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 ====== Fabric Formwork Applications ======
-<align justify><fs medium>The previous article covered but several of the examples where a flexible fabric formwork has been put to practical use forming architectural applications.  Fabric forming applications include:</fs></align>
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+<fs medium>The previous article covered but several of the examples where a flexible fabric formwork has been put to practical use forming architectural applications.  Fabric forming applications include:</fs>
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   * <fs medium>Foundations</fs>
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     * <fs medium>Coastal and river structures</fs>
-<align justify><fs medium>While it’s true that a flexible fabric formwork may be used nearly anywhere a rigid formwork is used, a significant amount of research remains to be done to bring these systems into everyday practical use by the construction industry.  ACI (American Concrete Institute) Committee 347 has addressed rigid formwork since 1963 but it was only recently (2005) that ACI Committee 334 introduced the construction of shells using inflated forms even though several methods of construction using inflated forms have been available since the early 1940’s.  It is hoped standards and guidelines for using flexible fabric formworks will be developed in a timelier manner for the design community to take full advantage of this method of forming concrete members.</fs></align>
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+<fs medium>While it’s true that a flexible fabric formwork may be used nearly anywhere a rigid formwork is used, a significant amount of research remains to be done to bring these systems into everyday practical use by the construction industry.  ACI (American Concrete Institute) Committee 347 has addressed rigid formwork since 1963 but it was only recently (2005) that ACI Committee 334 introduced the construction of shells using inflated forms even though several methods of construction using inflated forms have been available since the early 1940’s.  It is hoped standards and guidelines for using flexible fabric formworks will be developed in a timelier manner for the design community to take full advantage of this method of forming concrete members.</fs>
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 ===== Foundations =====
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-<align justify><fs medium>Foundations, continuous and spread footings and piers (or columns), have also benefitted by the use of flexible fabric systems.  Since 1993 Richard Fearn, owner and founder of Fab-Form Industries, Ltd., has developed and marketed several fabric forming products including; Fastfoot® for continuous and spread footings (Figures 1 and 2); Fastbag® for spread footings (Figures 3 and 4) and Fast-Tube<sup>TM</sup> for piers and columns (Figures 5 and 6).  See Fab-Form Industries’ website listed under External Links for additional information.</fs></align>
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+<fs medium>Foundations, continuous and spread footings and piers (or columns), have also benefitted by the use of flexible fabric systems.  Since 1993 Richard Fearn, owner and founder of Fab-Form Industries, Ltd., has developed and marketed several fabric forming products including; Fastfoot® for continuous and spread footings (Figures 1 and 2); Fastbag® for spread footings (Figures 3 and 4) and Fast-Tube<sup>TM</sup> for piers and columns (Figures 5 and 6).  See Fab-Form Industries’ website listed under External Links for additional information.</fs>
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 ===== Walls =====
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 <fs medium>Figures 14-18 show the walls after all the concrete has been placed and before the formwork has been stripped.</fs>
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 ===== Beam and Floor Systems =====
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 ===== Columns =====
 <fs large>**Fu Tung Cheng**</fs>
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 <fs medium>Figures 1 and 2 show the fabric formwork, supplied by Fab-Form Industries, used for the columns in this Treehouse" for the Chuck and Wendy Black residence.  Figure 3 shows the column after the formwork has been stripped.</fs>
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 ===== Vaults =====
 <fs medium>See [[fabformwiki:research:canada:canada_research|C.A.S.T.]] research.</fs>
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 ===== Civil Engineering Works =====
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 ===== External Links =====
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 <fs medium>[[http://www.fab-form.com/|Fab-Form Industries, Ltd.]]</fs>\\
 <fs medium>[[http://www.umanitoba.ca/cast_building/|The Centre for Architectural Structures and Technology (C.A.S.T.)]]</fs>
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