David Todd Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Well, I arrived at 1130, not quite the work I was expecting to see today. The larger part of the workforce,seem to have the weekend off. Not surprising really,Raft 2 piles were completed awhile back and they have worked pile driving holes all week for Rafts 3 and 4. I did wonder when they would expose Raft 2 pile heads,but thought maybe late next week. What we have is 3 diggers and their attendant tipper trucks removing the materials around Raft 2 pile heads. a few guys,chipping away at the heads, a surveyor and 3 removing the last of the re bar on Raft 1. Raft 1 and the small concrete pour at the seawall. P1440267 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440271 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440346 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440349 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440351 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440316 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440333 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440335 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440339 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440342 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Raft 1, today. P1440265 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440266 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440268 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440269 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440276 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440278 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440355 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I hope, tomorrow evening,that we will see how much of Raft 2 materials is cleared and how many piles the chandeliers have exposed. The has been no delivery of reinforcing for construction on raft 2,that I can see on site. Perhaps, all 4 rafts will be constructed before the concrete is poured ? They will still need the large crane,for the length of transfers. or they are clearing the first set of heads on raft 2 for a clean join ? P1440263 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440274 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440275 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440300 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440301 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440302 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440304 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440305 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440307 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440309 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Now, how will they "pour" the concrete on this large expanse and depth, never seen this done before Easy. A couple of mixers on top of Shakey like they did 75 years ago. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 From the tunnel tops and further up the path. P1440314 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440315 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440317 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440318 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440319 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440354 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440356 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Last post of today. Thanks for looking. Site West to East. P1440355 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440356 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440357 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440358 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440359 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440365 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Neer mind all this landscape with(out) figures fudge - wot about some pics from Chatham MR show? dh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Neer mind all this landscape with(out) figures fudge - wot about some pics from Chatham MR show? dh Will be picked up tmw at 0900 50 min drive. Did not intend taking any cameras. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Akcherly, I felt a bit bad about that post 2231 above. The sheer bulk of your pic posting tends to overhelm my laptop for about 10 mins, so when I clicked onto the thread I just read we were getting short measure today loaded from the ipad only. So I'd dropped the request for Pictures from an Exhibition in the outbin before all the reams of new pix had loaded. So back to The Big Pour. I can always get a kick from the excitement in anticipating the start of placing concrete - can we keep it flowing? will the shuttering be up to coping with the weight without deforming? will the size of aggregate actually fit between the steel reinforcement ? are we vibrating just right ? Not too much or the mix separates with weak grout rising to the top. are our fail-safe plan B briefs about construction joints workable? I found it scariest when I was on my own in upcountry sites where no-one had ever built 3 storeys in earthquake prone locations - with shuttering and everything held together with tied bamboo poles. I found it best to put on a IKB chomping on a cigar 'confidence act' to make everyone less jumpy. The most fun was acting as project organiser after I'd retired for the installation of bells in the neighbouring C13 church (grade1 listed) for the millennium. We assured the bell engineer we could hollow out and pour the concrete pockets to take his new steel bell frame high up in the old tower. It was like Dad's Army, a motley gang spent a week of evenings with a concrete mixer beside the font in the nave hoisting loaded buckets in two stages up to the prepared pockets in the medieval masonry. Do we reckon the Fun starts in Dover this Monday? dh 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted June 11, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) Akcherly, I felt a bit bad about that post 2231 above. The sheer bulk of your pic posting tends to overhelm my laptop for about 10 mins, so when I clicked onto the thread I just read we were getting short measure today loaded from the ipad only. So I'd dropped the request for Pictures from an Exhibition in the outbin before all the reams of new pix had loaded. So back to The Big Pour. I can always get a kick from the excitement in anticipating the start of placing concrete - can we keep it flowing? will the shuttering be up to coping with the weight without deforming? will the size of aggregate actually fit between the steel reinforcement ? are we vibrating just right ? Not too much or the mix separates with weak grout rising to the top. are our fail-safe plan B briefs about construction joints workable? I found it scariest when I was on my own in upcountry sites where no-one had ever built 3 storeys in earthquake prone locations - with shuttering and everything held together with tied bamboo poles. I found it best to put on a IKB chomping on a cigar 'confidence act' to make everyone less jumpy. The most fun was acting as project organiser after I'd retired for the installation of bells in the neighbouring C13 church (grade1 listed) for the millennium. We assured the bell engineer we could hollow out and pour the concrete pockets to take his new steel bell frame high up in the old tower. It was like Dad's Army, a motley gang spent a week of evenings with a concrete mixer beside the font in the nave hoisting loaded buckets in two stages up to the prepared pockets in the medieval masonry. Do we reckon the Fun starts in Dover this Monday? dh That's a good story. I went out to El Salvador to help build an earthquake proof house (8m by 5m) . These were built of blockwork with a cage of rebar built in. verticals at every other block tied together with a ring of rebar every two layers then at the top we knocked the centres out of the blocks and laid rebar in between the sides and had to fill that. We were half a mile from the nearest road so the concrete mixer was 8 of us mixing by hand and passing it up in buckets in 30 degree heat and the whole had to be done in one go. It ended up with in effect a reinforced concrete beam round the top of the whole house. It was fun to do though. I suspect that this one will all be done by machine rather than by hand. Without wanting the hijack the thread it was very interesting and the house only took us 2 weeks to build. This was where we prepared the rebar This was the beam ready for the concrete. And this was the end result. Slightly different conditions to Dover. As the largest of the party I was used for testing the bamboo scaffolding that was held together with rebar binding wire. Look forward to pictures of the big pour soon. Jamie Edited to add some pictures. Edited June 11, 2016 by jamie92208 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Huw Midity here, Bad light and rain forecast today and this week. May have them running to put the covers on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold unravelled Posted June 12, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2016 As an inveterate looker into holes in the ground and building sites , it's always interesting to see those things destined to be hidden, and never imagined by their users. Some of this rebar construction is a real work of art. Perhaps we need some form of instructional public "art". How about a rebar cage standing on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square? You do occasionally see constuction items displayed, there's part of a tbm cutterhead mounted at Cutty Sark DLR for example, but so much interesting stuff is hidden. Sorry for the ramble, thanks again for your photos, both instructional and incidental Dave 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Huw Midity here, Bad light and rain forecast today and this week. May have them running to put the covers on. My late father-in-law would say that was ideal concreting weather, but then, it was me on the barrow run, getting soaked. I presume they'll go over to 24h operation whilst the pour for the first slab is being done. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadRinger Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 To David Todd and all the contributors many thanks. I discovered this topic on Thursday (While searching for something else as usual!). I took until last night to work through it! David's commitment to photographically documenting this through all weathers is to be commended. Best regards DeadRinger 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flapland Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Just caught up after a week or two, the steel work for the raft is most impressive. Thanks David for the ongoing photos and updates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 12, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2016 My late father-in-law would say that was ideal concreting weather, but then, it was me on the barrow run, getting soaked. I presume they'll go over to 24h operation whilst the pour for the first slab is being done. It really is ideal weather for it Brian - the worst thing you can have is lots of sunshine and heat as you want the mix to go-off at a steady rate and not quickly. Hence you will see setting concrete covered to keep the sun at bay although I normally use old newspaper and keep it well wetted to prevent drying out. Somehow I don't think my technique would work on that viaduct Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Just arrived here this afternoon. A small team, dead heading a section of pile heads in area of Raft 2. The por, will not start until next week when, There should be a lull in traffic flow to the Ferry Port. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted June 12, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2016 I wouldn't like to be on the team that has the job of demolishing it and building its replacement when it becomes time expired. No doudt the drawings will have gone missing and some poor sod will start to attack it with a jack hammer only to find all that rebar. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I wouldn't like to be on the team that has the job of demolishing it and building its replacement when it becomes time expired. No doudt the drawings will have gone missing and some poor sod will start to attack it with a jack hammer only to find all that rebar. I think, by that time,serious rail and road travel,will a thing of the past. Everyone will travel in their own personal drone,at two hundred feet max. The rate at Shakey is losing itself to the sea,there will no tunnel to maintain. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Here are some photos,from the camera, this afternoons short visit. The people of Aycliffe,have had a letter, more work in earnst, starts,toward's the end of this week. I was not joking about the traffic flow in my other post. Seemingly , the traffic flow pattern has been worked out for the A 20 for "quiet periods", this is because they wish to have a constant flow of mixers,up and down to/from he plant, this is not local, as I see all the mixers,heading west,away from the site empty, after a 3 mixer pile fill. P1440395 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440398 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440399 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440403 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440408 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440409 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 From top o the tunnels. P1440411 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440412 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440416 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440426 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440430 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 The site today, West to East. P1440438 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440439 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440436 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440435 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440434 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440432 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Just as I was about to leave, I spotted another job being started,at the seawall. Will find out tomorrow, how far this will extend,my feeling is,it will be trenched,across the width of the site. The green wording,on the seawall, maybe relevant ? P1440439 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440441 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440442 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440445 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440448 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440449 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440450 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440452 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440453 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440454 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440454 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440470 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440471 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted June 12, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2016 I think, by that time,serious rail and road travel,will a thing of the past. Everyone will travel in their own personal drone,at two hundred feet max. The rate at Shakey is losing itself to the sea,there will no tunnel to maintain. They probably thought the same in the 1800s when they started building railways and still nearly 200 years later we're still using them. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enz Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 G'day all David, I think you're right about the new trench - I'm guessing that it will be for a new culvert as the old one already there may not be too healthy, and you'd want to sort your drainage out before you finish the raft. I'm wondering if the green text means that the base of the raft will be 3.2m above whatever datum height they are using?, or maybe it's to say that the trench will be 10ft deep? Looking forward to finding out, which will be thanks to you and your camera. Much appreciated. Regards - E 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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