falsework

English

falsework for a bridge (1925)

false +‎ work

falsework (usually uncountable, plural falseworks)

(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
- 2003, Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City, page 236:
  ... the woefully incomplete Ferris Wheel ... was a half-moon of steel encased in a skyscraper of wooden falsework.

temporary framework used in building arches

temporary frame to support a building under construction

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