Definition of falsework in English:
falsework
noun ˈfɔːlswəːkˈfɒlswəːkˈfôlswərk
mass nounTemporary framework structures used to support a building during its construction.
Example sentencesExamples
- Each trichord was erected in 90-ft lengths assembly-line fashion, one at a time, onto three falsework towers shored off the mechanical level framing.
- Primary steel was erected on 360 tons of falsework and in a certain order because of construction loading constraints and cantilevers.
- These segments were supported by steel truss girders on falsework.
- At each end of the project, the deck design and layout are irregular, and for these areas a conventional falsework arrangement was used.
- When the eastern-most center element was erected and detailed, crews removed truss falsework.