After 7 days the concrete for the column has set and is hard enough to support its own weight. I must say that it was an intense moment for my students & me for we all share the same fear of having a column that was perforated and looked like a cheese instead of a solid structure.
But after gathering their confidence and remembering the amount of compacting they have put into making the column they finally strip the formwork open and there it was standing proudly and majestically with minor honeycombs!
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| Formwork being strip |
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| After some touching up of the surface |
Not long down the week we have constructed our second column with better result and little difficulty because of our previous experience.They say that practice makes perfect and it is proven true!
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| Our second column |
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