It means that the material poured into the mold (cimbra) is hardened/ thickened. This is how the shape is kept once the molding/ false work is removed. You can say the concrete in the mold has cured/ hardened/ thickened/ set

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Falsework cannot be part of this item since it is always removed once the structure is able to support itself. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsework


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Utilizando éste enlace como referencia es que llego a pensar que es un tipo de molde endurecido/forjado.
Ver: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimbra

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Encofrado: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encofrado

What I find is that ancìlary is something that is a subordinate, helper of some sort, in this case the molds that are there to support the structures

http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/ancillary

Asi lo colocamos siempre en todos nuestros documentos

I am not 100% sure of what it is exactly in Spanish, because I can't find any references that explain it. However, it reminded me of a question I answered a while back (which I see someone has incorporated into the glossary Smartranslators posted...hmm....):

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/construction_ci...

If you look at the definition of "cuajada" in that question, it says "cubrir totalmente". I wonder if in the context of "cimbras" it might refer to the lagging in centering?

Arches spanning wider openings and those which have a rise of more than about 1/10th of the span need to be supported by a stronger centring, with either ***open or closed lagging***
http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD_40/GTZCRYS3/h4245e.pdf

An illustration is included.

However, it might also refer to the type of centering shown in the second Wikipedia drawing here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centring

...where the ribs are solid rather than having the open spaces like the centering in the third drawing. If that has a specific name, I haven't been able to find it.

I think you might need to check with the client to see if you can get an explanation of what it is.

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More info. and illustrations of open and closed lagging:

http://books.google.es/books?id=W138Nk8cpEkC&pg=PT223&lpg=PT...

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Lynda, I finally found a (sort of) explanation of what this is: cimbra cuajada = patas equidistantes, as opposed to towers with larger spaces between them
http://www.alsina.es/pdf_upload/CIMBRA CL-40.pdf

This makes sense in that I read somewhere that the towers were used when road traffic had to be maintained. The "cuajada" type wouldn't let you drive through it.

I don't have time to look any more, but that may give you a lead to see if you can find a name for this (as opposed to the "towers"). If you can't find anything else, you might call it "falsework with equidistantly-spaced posts/legs"

This is our premium quality Formply and is manufactured and designed for fixed formwork applications. Armourform F27 has superior spanning capabilities and ...
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US 6668511 - Formwork for pillars - [ Traducir esta página ]A formwork for pillars comprising: several plates which are flat and rectangular, each which consists of an inner flat side and an outer side; hinges, fixed ...
www.patents.com/Formwork-pillars/US6668511/en-US/ - En caché
New method of construction of annular foundations - [ Traducir esta página ]de GI Geskin - 1987
First, the concrete mix is placed in a fixed formwork over the entire height and length of the sheets. After curing of the concrete during 60 min and ...
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(WO/1999/043912) DISCARDABLE FORMWORK FOR COLUMNSde JM VALERO SALINAS - 1999 - Las 2 versiones
(EN) The formwork is comprised of a tubular core or body based on a plurality of polystyrene pieces (3-7) fixed to each other by means of adhesive at their ...
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http://images.google.com.mx/images?hl=es&q=fixed formwork&um...

Saludos!
eski :))

Is a kind of scaffolding that includes a lot of beams, supports, etc., and it seems as a dense metallic forest under the (construction of a) deck of a bridge, i.e.

I have just completed a road bridge construction project including the phrase "sobre cimbra cuajada y/o porticada".

Being unsure of the correct terms, I made an effort but the client corrected it as "on full shoring and/or centering falsework".

Hope it helps.

ULMA is a Spanish multinational scaffold and formwork manufacturer that has translated their website into English. They use a system called ENKOFORM HMK T-60 that figures as Cimbra Cuajada in Spanish and Packed Falsework in English.