In the world of construction, few forces are as misunderstood—or as dangerous—as fresh concrete pressure on formwork. Every year, projects face blowouts, bulging forms, and even catastrophic failures because engineers and contractors underestimate the liquid-like pressure exerted by newly placed concrete. For decades, the industry struggled with inconsistent guidelines until a groundbreaking document changed everything:
It is written with the authority of research but the pragmatism of the construction site. For any engineer designing vertical formwork, R108 remains an indispensable tool, serving as a sanity check against more complex modern standards. ciria report 108 concrete pressure on formwork