Cast-in-place Concrete Walls | Formwork Walls Varying Heights & Thickness
About the Customer
Company: Fisia Italimpianti – Acciona Agua Ute
Project Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Formwork Specialist-Argentina
Fernando Caimo, EFCO Territory Manager
Agustin Saraceno, EFCO Field Supervisor
Gaston Campagnolle, EFCO Engineer
Project Requirements
Sand Traps Project
An area of 129,170 ft2 (12,000 m2). It is divided into 18 modules, each with eight types of walls varying in height and thickness.
Cast In Place Concrete
The project required more than 6,540 yd3 (5,000 m3) of cast-in-place concrete.
Formwork Used
Project Overview
Mega Infrastructure and Engineering Formwork Project
The Riachuelo System is a mega infrastructure and engineering project, which aims to provide a complete solution to the sewage transport capacity in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is a substantial improvement to the quality of the service as well as the elimination of contamination of the Matanza, Riachuelo and Rio de la Plata rivers with sewage effluents.
Customer Benefits
Handset Formwork System
HAND-E-FORM®, a lightweight formwork system
Assembling Ganged Formwork On The Ground
HAND-E-FORM®, and SUPER STUDS®. These systems, used in conjunction with one another, provided great versatility in the joints between walls and enabled the assembling of ganged forms at ground level. The ability to cycle the larger gangs optimized work times to comply with the stipulated dates and the high-quality standards demanded by the client.
