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7.
Bracing the Pool Shell
Before concreting, appropriate bracing needs to be put in place to support the pool shell. The braces are
placed in order to prevent any potential deformations of the pool shell. Deformations may be caused by
careless handling of the concrete (such as when backfilling with concrete that is too thin or when tamping
it), or by too high an added water level. The pool walls must not deform inwards or outwards; the walls must
be flat and vertical. We recommend that you check the wall perpendicularity and flatness and the overall
shape of the pool and its diagonals frequently.
We recommend that the shell should always be braced at
the points where reinforcing elements (ribs) are provided. When installing the bracing, care must be taken
not to damage the pool’s interior walls, e.g. by wrapping the braces with geotextile.
For rectangular pools,
horizontal bracing must be omitted within a distance of 200–250 mm from the pool’s corners; see below,
highlighted in red.
max. 1300 mm
Stand prism 60
x 80 mm
Transverse spacer
prism 60 x 80 mm
Longitudinal reinforcement
prism 60 x 80 mm
Spacer prism
60 x 80 mm
Longitudinal reinforcement
prism 60 x 80 mm
max.
1000 mm
Prisms 60 x 80
Bracing the Pool
