MAP Design
Temporary Works Design
Design of falsework, formwork, propping, excavation support and crane bases — temporary works engineered by designers who understand how they will be built, used and struck.
The capability
Temporary works carry some of the highest loads a project will ever see, for the shortest time, with the least tolerance for error. They deserve permanent-works rigour.
Our engineers' temporary works experience spans major UK construction: falsework and formwork schemes, propping and needling for structural alterations, excavation support from trench boxes to king-post walls, crane bases and outrigger foundations, and working platform assessments. Every design is prepared against a formal design brief and checked to the category BS 5975 demands of it.
Good temporary works design starts with the method, not the kit. We design around the contractor's sequence, plant and preferred equipment where it is sound — and say plainly when it is not. Where the risk calls for a Category 3 check, we produce calculations and drawings an independent checker can follow assumption by assumption.
How MAP delivers it
From a single scheme design to a standing arrangement covering every temporary works package on a project.
Falsework and formwork
Scheme and detailed design for falsework, formwork and striking sequences, with loads, deflections and lateral stability resolved for every stage of the pour.
Excavation support and propping
Trench support, cofferdams, king-post walls and structural propping designed for the ground, the surcharge and the sequence actually planned.
Crane and plant foundations
Crane bases, outrigger pads, piling mats and working platforms designed and verified against the loads the lifting plan specifies.
Briefs, checks and residual risk
Designs delivered against a clear design brief, with the calculations, drawings and residual-risk information a BS 5975 design check requires.
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