The Pier Formwork is very important in the construction of highway bridge, overpass bridge, railway bridge, pedestrian bridge,
ramp bridge etc. It is used for concrete Colunm Pier Casting in situ, common shapes are: top round pier, cone pier, Y shape pier,
hyperbola pier, vase shape pier, linear shape pier, V shape pier, rectangle pier and other speacial shape etc.
According to the shape of Pier Formwork, these formworks are always devided into two types:
1.General type (Cross Section Shape: Circle, Square, rectangle, Oval)
2.Special type (Cross Section Shape: Curved, Parabolic, other special design)
Features of General Type and Special Type:
Gerneral Type: Nice Universality, Good economic benefit, High reusable rate, Short lead time.
Special Type: Attractive Appearance, Specially Designed for Certain Application, Longer lead time with higher costs.
For the Pier Fromwork of special type, there are 3 common shapes widely applied in the bridge constructions:
A.Hyperbolic Pier Formwork: Used in road bridge, railway bridge, flyover, ramps, etc.
B.Portal Pier Formwork: Used in road bridges, railway bridges, such as: Double-Pier, Triple-Pier, Multi-Pier.
C.Corbel Pier Formwork: Used in freight railway bridges, including pier body and pier cap forms.
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