Estimating loads on shores during the construction of RC building structures

When constructing reinforced concrete (RC) building structures, knowing the loads to which the shoring system will be subjected during the entire process is one of the key aspects to ensure safety during the work. Although various simplified methods of estimating the load transmission between shores and slabs during construction have been proposed to date, none of these methods can estimate the loads on individual shores during the different construction phases. This paper proposes a calculation method that allows the loads on individual shores to be calculated for each construction phase, without having to resort to the use of advanced software. The proposal was validated by comparison with the results obtained from two actual buildings under construction and represents a step forward in the construction of RC building structures, as it is the first method that offers the possibility of estimating the loads acting on each shore during all the construction phases.The authors would like to express their gratitude to the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport for funding received under the FPU Programme (FPU13/02466) and also to the Generalitat Valenciana (GV/2015/063).Buitrago, M.; Adam Martínez, JM.; Calderón García, PA.; Moragues Terrades, JJ.; Alvarado Vargas, YA. (2016). Estimating loads on shores during the construction of RC building structures. Structural Concrete. 17(3):502-512. https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.20150013050251217