Hello all you concrete form experts!
First form design here for a valued client, so I can't say no. The forms will be fabricated from sheet steel, to pour a ~ 43-ft long concrete mass varying from 6'-10" high to 3'-4". See attached sketch cross section.
A couple of rookie questions:
-I think...
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