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German Formwork Technology
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H20 Wall and Column Formwork

HP System
Assembly and Application Guide
Product Information and Features
Contents Important Remarks
Product Information and Features ................................. 2 The succeeding assembly and application guide has to be
Product Overview .......................................................... 3 carefully read as it contains detailed information on the proper
Plan View....................................................................... 4 application and handling of the H20 wall and column formwork
Components .................................................................. 5-10 system. All instructions concerning technical operation and
Pre-Assembly of Elements ............................................ 11 function have to be observed carefully. Please note that
T-Shaped Wall Arrangement ......................................... 12 exceptional use of the H20 wall and column formwork system
Stopend Arrangement.................................................... 13 requires a separate design calculation.
Corner Arrangement ...................................................... 14-15
Element Connection ...................................................... 16 In order to ensure a technical and safe use of our product,
Height Extension ........................................................... 17 all relevant national safety rules and regulations and safety
Circular Formwork Arrangement.................................... 18 instructions of national institutes and/or local authorities have
Column Formwork Arrangement.................................... 19 to be observed. In general, only undamaged materials and
Aligning the Wall Formwork Elements ........................... 20 components must be used.
Supporting the Formwork .............................................. 21
TB Walkway Bracket Arrangement ................................ 22 It is important that damaged components are sorted out and
De-shuttering Wall Formwork ........................................ 23 removed from the construction site. In case of repairs, only
De-shuttering Wall Formwork ........................................ 24 original spare parts of GFT must be used.
Engineering, Design & Drawing..................................... 25-27
The use of GFT formwork systems combined with other
supplier’s materials may involve certain dangers and, therefore
require an additional inspection and quality check by our
Product Features formwork specialist.
The basis of the H20 Wall and Column Formwork system is
the H20 Timber Beam. The H20 Timber Beam is made of the
highest quality with competitive advantages.
H20 Timber Beam
The H20 Timber Beam is sturdy, easy to handle and only Beam end Protected by plastic bumber
weighs 4.80 kg/rm. It provides a high load-bearing capacity
even for great distances of Walers. This advantage results
to less anchor points. The project oriented design and dimension in [cm]
arrangement of the H20 Timber Beam elements allow choices Cross section
of various types of plywood sheet. Furthermore, the system 8
allows an optimum and flexible arrangement of tie positions.

The H20 wall formwork elements are assembled quickly and 4

cosily by connecting the H20 Timber Beams to the Walers by
20

means of H20 Timber Beam Clamp. Dismantling of elements

is done as easily as the erection of the system. The advantage
is that the wall formwork system provides a high adaptation
4

and easy re-assembling when ground plans of the structure

change frequently.
8
The H20 wall and column formwork system is one of the
most economical alternative to steel frame formwork panel perm. M =5 kNm (bending moment)
system when it comes to complicated designs and numerous perm. Q = 11 kN (shear force)
non-typical applications with the same wall heights. max. B = 22 kN (support reaction)
Flectural rigidity:
The H20 wall and column formwork system is used for all E x I = 500 kNm2
types of walls and columns and has high rigidity and stability
at a relatively low weight.

The Single Sided Support Frame is designed and A

manufactured in accordance with BS EN 12812 : 2008, code
of practice for Falsework
B

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Product Overview

H20 Wall and Column Formwork

H20 Timber Beam

Corner Connector
TB-Walkway
Bracket

Waler Connector
Stopend
Sprag Brace Wall Strut
Outer Corner Bearing

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Plan View

Stopend

Wall Strut and

Sprag Brace

T-wall intersection

Element connection

Length adjustment

Inner Corner

Outer Corner

TB Walkway Bracket

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Components
Weight
Art. No Kg/pc.

H20 Timber Beam

H20 Beam 190 310011 9.12
H20 Beam 245 310012 11.76
H20 Beam 265 310013 12.72
H20 Beam 290 310014 13.92
H20 Beam 330 310015 15.84
H20 Beam 360 310016 17.28 Protective Cap - Shock resistant, protection against
H20 Beam 390 310017 18.72 splintering which increases durability
H20 Beam 450 310018 21.60 Web - 3-ply laminated solid wood panels, best
H20 Beam 490 310019 23.52 performance, durability
H20 Beam 590 310020 28.32
Chords - Superior quality selected solid wood
with friction fitted finger joints
Tested and approved permissible loads:
Max. perm. M = 5.00 kNm
Max. perm. Q = 11.00 kNm
E.I = 500 kNm2 (bending moment)

Walers
Waler 96 180011 22.5
Waler 121 180012 27.9
Waler 146 180013 33.4
Waler 171 180014 38.9
Waler 196 180015 44.3
Waler 221 180016 49.7
Waler 246 180017 55.0
Waler 271 180018 60.0
Waler 296 180019 66.2 Walers are connected by means of Waler
Connectors which provide a tension and
pressure resistant element connection. The
element connections are tight and precisely
aligned.

H20 Timber Beam Clamp 180111 0.80

This clamp connects the H20 Timber Beam
to the Waler at any desired position.

Waler Connector 100 180115 7.40

Waler Connector 165 180116 13.00

For connecting formwork elements. To be

attached to the walers with joining wedge

Corner Connector 60x60 180117 9.00

Used for forming inner corner of 90° in

combination with the Joining Wedges.

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Components
Weight
Art. No Kg/pc.

Corner Connector L24/H20 180118 11.00

Alternatively used for forming an inner corner

with length adjustments in combination with
Joining Wedges.

Hinged Connector 65 x 65 180119 12.00

Double Hinged Connector 180180 12.50
Alternatively used for forming an inner corner
with length adjustments in combination with
Joining Wedges.

Outer Corner Bearing 180186 1.50

To be attached to the Walers by means of

Joining Wedge at the end of the wall element
for bracing and stiffening the outer corner.

Tension Strap 180187 1.50

To be attached to the Walers by means of

Joining Wedge at the end of the wall element
for bracing and stiffening the outer corner.

Joining Wedge 180181 0.90

To be used with Walers, Corner and hinged

connectors, as well as outer corner bearings
and tension straps

Beam Fixing Device 180182 1.00

Used in combination with infill panels for

element length adjustment and fixed by
nails to the H20 Timber Beams. The Waler
Connectors are attached to the Beam Fixing
Device by a Wedge.

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Components
Weight
Art. No Kg/pc.

Wedge 180151 0.30

Used for securing the Beam Fixing Device to
the H20 Timber Beams and attaching Aligning
Struts and Wall Braces.

Brackets and Aligning Struts

WB Railing Post 110212 4.60

Used in combination with TB Walkway

Bracket

TB Walkway Bracket 180141 14.10

Equipped with upper U-profile where wooden

beams on top can be fastened by nails.
Furthermore, the bracket is hot-dip galvanized
and consists of a squared tube for holding the
WB Railing Post.

Wall Struts with 2 Hinge Plates

painted

For erection and aligning of formwork

elements, bracing by various sizes of Wall
Struts has to be arranged. The Wall Struts are
attached to the Waler with the hinge plate by
means of the Strut Wedge Strap and Wedge.

Wall Strut 1 (170-240 cm) 180142 19.50

Wall Strut 2 (220-290 cm) 180143 21.00

Wall Strut 3 (270-340 cm) 180144 22.00

Wall Strut 4 (320-390 cm) 180155 24.00

Wall Strut 5 (420-490 cm) 180156 27.00

Wall Strut 6 (530-590 cm) 180157 40.00

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Components
Weight
Art. No Kg/pc.

Sprag Brace 1 180148 16.00

With adjustable lengths between 1.20 - 1.90m,
usable for Wall Strut 1 & 2. It is equipped with
a hinge plate for fastening to the lower waler
of the wall element and with a hinge bolt for
connecting to the Wall Strut.
Sprag Brace 2
With adjustable lengths between 1.70 - 2.40m 180149 18.00
usable for Wall Strut 3 & 4. It is equipped with
a hinge plate for fixing to the lower waler of
the wall element and with a hinge bolt for
connecting to the Wall Strut.

Strut Wedge Strap 180150 0.90

For fixing the hinge plates of the Wall Strut

and Sprag Braces to the Walers by means
of Wedge.

H20 Extension Piece 180217 4.50

Bolt M20 x 80 with Nut 180218 0.30

Used for height extension of the wall formwork

elements by fixing the H20 Extension Piece
to the web of the H20 Timber Beams. The
H20 Extension Piece should be ordered twice
while the Bolt M20 x 80 should be ordered
four times.

Column Formwork Walers

Column Formwork 72 x 72 180211 35.5
Column Formwork 89 x 89 180212 44.3
Column Formwork 106 x 106 180213 51.7
Column Formwork 123 x 123 180214 60.7
For creating right angled formwork elements
with various dimensions of columns.
Anchoring and tightening of the column
formwork elements are made to the welded
squared bearing support.

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Components
Weight
Art. No Kg/pc.

Bearing Bar for Column Waler 180215 1.90

Placed In the welded squared bearing support
of the column walers and held by a Tie Rod
15 mm dia./D&W.

Wing Nut 15 180173 0.30

For tying wall elements as well as for bracing
the corners of the column walers. With
maximum permissible load of 90 kN.

Galvanized Plate 12/12 180174 1.00

To be used in connection with the Wing

Nut.

Tie Rod 75 15 mm dia./D&W 110246 1.10

Tie Rod 100 15 mm dia./D&W 110247 1.40
Tie Rod 130 15 mm dia./D&W 110248 1.90
Tie Rod 175 15 mm dia./D&W 110249 2.50

Tie rod With max. permissible load of 90 kN

1 bundle of tubular plastic sleeves, 25pcs each
2m long

Package of cones,200 pcs.

Package of plugs or sleeve, 500 pcs. 490082 1.50
490083 1.60
Plastic sleeves with cones secure the distance
between two opposite wall formwork elements.

Tie Nut 85 15mm dia./D&W 110260 1.20

Equipped with base plate and nut and allows

an incline of up to 10°. With max. permissible
load of 90 kN

Tension Nut 15 mm dia./D&W 110154 0.70

Used for stopends and other tying and

connecting purposes. With a max. permissible
load of 40 kN.

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Components
Weight
Art. No Kg/pc.

Vito Tie Nut 110241 1.30

Equipped with a circular base plate of 130
mm diameter. With a maximum permissible
load of 90 kN.

Tie Nut 230 110242 2.40

Equipped with an extremely large base plate

and nut and allows an incline of up to 10°. With
a permissible load of 90 kN.

Vito Rachet 110315 9.50

Using the Vito Ratchet, tie nuts can be

tightened and loosened quickly, comfortably
and safely.

Aligning Struts for Extremely

High Shuttering Elements
Equipped with base plate and nut and allows
an incline of up to 10°.

Hinged End Section 490092 36.20

Hinge less End Section 490093 29.00
Intermediate Section 240 cm 490094 44.00 Hingeless End Section
Intermediate Section 370 cm 490095 63.00
Bolt M16 x 60 with nut 4 pcs/joint 490096 0.20
Fit Bolt M20 x 80 with nut 1pc. 180218 0.40

Combinable inclined struts (IBK Aligning

Intermediate section 370
Strut).

For aligning extremely high wall elements,

combinable Aligning Strut sections can be
arranged for a tension and compression
resistant bracing. The connection of the
Aligning Strut to the wall elements is done by
means of the Connection Beam CFB230.
Intermediate section 240

Hinged End Section

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Pre-Assembly of Elements
A. Basic Assembly
For basic assembly of the H20 elements, an assembly floor
big enough for the largest wall formwork element has to be
prepared. To ensure the exact position of the H20 Walers and
Timber Beams, stop bars have to be fixed on the ground. The
position of the stop bars should correspond to the spacing of H20 Timber Beam Clamp
the Walers

D. Fixing the Plywood Sheet

The plywood is fixed to the shuttering grid by means of
nails, screw nails, or spax screws.
B. Waler Positioning
The Walers have to be placed on the assembly ground
with the traverse on top facing upward.

C. H20 Timber Beam Positioning

The spacing and positioning of the H20 Timber Beams
are arranged based on the statical requirements. The
H20 Timber Beam is fixed to the Waler using H20 Timber
Beam Clamps.

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T-Shaped Wall Arrangement

The arrangement of a T-shaped wall can be done with standard wall formwork elements and an additional infill panel which is
fixed by means of Waler Connector 165.

The inner corners are arranged with standard elements as shown and described on page 17.
Standard element

Joining Wedge

Waler
165

Beam Fixing Device

Wedge

Standard element

Cor
ner
Con
Beam Fixing nec
tor
Device
Wedge

Infill
Panel

Infill Standard element

Standard element Panel

Waler Connector 165

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Stopend Arrangement

The stopend is arranged at the wall ending, a construction joint

or an extension joint.

For arranging the stopend element, the Tension Strap is fixed

between the Walers using a Joining Wedge. The loads from
the concrete pressure are transferred by the Tie Rods into the
Walers. Wing Nut with Counter Plate or Tie Nut permits a tension
resistant connection and exact adjustment.

Depending on wall thickness, at least two H20 Timber Beams or

Lattice Girders have to be used as stopend element.

Tension Strap

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Corner Arrangement
Inner Corner
The erection of an inner corner is also possible by making Please take note that the corner connector’s
use of Corner Connector L24 / H20 in combination with shorter leg should be positioned towards the H20
Walers, H20 Timber Beams or Lattice Griders. The formwork’s inner corner.
Corner Connector L24 / H20 is fixed to the Waler by
means of Joining Wedges.

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Corner Arrangement
Outer Corner
The standard outer corner is comprised of H20 Tim-
ber Beams or Lattice Girders. The Outer Corner Bear-
ing is fixed to the Waler by means of a Joining Wedge
while the wood cleat is used to prevent the H20 Timber
Beams from being misaligned during tightening. Tighten-
ing the corner should be done at a 45° angle to the Waler.

Please note that the application of Outer Corner

Bearing must be at a min. of 40° and max. of 50°.

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Element Connection
Connection of the Wall Elements
Fixing of the wall elements by means of Waler Connector A. The center of the Waler Connector 100 has to be placed
100/165 and four Joining Wedges provides an aligned, ten- in between the two adjacent wall elements and secured with
sion and compression resistant wall element connection. Wedge 1.

B. Place Wedge 2 at a maximum distance from Wedge 1 and

fasten.

Waler Connector 165 is used together with length adjustment

panels with a maximum width of 80 cm.

C. Insert Wedge 3 and tighten element joint then fasten

Length Adjustment Wedge 1 and Wedge 3.

For length adjustment, the Waler Connector 100, Beam Fixing D. Wedge 2 and Wedge 4 have to be tightened as well.
Device and corresponding Wedge are to be used and fixed to
the H20 Timber Beam

The Beam Fixing Device has a 6mm dia. Nail hole.

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Height Extension

The H20 Extension Piece is used to extend the height of The H20 Extension Piece is fastened to the H20 Timber
of the wall formwork’s standard elements. By fixing the H20 Beams using two H20 Extension Pieces and four Bolts M20
Extension Piece to the web of the individual H20 Timber x 80 with Nut.
Beams, an aligned and rigid connection which is compres-
sion and tension resistant is achieved.

H20 Timber Beam

H20 Extension Piece with

Bolts Bolt M20 x 80 with Nut

H20 Extension Piece

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Circular Formwork Arrangement

H20 Timber Beam elements arranged as circular wall shuttering can be connected by means of the Hinged Connector 65x65
secured by inserting the Joining Wedge in the Waler.

Hinged Connector

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Column Formwork Arrangement

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Aligning the Wall Formwork Elements
Arrangement of Wall Struts with Sprag Braces
Using the Wall Strut and the Sprag Brace, the wall formwork
elements can be properly aligned and supported. During the
erection of the wall shuttering, arrangement of the Wall Struts
with Sprag Braces is necessary in order to take over the wind
loads. The compression and tension resistant connection to
the Waler is made by Strut Wedge Strap and Wedge. Please
note that the Wall Strut and Sprag Brace are to be ordered
separately.

Wall Strut Size Varieties

min. L perm. F max. L perm. F
Wall Strut
(m) (kN) (m) (kN)
Wall Strut 1 1.76 40 2.40 26
Wall Strut 2 2.20 31 2.90 17 Sprag Brace Size Varieties
Wall Strut 3 2.70 20 3.40 13 min. L perm. F max. L perm. F
Sprag Brace
Wall Strut 4 3.20 14 3.90 9 (m) (kN) (m) (kN)
Wall Strut 5 4.20 10 4.90 7 Sprag Brace 1 1.15 47 1.65 36
Wall Strut 6 5.30 13 5.90 10 Sprag Brace 2 1.70 40 2.40 26

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Supporting the Formwork
Special Aligning Strut Arrangement
For aligning extremely high wall elements, combinable Align-
ing Strut IBK sections can be arranged for a tension and com-
pression resistant bracing. The connection of the aligning
strut to the wall elements is done by means of the Connection
Beam CFB230.

The Aligning Strut IBK is made up of several components

which can form numerous combinations as illustrated below:

Perm. Load intermediate

Length in cm. Qty. of End Piece
kN Piece Qty.
Type
with Hinged without Hinged
min. max. extended fully End Section End Section
240cm. 370cm. Note:
IBK 4 703.70 - 843.70 25 2
Vertical component
1 each

1 each

IBK 5 833.70 - 973.70 22 1 1 max. v= ≤ 27.5kN

IBK 6 963.70 - 1103.70 17.5 2
IBK 7 1073.70 - 1213.70 15 2 1

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TB Walkway Bracket Arrangement

The TB Walkway Bracket, which can be attached to the form-

work in varied ways as described below, is a ready to use
bracket which provides a working platform with a width of ap-
proximately 90 cm. It is equipped with an additional WB Rail-
ing Post which is ordered separately.

Prior to pre-assembly of the standard elements, holes with 2

mm diameter have to be drilled in the middle axis of the H20
Timber Beam web. These holes allows fastening of the TB
Walkway Bracket using the Safety Pin.

Please note that the board thickness as well as dimension of

the planks for the platform and railing should be in line with
the specific construction and safety regulations on the site.
The maximum distance of two TB Walkway Brackets should
not exceed 1.50 m.

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De-shuttering Wall Formwork
Step-1 Step-3
Fix the crane chain slings to H20 Panel (1-A) not attached Retract H20 panel (1-A) from the wall.
to the Wall Struts Side. Ensure slings angle does not
exceed 60o
Crane Chain Slings Crane Chain Slings

Panel (1-A) Panel (1-A)

Panel (1-B)
Panel (1-B)

Step-2 Step-4
Remove tie rods from the H20 Panel that requires de- Lift and remove the retracted panel
shuttering
Ensure that all the accessories connected to the adjacent
H20 Panels are removed and separated from H20 Panel
(1-A)

Panel (1-A)

Panel (1-B)

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De-shuttering Wall Formwork
Step-5 Step-7
Fix the crane chain sling to H20 Panel (1-B) attached to the Retract H20 panel (1-B) from wall.
Wall Strut. Ensure sling angle does not exceed 60o. Ensure
that all the accessories that connected to the adjacent H20
Panel are removed and separated from H20 Panel (1-B)

Panel (1-B) Panel (1-B)

Crane Chain Slings

Crane Chain
Slings

Step-6 Step-8
Remove Wall Strut. Lift and remove the retracted panel

Panel (1-B)

Crane Chain Slings

Wall Strut

Repeat the above steps for the Adjacent H20 Panels

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Engineering, Design & Drawing

A. All the Shop drawing, Technical data & the Statical cal-
culation will be Suzitted by GFT in accordance with the
structural drawing project requirement
B. The site erection should be done as per GFT’s shop
drawing and shall be supervised and inspected by
GFT’s formwork specialist
C. The spacing and positioning of the Formwork material
are arranged based on the statical requirements and as
shown in the GFT’s execution drawing & Calculation

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