Climbing formwork system for mass concrete construction, in particular for building a dam or for hydropower industry, and a method for building a mass concrete construction

A method for building a mass concrete construction, in particular for a dam or for hydropower industry, the method comprising steps of:

• providing at least a climbing formwork system which comprises:
• a movable panel defining a wall of the climbing formwork system;
• said movable panel having an inner surface facing a filling volume of the climbing formwork system for containing the concrete and an outer surface facing an external environment;
• a track having a main extension along a longitudinal direction extending along a direction of climbing and positioned at least partially inside said filling volume of the climbing formwork system;
• said track comprising a sliding channel closed with respect to the filling volume and having a longitudinal slit extending along the longitudinal direction;
• said slit being configured to realize a communication between said sliding channel and said external environment or said panel;
• a climbing element slidingly inserted in said sliding channel and configured to slide along said longitudinal direction;
• said climbing element comprising a connection portion projecting through said slit and configured to be connected with a portion of said movable panel;
• and
• fastening elements operatively connected between said connection portion of the climbing element and the movable panel in order to maintain the movable panel fixed to the climbing element in a union condition;
• placing the movable panel in a first position to define said filling volume;
• pouring concrete inside said filling volume of the climbing formwork system in such a way that the concrete is contained by the movable panel itself,
• raising said movable panel along said longitudinal direction to a second position by making the climbing element slide along the sliding channel;
• providing a further track consecutive to said track along said longitudinal direction;
• raising said movable panel along said longitudinal direction to a static position on said further track;
• removing said track from a portion of dam or hydropower industry produced;
• and
• placing said track removed consecutive to said further track along said longitudinal direction.