Formwork Engineering & Structural Pour Design
Certified layout planning, dynamic hydrostatic load evaluations, and state P.E. stamped drawings for high-load slab concrete.
Engineering-First Concrete Support Systems
Pouring concrete slabs requires accurate engineering calculations. Estimating prop placement based on general 'field-rules' can cause localized slab deflection or tragic total deck collapse. Slabform's domestic design group utilizes 2D AutoCAD layout and 3D Revit plugins to model your structural slabs, calculating correct joist limits, maximum support spans, and vertical shoring placement spacing.
Computational Engineering Output
Every engineering package we deliver to an active structural site contains precise documentation, including:
- P.E. Stamped Drawings — Registered structural engineers certifying load capacity profiles in your project's state.
- Color-Coded Laydown Grids — High-legibility site drawings showing exact prop and drophead coordinates.
- Hydrostatic Pressure Diagrams — Graphical maps showing the distribution of wet concrete pressure, particularly on thick post-tensioned transfer slabs.
- Sequential Stripping Instructions — Clear guides outlining early stripping steps based on cylinder test values.
Structural Deflection and Deflection Controls
We utilize advanced finite element analysis (FEA) to calculate the elastic and plastic deflection of the slab during the concrete curing process. Our designs apply precise pre-cambering to secondary aluminum beams, compensating for slight deflection to deliver incredibly flat flat ceilings once shoring is stripped.
Engineering Standards
We design shoring spacing patterns strictly based on structural calculations of dead and live loads. All calculations align with OSHA part 1926 Subpart Q guidelines.
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