5. Glossary

Adjudicator

Company awarded the work following a call for tenders.

Banche

Formwork-tool used to build vertical walls. Formwork panels are generally joined together in pairs (one per face), but can also be assembled in "trains" to form a longer unit, thus forming a single tool.

Buttressing

Setting up inclined or horizontal shoring in a trench or formwork.

Tool form

A mold prepared for casting concrete, made from reusable, industrially-machined materials such as formwork panels or tables, as opposed to formwork produced by hand in a workshop or on site.

Credit hours

Total number of man-hours planned for each day of the cycle.

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