GEOTUB PANEL
–Technical chart
GEOTUB Panel is a plastic ABS formwork, resistant to UV rays and chemical agents.
Geotub Panel Data
Technical and packaging data
| MATERIALS | ABS |
| CHAMFER | 1 cm a 45° |
| PANELS SIZES | |
| GEOTUB PANEL 20 | 20 cm x H 75 cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 23 (9″) | 23 (9″) cm x H 75 (35″) cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 25 | 25 cm x H 75 cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 30 | 30 cm x H 75 cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 35 | 35 cm x H 75 cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 40 | 40 cm x H 75 cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 45 | 45 cm x H 75 cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 50 | 50 cm x H 75 cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 55 | 55 cm x H 75 cm |
| GEOTUB PANEL 60 | 60 cm x H 75 cm |
Installation
GEOTUB Panel is a plastic ABS formwork, resistant to UV rays and chemical agents.
The panels are very light so that they can easily be moved by hand and they can also be assembled by a single person.
The product is reusable if you carry out the right assembly and dismantling.
The internal surface is particularly smooth. Moreover, the material’s nature permits to give an open- face stone aspect to the product, but also it permits the shuttering and stripping of the pilars and of the columns without the use of special mold oils.
GEOTUB Panel INSTALLATION
All the handles need to be arranged and fixed in the suitable holes to guarantee the perfect endurance of the formwork.
They should be inserted in the direction of the handles rotation, however the direction does not affect the formwork’s endurance.
Panels without holes
1
Join the 4 sides formed Geotub Panel elements.
2
From the bottom, start with the insertion of the appropriate nylon handles in the holes situated along the two longitudinal joints.Then turn each handle by 90° to lock the parts.
3
The last handle along the joints needs to be inserted in the opposite direction and then locked turning the handle downwards by around 90°.
4
Once the first four column’s elements are assembled, do the same thing with the four upper elements which will be fixed to the bottom ones through the handles.
5
The handles grip that are fixed to the diagonal joint will face upwards or downwards in order to not interfere with the clamping of the other handles, (figure n°5 shows the ideal assembly of the handles).
6
Once Geotub Panel column assembly is completed, fix the base to the bearing surface with steel fixing brackets.
7
Geotub Panel plumbing it’s easy and fast. It’s sufficient to shore up the formwork in two parts only. You can use an extensible flat plate pilar. No releasing agents needed.
8
Holes placed at the two opposite sides.
9
Column with holes in all sides.
Comparison
Comparison bewteen similar products
| ARTICLES | GEOTUB | FRAMAX | FRAMI | SONOTUBE | QUATTRO | TRIO |
| MATERIAL | ABS | Steel+wood | Steel+Wood | Cardboard | Steel+Wood | Steel+Wood |
| MAXIMUM COLUMN SIZE (cm) | 60 x 60 | 105 x 105 | 75 x 75 | 60 x 60 | 60 x 60 | 75 x 75 |
| STEP (cm) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| ELEMENT MAX WEIGHT (kg) | 4 | 150 | 47 | N/D | 208 | 143 |
| CONCRETE MAX PRESSURE(KN/m2) | 80 | 90 | 60 | 80 | 80 | 100 |
| RELEASING AGENT REQUIRED | NO | YES | YES | NO | YES | YES |
| HANDLING | MANUAL | Crane | Manual/Crane | Manual | Manual/Crane | Crane |
| FORMING TIME (min/person/column) | 25 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
REUSE
GEOTUB Panel is cost-competitive as it can be reused for at least 100 pours. Concrete does not stick to plastic, so that the formwork can be cleaned using just some water, without using detergents or releasing agents.
PLACE AND RELEASE
The elements are connected through a nylon fixing handle which is very resistant. The connection is fast thanks to the 90°deegree turn, the elements are fixed perfectly. A direction of place doesn’t exist neither for GEOTUB Panel nor for the handle.
MODULAR
GEOTUB Panel is a 60 cm long modular element. So, it does not need to be cut or adapted because the only elements used are those for the pour.
STORAGE
GEOTUB Panel can be completely disassembled and does not need to be stored in dry environments.
HANDLING ON-SITE
Thanks to its small size, it can be easily handled in the worksite and it can also be assemnled where needed.
RESULT
GEOTUB Panel columns surface can be left in sight without any further rework.