摘要 |
<p>A shuttering member for supporting concrete or other settable material, and method of forming a structure, such as a raft, wherein the system has a first wall 3 with a first side 3a for retaining the material, and a second side 3b for retaining material in a cavity 7 formed by the second side, a second wall 6 and a base 5. There is at least one tie or bracing member passing through apertures (14, fig 2) in the first wall embedded in the material. The tie has first and second engagement means, the first may be protrusions 9 to engage the first wall, and the second may be protrusions 10 to engage a notch 13 in the base or second wall. The walls may have n-shaped edges 22 extending downwards to be embedded in the concrete. Openings 18 may allow concrete to pass through the first wall.</p> |