Mivan Technology: Formwork, Components, Advantages & Disadvantages

What is Mivan Technology?

Mivan technology refers to the term that is a technology which use to construct a large no. of buildings at a faster rate. It means in simple words we can say that it is an innovative way to construct a large number of buildings at a faster rate. In this technology of constructing buildings, a special type of aluminium has been used.

Here the Mivan which use to construct the buildings is a quality aluminium which was developed by a European company whose name was Mivan Company Ltd. And it was developed in the year 1990. As the main focus in this technology is to construct the buildings at a faster rate, then it must be given more importance to the speed of constructing the buildings rather than anything else.

If the speed of constructing buildings has given more importance then there will be lot more challenges will come in the figure while giving more importance to the speed of constructing buildings. So to overcome all those unusual challenges, there is a smart method which to balance all those challenges which are known as the “ Mivan Formworks System“.

Mivan technology is widely used in some of the continents like Asia, Europe, Gulf countries, and some other parts of the globe. Mivan technology has also been widely used in Mumbai for making a large number of buildings which was made in a very short interval of time and also it has been declared as most economical and very much satisfying for the real state market in overall India.

So from the overall discussion about Mivan technology, it has become clear that it is a technology used for constructing a large number of buildings at a short interval of time while considering the room size for constructing walls and slabs in constant pour of concrete.

Mivan Meaning

In terms of construction Mivan means strong and durable. Mivan is a quality aluminium which was developed by a European company whose name was Mivan Company Ltd.

What is Mivan Formwork?

Mivan formwork means an advanced formwork made up of strong and quality aluminium which has more durable and great strength to withstand for constructing a large number of buildings.

Major Components of Mivan Formwork

Mivan components are divided into four categories, which are as follows

1. For Wall Components

Further wall components are divided into four categories.

(i) Wall panel

Wall panel is the most wall component which use to make the wall using a steel cut out which properly fix the size of the wall. This means it use to construct the wall using the aluminium frame.

(ii) Rocker

Rocker is an L-shaped panel in which there are some holes to support stub pins and which use for making the support of the wall panel.

(iii) Kickers

Kickers use as a ledge that performs a task to support the wall panel by constructing a wall face at the top of the wall panel. This means it acts as a supporter for a wall panel in the form of a wall.

(iv) Stub pin

It acts as joining components for all other wall components.

2. Beam Components

Beam components are further divided into three components and those components are as follows

(i) Beam side panel

Beam side panel is used to make the side of the beam and has cut in a rectangular shape for proper side beam construction.

(ii) Prop head

If the beam is not supported from the bottom then it is necessary to give them support to withstand. In this case, the prop head is used to give support to the beam. It is in V shape for proper support to the beam.

(iii) Panel for soffit beam

The soffit beam panel is in the shape of a rectangular box and has made up of aluminium. It has generally placed on the prop head to give support to the soffit beam.

3. Deck Components

Deck Components are further classified into four categories and are as follows

(i) Deck Panels

The Deck panel is a horizontal flat box that has been used to cast the slab.

(ii) Deck prop

The construction of the Deck prop is similar to the beam Deck prop, here the work of the Deck prop is to support the slab and also support the load which is affecting the desk panel.

(iii) Prop length

Prop length is the vertical support situated on the deck drop which is adjustable according to the height of the slab.

(iv) Soffit length

Soffit length is generally used to provide the required support to the deck panel according to the perimeter of the room.

Other Components

Other components include the rest of the stuff in which internal components are wall, beam, and deck while the external components are soffit corners, exterior and interior corners of the wall.

 Difference between Mivan and Doka shuttering

There are some of the similarities between Mivan and Doka shuttering, but some of the differences between both of them are as follows:

There are some similarities between Mivan and Doka shuttering, but some of the differences between both of them are as follows

Characteristics	Mivan	Doka shuttering
Finish quality	Mivan has the best finish quality.	Doka shuttering also has the best finish quality.
Type of construction	It has a modular construction.	Doka shuttering has cellular construction.
Floor cycle	Mivan has four days cycle per floor.	Doka shuttering has seven to eight days cycle per floor.
Possibility for  high rise structure	Mivan has the best choice for possible use for high-rise structures.	Doka shuttering has a good choice for possible use for high rise structure
Areas of construction	Mivan used for constructing buildings.	Doka shuttering is used for constructing buildings, transportation infrastructure, and power generation facilities.

Comparison between Mivan Formwork and Conventional Formwork

Characteristics	Mivan Formwork	Conventional Formwork
Wastage of formwork material	In case of Mivan Formwork, the wastage of formwork material is less.	In case of conventional formwork, the wastage of formwork material is more.
Pre-planning of formwork system	It has essential pre-planning of the formwork system.	It has a desirable pre-planning of the formwork system.
Timber use	Timber use is not required.	Timber use is essential component of the system
No. of repetitions possible	250-300 repetitions are possible in Mivan Formwork	A maximum of 50 repetitions are possible for conventional formwork.
Initial investment in the system	Initial investment in Mivan Formwork is more.	Initial investment in conventional formwork is less as compared to the modern system.
Stripping time required	It has less stripping time required.	It has more stripping time required.

Mivan Construction Technology Advantages

There is a lot of advantages of Mivan construction technology. Some of the advantages are listed below:-

1. As Mivan technology uses quality aluminium to perform its work there is no risk of corrosion at all.
2. There has less no. of joints is present so, less maintenance is required.
3. Construct a large number of buildings in a short interval of time.
4. Here formwork panel can be utilised up to 200 times.
5. The lubrication cost required in this technology is less.

Mivan Construction Technology Disadvantages

There are a lot of advantages of Mivan technology but also there are some of the disadvantages of Mivan construction technology which are listed below:-

1. As this technology requires aluminium to perform its work, so the initial cost is high
2. There has a risk of contraction crack in the system.
3. The shear wall may cause problems regarding the high generation of heat.
4. As it has a limited thickness of components used in this technology, it may cause difficulties in concealing location.
5. The finishing line may be visible.

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