About the author  ⁄ David W. Johnston, P.E., Ph.D.

David W. Johnston, P.E., Ph.D., FACI, F.ASCE, NAC, is the Edward I. Weisiger Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Construction Engineering at North Carolina State University. He is active in the technical committees of ACI and ASCE. David can be reached at johnston@ncsu.edu.

ACI has published three documents that will assist in selecting, designing, and specifying formwork systems for concrete structures. The first of these releases was a new document intended to provide a means of better communicating the desired formed surface finish and quality between the engineer/architect and the contractor. The most recent releases are revisions of documents that have been staples in the formwork community for years.

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