Comparing the rate of
“Formwork exceeding 300mm wide, horizontal or at any
inclination up toand including 5oto the horizontal” with the rate
of
“Formwork exceeding 300mm wide, at any inclination more than 85oup to and including 90oto the horizontal”, which one is higher?
Vincent
T. H. Chu
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Author of a number of
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(Merit) by the Hong
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Award 2007 (under
complaint-related category). He is also listed
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thanks him for his exemplary contribution to the cause of civil
engineers
around the world.
The item “Formwork exceeding 300mm wide, at any
inclination more
than 85o up to and including
90o to the horizontal” refers
to formwork formed vertically and when compared with formwork
erected in
horizontal plane, the amount of
falsework required is smaller.
The item “Formwork exceeding 300mm wide, horizontal
or at any
inclination up to and including 5o
to the horizontal” refers to formwork to be erected in horizontal
position and in general it requires much falsework to support this type
of
formwork.
Therefore, the rate for this item is higher than the one mentioned in
the first paragraph.
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