Frequently asked questions
- What is tunnel form system? ● Tunnel form is a steel fabricated formwork system that allows contractors to pour reinforced concrete walls and slabs in a single operation. This method repeats itself every day and transforms the job sites into factory production lines and provides the highest efficiency.
- What are the advantages of the system? ● Speed ! ● Provides high efficiency in job sites. ● Provides a safe working environment. ● Minimizes high-cost plywood, lumber and timber beam use in job sites. ● Repetitive works minimize mistakes. ● Minimizes cold joints and provides a monolithic structure. ● Construction loads are transferred to the walls below instead of slab, and this minimizes sagging on elevated slabs. ● All-steel systems provide durability and strength. Forms can be used hundreds of times. ● Thanks to the system's modularity, bay sizes can be changed for future projects and only damaged parts can be replaced, if required.
- What are the limitations of the system? ● It requires an initial investment that will pay for itself over time. ● Requires fast cash flow that complies with the speed of production. ● Requires a crane dedicated to tunnel form operation.
- When was MESA Imalat founded? ● In 1978 and the initial objective was to design and manufacture tunnel form systems for the mother company MESA Construction.
- What is the facility size and production capacity? ● Mesa production facilities are 1,100,000 Sq.ft. and it is the world's largest tunnel form manufacturer. Steel formwork systems capacity is 2,200,000 Sq.ft
- When did Mesa tunnel forms enter the US market? ● 24 years ago with a project in Dakota
(1) Vertical panel
(2) Roller
(3) Triangulation
(4) Tie rod
(5) Telescopic camber
(6) Back panel
(7) Slab edge form
(8) Curb form
(9) Lifting triangle
(10) Horizontal panel
(11) Roof lock
(12) Slab box out
(13) Access platform
(14) End wall platform