe all applicable safety regula-
tions!
Caution!
There is a risk of the formwork tipping over
in high winds.
If high wind speeds are likely, and when
work finishes for the day or before pro-
longed work-breaks, always take extra
precautions to fix the formwork in place.
Suitable precautions:
- set up the opposing formwork
- place the formwork against a wall
- anchor the formwork to the ground
For more information (wind loads etc.) see
the section headed "Vertical and horizontal
loads" in the Doka Calculation Guide.
9731-358-01
Formwork height [m]
Panel strut
340 540
4.05 1
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5.40 1
Max. anchoring load: 13.5 kN
Panel strut 340 Panel strut 540
a ... 193.0 - 340.9 cm
b ... 114.9 - 165.4 cm
a ... 309.0 - 550.0 cm
b ... 207.2 - 263.7 cm
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"Hotel am Blub"
Fixing to the ground
Anchor the Panel strut in such a way that it resists
tensile and compressive forces!
Holes in footplate of the Panel strut:
a ... 26 mm
b ... 18 mm
Anchoring the footplate
The Doka Express anchor can be re-used many
times over - the only tool needed for screwing it in
is a hammer.
A Doka Express anchor 16x125mm
B Doka coil 16mm
Cube compressive strength of concrete:
min. 25 N/mm
2
or 250 kg/cm
2
(C20/25 grade concrete)
Follow the Fitting Instructions!
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Required load-bearing capacity of alternative
dowels: min. 13.5 kN
Follow the manufacturer's applicable fitting
instructions.
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Pouring platforms with single brackets
The Framax bracket 90 can be used to assemble
pouring scaffolds that can easily be mounted by
hand.
Framax bracket 90
With the Framax bracket 90, pouring platforms with
a platform width of 90 cm can be assembled. These
pouring platforms can easily be mounted by hand.
b ... 87 cm
h ... 103 cm
Deck-boards and guard-rail boards: Per 1 metre
length of platform, 0.9 m
2
of deck-boards and
0.6 m
2
of guard-rail boards are needed (in-situ).
Plank thicknesses for support centres of up to
2.50 m:
Deck-boards min. 20/5 cm
Guard-rail boards min. 20/3 cm
Fastening the deck-boards: with 5 square bolts M
10x120 per bracket (not included in scope of sup-
ply).
Using scaffolding tubes
Tools: Fork spanner 22 for mounting the couplers and scaffold-
ing tubes.
Preconditions for use:
Only fix the pouring platform onto formwork con-
structions that are sufficiently stable to transfer
the expected loads.
Shore the formwork in a windproof manner when
erecting it and when it is temporarily placed in the
standing position.
Ensure that the formwork gang has sufficient stiff-
ness.
In Germany, please remember the following:
Scaffold components made of timber must con-
form - as a minimum - to grading category S10 (as
per DIN 4074 Pt 1), and must bear the symbol "".
Observe all applicable safety regulations.
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Permitted live load: 1.5 kN/m
2
(150 kg/m
2
)
Load Class 2 to EN 12811-1:2003
Max. influence width: 2.00 m
Important note:
The formwork panels must be held stable in
every phase of the construction work!
Please observe all applicable safety regula-
tions!
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