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slipform

slipform noun: a type of process for setting concrete which uses moveable forms that are moved and reused once the concrete is stiff enough to retain its shape under its own weight.

Noun

slipform (countable and uncountable, plural slipforms)

  1. (uncountable) A type of process for setting concrete which uses moveable forms that are moved and reused once the concrete is stiff enough to retain its shape under its own weight.
    • Like other Flagg houses, the walls were created of stone (in this case Tennessee quartzite) and mortar using a slipform process.2010, Thomas H. Fehring, Whitefish Bay, →ISBN
    • The objective of this study is to evaluate the impacts of vibration and consolidation of modern slipform pavers used in Wisconsin on the air-void structure and air content of portland cement concrete pavements.2012, Prashant Ram, Field Study of Air Content Stability in the Slipform Paving Process
  2. (countable) A moveable form used when setting concrete using the slipform technique.
    • Slipforms of various designs have been used with excellent results.1968, Water for Peace: Planning and developing water programs, page 77
    • The slipform is fed with concrete from a crane-carried or rail-mounted bucket.2003, Abraham Warszawski, Industrialized and Automated Building Systems: A Managerial Approach, →ISBN

Verb

slipform (third-person singular simple present slipforms, present participle slipforming, simple past and past participle slipformed)

  1. To use the slipform technique when creating a concrete structure.
    • Since most horizontal slipforming is against a fixed form support such as rock or earth, the operation is essentially a consolidating-screeding-finishing operation.2005, Mary Krumboltz Hurd, Formwork for Concrete, →ISBN, page 15-12
    • However, with recent developments, it is possible to slipform continuous vertical flutings and varying cross sections.2012, JHA, Formwork for Concrete Structures, →ISBN, page 329

Examples of slipform in a sentence

  • On most slipform paving projects, however, small amounts of fixed-form paving or "handwork" are still necessary.2014, Norbert J. Delatte, Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Performance, →ISBN, page 307:
  • Vibration may be used ahead of the slipform, but consolidation must be completed as the concrete passes under the form.2005, Mary Krumboltz Hurd, Formwork for Concrete, →ISBN, page 15-13:

Forms of slipform

Noun
pluralslipforms
Verb
third-person singular presentslipforms
present participleslipforming
past participleslipformed
pastslipformed

Origin of slipform

From slip + form.

Questions about slipform

What does slipform mean?
Slipform means a type of process for setting concrete which uses moveable forms that are moved and reused once the concrete is stiff enough to retain its shape under its own weight.
How do you use slipform in a sentence?
On most slipform paving projects, however, small amounts of fixed-form paving or "handwork" are still necessary.
What part of speech is slipform?
Slipform can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of slipform?
The plural of slipform is slipforms.

Words near slipform in the dictionary

  1. slipe
  2. slipes
  3. slipface
  4. slipfaceless
  5. slipfaces
  6. slipform
  7. slipformed
  8. slipforming
  9. slipforms
  10. sliphalter
  11. sliphalters

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