Temporary Works Toolkit. Part 6: Backpropping of flat slabs – design issues and worked examples

Author: Peter Pallett

Date published

3 January 2017

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Temporary Works Toolkit. Part 6: Backpropping of flat slabs – design issues and worked examples

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Peter Pallett
Date published
3 January 2017
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Peter Pallett

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 95, Issue 1, 2017, Page(s) 30-32

Date published

3 January 2017

Author

Peter Pallett

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 95, Issue 1, 2017, Page(s) 30-32

Price

Free

This article discusses some of the design issues and preconceptions related to backpropping, and gives worked examples.

Synopsis

The Temporary Works Toolkit is a series of articles aimed primarily at assisting the permanent works designer with temporary works issues. Buildability – sometimes referred to now as 'construction method engineering' – is not a new concept and one always recognised as vital to the realisation of one’s ideas; it ought to be at the forefront of an engineer's mind.

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PDF
Pages:
30-32
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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Temporary Works Toolkit Technical Issue 1

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