1.

0 Design Codes and References

- Building (Construction Regulations (1990).
- BS 5975:Code of Practice for Falsework, 1996
- Formwork - A Guide to Good Practice, Concrete Society.

2.0 Summary of Re-propping for Beam Formwork

Re-propping for Beams

Depth of Beam
"DP" (mm)

Width of Beam
"W" (mm)

No. of Row
of Steel Prop

Spacing of Steel Props Along

Beam (mm)

Capacity of
Steel Prop
(kN/Leg)

No. of Floor
Required for Repropping

<= 4550

<= 300

900 c/c

20

3.0 Re-propping Design for Beam DP <=800 and W <=500

3.1 Structural Details of Floor Beam
Maximum depth of beam

4550

mm (max)

Maximum width of beam

300

mm (max)

Concrete grade

35D/20

Construction load

1.50

kN/m

Design imposed load

2.00

kN/m (min)

Design finishes & service load

2.00

kN/m (min)

Design partition load

0.00

kN/m

Desity of wet concrete

24.00

kN/m

Partial factor for D.L.

1.40

Partial factor for L.L.

1.60

3.2 Design Load

Dead Load

Floor beam

=
=

4.55 x 24
109.20
kN/m

Formwork

0.50

kN/m

Construction load

1.50

kN/m

Minimum spacing of beam

>

1000

mm

Adopt load width of beam

(conservative)

1000

mm

35

Mpa

Imposed Load

3.3 Load Width of Beam

3.4 Concrete Strength

Concrete strength at 28 days
Age (Days)

% of Strength Achieved

Compressive Strength (Mpa)

37%

13.0

85%

29.8

89%

31.2

100%

35.0

100%

35.0

10

100%

35.0

3.5 Load Distribution During construction Stages

Loading:
w1 = 109.2 x 1.4 x 0.3

45.86

kN/m

(D.L. of beam)

Formwork = 0.50 x 1.4 x 1.00

0.70

kN/m

(Formwork dead load)

[1.5] = 1.50 x 1.6 x 1.00

2.40

kN/m

(Construction load)

[0.75 L.L] = 0.75 x 1.6 x 1.00

1.20

kN/m

(A live load allowance for

incidental load on floor)

7.912

Original design load on beam = 3.6 x 1.4 x 0.3 + 4 x 1.6 x 1.00

(Dead load of slab not included in orginal design load on beam for conservative)

No. of Floor
with Scaffold
in Place
2

(Formwork dead load)

(Construction load)
(A live load allowance for
incidental load on floor)
kN/m

Concreting of 24/F

Erect Formwork of 25/F

25/F
\

25/F
Age

Age

0%
Strength achieved
24/F
Age

[1.5]
W4

day

0%
Strength achieved

Age

[0.75 L.L]
W3

day

Age

[0.75 L.L]
W2

day

[0.75 L.L]
W1

day

28

16/F
32

Age

49

[0.75 L.L]

Age

Age

53

18/F

[0.75 L.L]

17/F

[0.75 L.L]

16/F

[0.75 L.L]

15/F

[0.75 L.L]

14/F

[0.75 L.L]

13/F

[0.75 L.L]

12/F

[0.75 L.L]

11/F

[0.75 L.L]

day

32

day

36

day

40

day

44

day

48

day

52

day

100%
Strength achieved
11/F

day

28

[0.75 L.L]

day

100%
Strength achieved

100%
Strength achieved

[0.75 L.L]

day

100%
Strength achieved
12/F

Age
Back propping
(not required)

24

[0.75 L.L]

day

[0.75 L.L]

11/F
52

45

19/F

Back propping
(not required)

100%
Strength achieved

100%
Strength achieved

day

100%
Strength achieved

Age

Age

13/F
Age
Back propping
(not required)

[0.75 L.L]

day

[0.75 L.L]

day

[0.75 L.L]

12/F
48

41

20/F

Back propping

100%
Strength achieved

100%
Strength achieved

day

100%
Strength achieved

Age

Age

14/F
Age
Back propping
(not required)

20

[0.75 L.L]

day

[0.75 L.L]

13/F
44

37

[0.75 L.L]

day

100%
Strength achieved

100%
Strength achieved

day

100%
Strength achieved

Age

Age

15/F
Age
Back propping
(not required)

16

[0.75 L.L]

day

[0.75 L.L]

14/F
40

33

21/F

Back propping

100%
Strength achieved

100%
Strength achieved

day

100%
Strength achieved

Age

Age

16/F
Age
Back propping
(not required)

[0.75 L.L]
W1

day

[0.75 L.L]

day

[0.75 L.L]

15/F
36

29

22/F

Scaffold

100%
Strength achieved

100%
Strength achieved

day

100%
Strength achieved

Age

Age

17/F
Age
Back propping
(not required)

12

[0.75 L.L]

day

[0.75 L.L]

[0.75 L.L]
W2

day

100%
Strength achieved

100%
Strength achieved

day

100%
Strength achieved

Age

25

23/F

Scaffold

100%
Strength achieved

Age

18/F
Age
Back propping
(not required)

[0.75 L.L]

day

[0.75 L.L]

day

17/F
Age

Age

100%
Strength achieved

Back propping
(not required)
18/F

24

21

[0.75 L.L]
W3

100%
Strength achieved

Back propping
(not required)

19/F
Age

24/F
day

[0.75 L.L]

100%
Strength achieved

Back propping
(not required)

100%
Strength achieved

Age

day

[0.75 L.L]

day

100%
Strength achieved

Age

17

100%
Strength achieved

Back propping

20/F
Age

19/F
20

Age

[0.75 L.L]
W1

day

[0.75 L.L]

day

100%
Strength achieved

Age

13

[1.5]
W4

100%
Strength achieved

Scaffold
[0.75 L.L]
W2

day

100%
Strength achieved

Back propping
20/F

16

21/F
Age

100%
Strength achieved

Age

Age

100%
Strength achieved

Back propping
21/F

12

day

22/F
Age

100%
Strength achieved

Age

25/F
day

85%
Strength achieved

[0.75 L.L]
W3

89%
Strength achieved

Scaffold
22/F

Age
Scaffold

23/F

85%
Strength achieved

Age

[0.75 L.L]
W4

day

37%
Strength achieved

Scaffold
23/F

0%
Strength achieved

Scaffold
24/F

Age

Concreting of 25/F

[1.5]

day

[0.75 L.L]

day

Age

100%
Strength achieved

56

day

100%
Strength achieved

11/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

11/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

11/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

12/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

12/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

12/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

13/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

13/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

13/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

14/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

14/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

14/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

15/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

15/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

15/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

16/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

16/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

16/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

17/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

17/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

17/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

18/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

18/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

18/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

19/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

19/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

19/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

20/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

20/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

20/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

21/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

21/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

21/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

22/F

Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

22/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

22/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.912

23/F

Catered

=
=

85% x 7.912
6.73

23/F Catered

=
=

89% x 7.912
7.04

23/F Catered

=
=

100% x 7.912
7.91

24/F Catered

=
=

37% x 7.912
2.93

24/F Catered

=
=

85% x 7.912
6.73

24/F

45.86

0.70

2.40

48.96

25/F

0.00

0.70

2.40

3.10

25/F

45.86

0.70

2.40

23/F

50.16

46.56

6.73

90.00

24/F

4.30

46.56

2.93

47.94

24/F

50.16

46.56

6.73

48.96
90.00

22/F

91.20

45.86

7.91

129.15

23/F

49.14

46.56

7.04

88.66

23/F

91.20

45.86

7.91

129.15

21/F

130.35

45.86

7.912

168.31

22/F

89.86

46.56

7.912

128.51

22/F

130.35

45.86

7.912

168.31

20/F

169.51

45.86

7.912

207.46

21/F

129.71

45.86

7.912

167.66

21/F

169.51

45.86

7.912

207.46

19/F

208.66

45.86

7.912

246.61

20/F

168.86

45.86

7.912

206.81

20/F

208.66

45.86

7.912

246.61

18/F

247.81

45.86

7.912

285.76

19/F

208.01

45.86

7.912

245.97

19/F

247.81

45.86

7.912

285.76

17/F

286.96

45.86

7.912

324.91

18/F

247.17

45.86

7.912

285.12

18/F

286.96

45.86

7.912

324.91

16/F

326.11

45.86

7.912

364.07

17/F

286.32

45.86

7.912

324.27

17/F

326.11

45.86

7.912

364.07

15/F

365.27

45.86

7.912

403.22

16/F

325.47

45.86

7.912

363.42

16/F

365.27

45.86

7.912

403.22

14/F

404.42

45.86

7.912

442.37

15/F

364.62

45.86

7.912

402.57

15/F

404.42

45.86

7.912

442.37

13/F

443.57

45.86

7.912

481.52

14/F

403.77

45.86

7.912

441.73

14/F

443.57

45.86

7.912

481.52

12/F

482.72

45.86

7.912

520.67

13/F

442.93

45.86

7.912

480.88

13/F

482.72

45.86

7.912

520.67

11/F

521.87

45.86

7.912

559.83

12/F

482.08

45.86

7.912

520.03

12/F

521.87

45.86

7.912

559.83

3.6

Check Capacity of Back Propping (Steel Props)

Maximum scaffold load

= 48.96 kN/m

Maximum back propping load

= 129.15 kN/m

(Factered load)

For Beam DP <= 4550 and W <= 300

Provide

row

20

kN

capaity steel props @

900 c/c

along beam

maximum vertical load per leg of steel prop (working load)

=

129.15 x 0.9 / 1.4 / 1

83.03 kN

Capacity of steel prop

Adopt

row

20

20.00

kN/Leg

>

83.03

kN

kN

capaity steel props @

900 c/c

along beam