Suspended formwork for concrete shells
Date published

22 June 2022

Price
Free
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Suspended formwork for concrete shells

Report

Date published

22 June 2022

Price

Free

A poster from a project funded by the Institution’s 2019/20 Undergraduate Research Grants.

The aim of this project is to develop a methodology for casting concrete shell structures by suspending formwork from above.

Author: Humza Rehmatullah and Justin Christian Uy
Poster: Humza Rehmatullah and Justin Christian Uy
Supervisor: Edward M. Segal
University: Hofstra University
 

Additional information

Format:
PDF
Pages:
1
Publisher:
IStructE

Tags

Concrete Research & Innovation Shell Report Grants Research Panel

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