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One - Sided Systems

One-sided formwork systems can be used in a number of different situations. They work well for retaining walls where lots of support is needed on one side. One-sided formwork systems transfer forces into embedded anchor systems unlike anchor rods with curtain systems. In essence, one-sided formwork systems can self-support and adding extra sections removes any height limitations.

 

Find some of our one-sided formwork systems and their features below. 

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Backbone

Soldier Beam

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Symons Backbone™

Symons Backbone One-Sided Wall Form Support frame is strong, flexible and allows concrete pressure up 1250 psf. The distance between the Support Frames is determined by the height of the wall and the concrete pressure. The form is plumbed using jacks at the base.

Support up to 29'6"

Embedded Anchors

Backbone Frame

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Features
  • 1250 psf

  • Can support up to 29'6" of wall forms

  • Multiple stacking and anchoring options

  • Six main components

  • Works with virtually any formwork system

  • Excellent for deep foundation walls at the start of a mid-rise or high-rise building

  • Multiple anchoring options

  • Available for rental, delivery or pickup

Backbone

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With only six main components and pressure capacity up to 1,250 psf, Backbone is an efficient and cost-effective method for supporting one-sided walls to nearly 30’ in height.  This versatile system has multiple stacking and anchoring options and can be used with virtually any forming system. Try Backbone for the deep foundation walls at the start of your mid-rise or high-rise building. Symons One-Sided Forming (OSF) frame transfers the forces through the anchors embedded in the concrete at the foot of the formwork and through the rear pressure jack on the bracket. 


Available for rental. Equipment is available to be delivered to a work site or picked up from the GFS warehouses at all of our branches. Click below to contact us.

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Self-Riser

Space Lift

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Symons Soldier™ Beam

Symons Soldier and Symons standard forming systems are used to create tieless one-sided wall forming schemes, providing substantial savings in time and labor costs. Soldier beams s are fabricated with high-strength steel to provide high load capability, yet they are surprisingly lightweight, resulting in reduced crane capacity requirements.

Soldier Beam

High Strength Steel

Square End Plates

Unique Hole Pattern

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Features
  • Made of high strength steel 

  • Unique hole pattern makes it adaptable to almost any forming or shoring

  • Can bolt to all 4 flanges

  • Can adapt for tieless one-sided wall forming schemes

  • Square End Plates -

    • enables end to end bolted connections for max strength

  • Can be configured as a shore, brace, strongback, waler, truss and more.

  • Available for rental, delivery or pickup

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The Full Details

The Symons Soldier system is a lightweight, yet extremely strong, construction beam system that is adaptable to almost any forming or shoring configuration with standard, rentable components and accessories. Symons soldier beams have a unique hole pattern which makes the Symons Soldier adaptable to almost any forming or shoring configuration with standard components and accessories. When combined with the standard hardware and accessories, the Symons Soldier can be configured as a shore, brace, strongback, waler, truss or one of many other typical concrete forming system components. The ability to quickly bolt to the flanges on any side adds allows the Soldier system to complement other standard Symons concrete forming systems for special applications such as Steel-Ply and Max-A-Form systems.

Available for rental. Equipment is available to be delivered to a work site or picked up from the GFS warehouses at all of our branches. Click below to contact us.

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