slip forming

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slip forming [′slip ‚fȯrm·iŋ]

(engineering)

A plastics-sheet forming technique in which some of the sheet is allowed to slip through the mechanically operated clamping rings during stretch-forming operations.

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No references found			Slip forming is an old building method where wooden forms are set up wall thickness apart. Slip formed stone walls save money & retain heat by Kalmer, Doug / Countryside & Small Stock Journal At peak, the project will employ 340 tradespeople who will work two, 12-hour shifts during the 18 week slip forming schedule. MC Industrial Completes First 2 Silos at Holcim's Ste. Genevieve ... by Business Wire Compare this to slip forming, where I can pick up a free stone, brush or rinse it off, and place it in the form, pour concrete around it, remove forms, point, add exterior insulation and it's done forever--I have a large thermal mass wall that is water, fire, rodent, insect, and rot proof that will look just as good 50 years from now. Cordwood efficiency debate continues by Kalmer, Doug / Countryside & Small Stock Journal			sliming slimline lamp Sling sling psychrometer sling thermometer Slingbox Slinger Slingshot slink Slinko, Mikhail Slinko, Mikhail Gavrilovich Slip slip additive slip bedding slip block slip casting slip clay slip cleavage Slip Coupling slip direction slip face slip feather slip flow slip fold slip form slip forming slip friction clutch slip joint slip line slip match slip mortise slip newel slip pew slip piece slip plane slip ratio slip ring Slip rings slip road slip sheet slip sill slip speed slip stone slip surface slip tongue slip velocity slip, propagation by slip-critical joint slip-joint conduit slip-joint pliers Pliers slip-off slope			slip bedding slip between the cracks slip block slip by slip by slip by slip by slip carriage slip casting slip clay slip cleavage slip clutch slip coach Slip Coupling Slip cover Slip critical joint Slip Decision slip direction Slip dock slip down slip down slip dress slip face slip feather slip feather slip five slip flow slip flow slip fold slip form slip forming slip forms slip friction clutch slip friction clutch slip from slip from virtue Slip gauge slip hernia slip hernia slip hernia slip hernia, slipped hernia slip hernia, slipped hernia slip hernia, slipped hernia slip in slip in Slip indicator Slip indicator slip into slip into slip into slip into Slip joint Slip knot Slip knot slip knots Slip law Slip law slip line Slip link slip match Slip me five!

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