David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Yes,it does look to be the start of extra drainage system. Where the guy is standing against the Seawall, below his feet is on the original outfall. I will get a set of. Photos today. There is a large drainage pipe,coming down from the A 20. The foot subway, from the estate bus stop to the cliff path is always ankle deep,in water after heavy rains. Exposing those pile heads,will now I think leave the large crane,on its limits of transferring materials, If require towards the tunnel mouths. I wonder if the exposure of the heads is to build reinforcing to attach to raft 1 to raft 2. What kind of join to raft 1 will there be expansion joint ? Will the new drain be pre cast of will it be poured ? Time will tell. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 It makes me quite nostalgic to see that perennial old DE's standby - old rails as rebar - being exposed by the digger laying the new culvert. dh 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistairstubbs Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 P1440276 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr There appears to be several piles of L shaped bar along Raft 1. I wonder if these are for forming the side walls. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 This morning,arrived 1100 hours. A walk along the site cliff top path and back up to tunnel top,then on up Suhakey. The shuttering is under way for the completion of both sides of the raft. More drill holes and holes to be filled with concrete raft 3and 4. Delivery of more reinforcing just now offloaded. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 The prolonged forecasted rain, due to arrived at 1349 hours, decided to arrive two hour's early, so I called it a day at 1215. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Posting these from the iPad today,from home. Let you decide, what is happening or ongoing onsite this morning. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 I ve uploaded these photos first,before the main upload to Flickr. from under wher I am standing, a 15in pipe runs down from the A20. Down though this gully, to the squared off built fence, under the track bed out through the seawall. P1440529 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440479 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440478 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440477 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440476 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440475 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440554 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted June 13, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2016 Looks like the original has several piles drilled through it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted June 13, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2016 Looks like the original has several piles drilled through it. Tim, are you an undercover Mod? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Looks like the original has several piles drilled through it. This is how the new one may look, extending well to seaward,after the new rock armour is appliedNote the new walls either side of the tracks, the rock protection extends well into the elbow below Shakey. The new foot bridge has been omitted,in this impression. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted June 13, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2016 Tim, are you an undercover Mod? No, just a bald hippy... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Hope you got the jist of Monday morning on site, from the ipad photos. Now for a bit more detail, calm down, calm down ! I have already shewn you the new drainage in a previous post, so onto Raft 1. Shuttering being applied to the seaward side. Landward side shutter is nearly complete, but is having another higher level of reinforcing fitted,probably the new wall. The last of the cut re bar is being tied in. P1440539 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440482 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440507 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440530 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440538 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440539 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440542 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440552 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440561 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440562 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440563 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440567 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440568 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440569 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440571 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440576 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440579 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440583 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440590 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440593 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440603 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted June 13, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2016 As others have said, I hope the seawall can take the amount of weight that's going to be piled against in wet concrete! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Another delivery. P1440473 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440474 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440480 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440515 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440534 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 No, just a bald hippy... An RAF 1948 image of a weather forecaster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 As others have said, I hope the seawall can take the amount of weight that's going to be piled against in wet concrete! Here, have Faith, Oh !, she appears to have left the room. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
runs as required Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 As others have said, I hope the seawall can take the amount of weight that's going to be piled against in wet concrete! But it doesn't seem as if the mass of wet conc. will exert any toppling moment to the wall, it will just be a downward load - and in a few hours the piles will be bearing the load. That's the magic of concrete. dh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 The site at 1145 hours. West to East. P1440542 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440543 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440544 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440545 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440546 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440547 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440548 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 The rigs and work further East, rafts 3 & 4, P1440549 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440484 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440487 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440503 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440504 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440501 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440506 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 13, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2016 But it doesn't seem as if the mass of wet conc. will exert any toppling moment to the wall, it will just be a downward load - and in a few hours the piles will be bearing the load. That's the magic of concrete. dh Although the shuttering on the seaward side will presumably be braced against the wall plus that nit of concrete they put in a few days ago. One think which fascinates me is that there doesn't seem to be going to be very much thickness of concrete on the outer edges of the sides which I would have thought might leave it more readily prone to damage? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Last post of the evening. Exposing the pile head of Raft 2. P1440477 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440513 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440526 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440527 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440604 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Old rails for an old friend dh. P1440514 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440511 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440510 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr P1440509 by David Todd 2012, on Flickr 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 G'day Gents Do you reckon they'll announce the closure of the line in a couple of years..........me a cynic.....nawwwwwwww. manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Looks like the original has several piles drilled through it. I'd say the new piles miss the old drain, Tim; if you look at the crack on the seawall, it's in line with a row of piles - but slightly to the west of the drain. My guess is they are excavating the old drain, and will replace on its original alignment (if it indeed needs replacing - although I suspect they will have had a peek up inside the pipe at low tide....) The green markings still have me scratching my head. "Soffit +3.2" makes sense - the soffit of that pipe is 3.2m below the level of the horizontal leg of the innermost green arrows. I suspect the "250" and the vertical lines that the outer green arrows are marking represents 250mm inwards from those particular transverse old rail supports below (marked in red paint). The significance of this is yet to be revealed... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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