The first modular plastic formwork www.geoplast.it GEOTUB® PANEL ADVANTAGES REUSABLE GEOTUB® PANEL is cost-competitive as it can be reused. As concrete does not stick to plastic, cleaning of the formworks is done using just some water: the use of detergents and releasing agents is not necessary. REUSABLE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL Erecting and dismantling are easy and fast operations thanks to the special handles that lock with a simple 90 degree turn. MODULAR GEOTUB® PANEL is a modular element of 75 cm (30’’) height: it does not need to be cut to length as only the amount of panels required for the pour is used. STORAGE GEOTUB® PANEL can be completely disassembled and does not need to be stored in a dry environment. HANDLING ON SITE Thanks to their small size and weight, the panels can be easily handled in the construction site, and can be swiftly assembled where required. RESULTS The surface of columns poured with GEOTUB ® PANEL can be left in sight without any furthe
r rework. SETTING-UP The single elements are joined using high-strength nylon handles. The set-up operation is very quick as the fast-lock nylon handles firmly join the forms with a simple 90 degree turn. 2 GEOTUB® PANEL COMPARISON THE INTELLIGENT ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS FEATURES TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS GEOTUB® PANEL Modular, with a standard length of 75 cm 10% Must be stored in a dry envirorment Uncertain Releasing agents are necessary 100% Does not require any special storage conditions 60 kN/m2 - 8.53 psi GEOTUB® PANEL is a plastic formwork, concrete does not stick to it The best protection of the pillars until the end of the job Time consuming and not always precise Necessary Fast and precise plumb, the external structure allows easy anchorage Not required Bulk Impermeability Storage Resistance Adherence of concrete Protection Plumbing Releasing agents 3 GEOTUB® PANEL DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS VERSATILE AND MODULAR GEOTUB® PANEL DIMENSION 20 (8’’) 20x20 23
(9’’) 20x23 23x23 25 (10’’) 20x25 23x25 25x25 30 (12’’) 20x30 23x30 25x30 30x30 35 (14’’) 20x35 23x35 25x35 30x35 35x35 40 (16’’) 20x40 23x40 25x40 30x40 35x40 40x40 45 (18’’) 20x45 23x45 25x45 30x45 35x45 40x45 45x45 50 (20’’) 20x50 23x50 25x50 30x50 35x50 40x50 45x50 50x50 55 (22’’) 20x55 23x55 25x55 30x55 35x55 40x55 45x55 50x55 55x55 60 (24’’) 20x60 23x60 25x60 30x60 35x60 40x60 45x60 50x60 55x60 60x60 20 23 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 COMBINATIONS 55 Imperial sizes are nominal with an approximation of ± 1.6% A B C A H 3 meters (10 ft) = 16 GEOTUB® PANEL (8+8 and handles) H 3 meters (10 ft) = 16 GEOTUB® PANEL (8+8 and handles + 6 tie-rods (1m) + 12 washers + 12 spacers + 16 caps) H 3 meters (10 ft) = 16 GEOTUB® PANEL (8+8 and handles + 12 tie-rods (1m) + 24 washers + 24 spacers + 32 caps) B C 4 ACCESSORIES CASE B and C SPACER 15 - 20 - 25 - 30 - 35 - 40 cm MATERIAL: HD PE WEIGHT: 0.08 kg - 0.176 lbs. CAP for spacing bar MATERIAL
: HD PE WEIGHT: 0.008 kg - 0.18 lbs. TIE-ROD ø 17 mm - 6.7’’ MATERIAL: Steel WEIGHT: 1 kg - 2.2 lbs. WASHER for tie-rod MATERIAL: Nylon + Steel WEIGHT: 0.4 kg - 0.9 lbs. SETUP Erection is very quick as the fast-lock nylon handles firmly join the forms with a simple 90-degree turn. PLUMB To plumb GEOTUB PANEL simply lean steel props on the formwork ribbing, or use the steel double joint and standard handles. ® GEOTUB PANEL The system is very light, practical and can be handled by a single person. ® 5 GEOTUB® PANEL TECHNICAL PROPERTIES GEOTUB® PANEL TECHNICAL DATASHEET MATERIAL CHAMFER DIMENSIONS, PER PANEL GEOTUB® PANEL 20 GEOTUB PANEL 23 ® ABS 1 cm at 45 deg. 20 cm x H 75 cm (8’’ x 30’’) 23 cm x H 75 cm (9’’ x 30’’) 25 cm x H 75 cm (10’’ x 30’’) 30 cm x H 75 cm (12’’ x 30’’) 35 cm x H 75 cm (14’’ x 30’’) 40 cm x H 75 cm (16’’ x 30’’) 45 cm x H 75 cm (18’’ x 30’’) 50 cm x H 75 cm (20’’ x 30’’) 55 cm x H
75 cm (22’’ x 30’’) 60 cm x H 75 cm (24’’ x 30’’) Flexural modulus N/mm2 ABS 2100 2200 Tensile strength N/mm2 45 70 Coefficient of thermal expansion 0.05 (mm/m/°C) 7 - 10 (1/K 10-5) GEOTUB PANEL 25 ® GEOTUB PANEL 30 ® GEOTUB® PANEL 35 GEOTUB® PANEL 40 GEOTUB PANEL 45 ® GEOTUB® PANEL 50 GEOTUB PANEL 55 ® GEOTUB PANEL 60 ® MATERIAL Acrilon Butadiene Styrene Nylon MAXIMUM COLUMN HEIGHT = 3 m (10 ft.) 20 cm 23 cm 25 cm 30 cm 35 cm 40 cm 45 cm 50 cm 55 cm 60 cm 75 cm (30’’) NO. OF HANDLES PER GEOTUB® PANEL ELEMENT GEOTUB® PANEL No. HANDLES 20 6 ® 23 7 25 7 30 7 35 8 40 8 45 8 ® 50 9 55 9 60 9 Example: a 3 meter high GEOTUB PANEL 40X40 column requires 16 GEOTUB PANEL elements and 128 handles. The erection time is 10 minutes, propping excluded. HANDLE MATERIAL UV-STABLE NYLON Disclaimer: the values shown in this brochure are for guidance only. Thay are not meant to be used for design criteria. Their use and reliance thereon for any purp
ose by anyone is entirely voluntary aand at the sole risk of the user. GEOPLAST is not responsible for any loss, claim, or damage resulting from their use. ASSEMBLY HANDBOOK AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 6 Available in our website www.geoplast.it in the "Area download" section. GEOTUB® PANEL 7 GEOPLAST S.p.A. Via Martiri della Libertà, 6/8 - 35010 Grantorto (PD) - Italia Tel +39 049 9490289 - Fax +39 049 9494028 e-mail: geoplast@geoplast.it - www.geoplast.it Rev. 002 ST. 11/2011
