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falsework

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See false work, under false.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun engineering A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
  • noun engineering Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.

Etymologies

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false +‎ work

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Examples

  • Philip knew that the wooden arch was a piece of what they called falsework: its purpose was to support the stone arch while it was being built.

    The Pillars of the Earth FOLLETT, Ken 1989

  • I knew we had a patient that was trapped in a vehicle under the falsework.

    CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2007 2007

  • I guess they must build a falsework to make the thing and then remove it afterwards.

    Domes and Cupolas -- a new webpage 2004

  • Other falsework elements are the main bearers which are horizontally arranged.

    3. General Construction of Formwork Peter Wehrmann 1993

  • They carry off the forces through falsework structures to supporting members, the soil and formwork ties.

    3. General Construction of Formwork Peter Wehrmann 1993

  • Further falsework elements are bracing members which are required for both vertical and horizontal form-work.

    3. General Construction of Formwork Peter Wehrmann 1993

  • Most of them were locked shut now, for there were no masons laying stones or carpenters making falsework today.

    The Pillars of the Earth FOLLETT, Ken 1989

  • The falsework did not rest on the ground, but was supported on the out-jutting moldings of the capitals on top of the piers.

    The Pillars of the Earth FOLLETT, Ken 1989

  • Four masons picked up sledgehammers and knocked out the wedges that supported the wooden falsework a few inches above the ground.

    The Pillars of the Earth FOLLETT, Ken 1989

  • Consequently, the masonry work is just as simple as for a cylinder and requires no falsework.

    5. Biogas technique 1989

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