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brädform

English translation: timber formwork, timber shuttering

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Swedish term or phrase:brädform
English translation:timber formwork, timber shuttering
Entered by: Rosica Dimitrova

11:20 Apr 9, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering /
Swedish term or phrase: brädform
Brädform för stödmur
Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 22:57
timber formwork, timber shuttering
Explanation:
"Wooden formwork" eller "wooden shuttering" (BritE) borde också funka, men får färre sökträffar. "Timber formwork" används genomgående i Wikipediaartikeln.
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Daniel Löfström
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Summary of answers provided
4timber formwork, timber shuttering
Daniel Löfström
3wooden mould
Kristian Andersson
4 -1board formwork
asptech


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wooden mould


Explanation:
or potentially wood moulding.

"When mouldings have to be formed in concrete they are cast in wooden moulds built up of pieces of wood cut to the reverse of the desired moulding and nailed at intervals on to stout support, as shown in Fig. 201."


    Reference: http://chestofbooks.com/architecture/Modern-Buildings-Constr...
Kristian Andersson
Local time: 21:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 32
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
board formwork


Explanation:
Formwork built up of boards rather than plywood panels, in order to give the finished concrete surface a more pleasing (smooth) appearance.

asptech
Local time: 21:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 437

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daniel Löfström: Det där syftar väl på gjutformar i stål eller trä med byggplattor (boards) med fenolfilm (de bruna), medan frågan gällde traditionella formar av vanliga bräder (boards).
1 day 48 mins
  -> Vad då "traditionella"? Brädform (ofta med spontade bräder) används när man vill ha en slät (synlig) betongyta, i motsats till "skivform" när betongytan ska kläs in.
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
timber formwork, timber shuttering


Explanation:
"Wooden formwork" eller "wooden shuttering" (BritE) borde också funka, men får färre sökträffar. "Timber formwork" används genomgående i Wikipediaartikeln.

Example sentence(s):
  • The two major advantages of formwork systems, compared to traditional timber formwork, are speed of construction[…]

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formwork
    Reference: http://theconstructor.org/building/formwork-shuttering/types...
Daniel Löfström
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 8
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