Definition & Meaning | English word SLIPFORM
SLIPFORM
Definitions of SLIPFORM
- To use the slipform technique when creating a concrete structure.
- (uncountable) A type of process for setting concrete which uses moveable forms that are moved and reused once the concrete is stiff enough to retain its shape under its own weight.
- (countable) A moveable form used when setting concrete using the slipform technique.
Number of letters
8
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using SLIPFORM in a Sentence
- For this section of the bypass, Robert McGregor & Sons, subcontracting to Cementation laid 6,900m of concrete in 48 days with a slipform paver; Costain laid 10,400m of concrete in 31 days with a concrete train.
- Slipform stonemasonry is a method for making a reinforced concrete wall with stone facing in which stones and mortar are built up in courses within reusable slipforms.
- Trucks dump loads of readymix concrete in heaps along in front of this machine and then the slipform paver spreads the concrete out and levels it off using a screed.
- The 550,000-ton slipform concrete GBS was built inside a drydock and mated with the topsides in the nearby deepwater construction site.
- The track comprised continuously welded rails laid upon reinforced concrete slabs with discreet rubberised pads in between and secured using Pandrol clips; deployed by a slipform paver, these had a specified tolerance of 3mm in 3m.
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