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What does falsework mean?

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Noun
  1. (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.
  2. (engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
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It is well also to give the girder molds a camber or to crown them to allow for settling of the falsework.
The erector designed and positioned the falsework to allow erection of catwalks and primary steel for the five center elements.
Within a great cage of falsework Marie Louise could see the 178 ship that Davidge had dedicated to his mother.
The falsework was rapidly removed and the sustaining framework was painted with opaque varnish to render it plainly visible.
The wedge jacks are generally used for the support of beams and beam falsework or single rolled profile props or heavy duty falsework props.
At each end of the project, the deck design and layout are irregular, and for these areas a conventional falsework arrangement was used.

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