Temporary Works

Temporary works may be temporary in duration, but their performance is critical to the safety, stability and success of construction projects.
Temporary Works: Major Systems and Applications is Volume 4 of the Temporary Works Engineering and Management Series. It focuses on the practical systems most commonly encountered across construction, civil engineering and infrastructure projects, connecting engineering principles with site application, structural behaviour and construction-stage assurance.
This volume examines how major temporary works systems are selected, supported, loaded, inspected, modified and safely removed. It explains not only what these systems do, but how they behave, where weaknesses commonly develop and what should be considered to maintain reliability throughout their period of use.
Readers will explore:

• Scaffolding and access systems, including foundations, ties, bracing, loading, sheeting and structural stability
• Formwork, falsework and concrete support systems, including concrete pressure, props, towers, reshoring and structural release
• Excavation, trench and earth-retaining support, including groundwater, surcharge, struts, walers, anchors and staged excavation
• Working platforms and dewatering systems, including plant loading, subgrade behaviour, drainage, groundwater drawdown and contingency planning
• Temporary bracing, propping and structural support, including façade retention, structural alteration, transfer systems, jacking and controlled load transfer
• Construction sequence, inspection, monitoring, change control and dismantling across major temporary works applications