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Clarkkent2420 · #**1061** Posted **Jul 2, 2015, 7:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by rlw777

A massive Chunk of steel is being put up at the moment. Hope someone got some pics

Guys on the sidewalk said it was a 250,000 pound pick

rlw777 · #**1062** Posted **Jul 2, 2015, 8:08 PM**

^ Awesome!! thanks for posting those.

bnk · #**1063** Posted **Jul 2, 2015, 8:15 PM**

Just wondering if you have given approval for 3rd party use one those pics.

An architecture firm [ associated with the project ] used those pics 20 mins ago on their LinkedIn link.

Clarkkent2420 · #**1064** Posted **Jul 2, 2015, 8:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by bnk

Just wondering if you have given approval for 3rd party use one those pics.

An architecture firm [ associated with the project ] used those pics 20 mins ago on their LinkedIn link.

I'm certain these are different pictures.

bnk · #**1065** Posted **Jul 2, 2015, 9:27 PM**

After closer detail, your right

Looks like somone was standing next to you

They confirmed you 250,000 lb lift number

Clarkkent2420 · #**1066** Posted **Jul 3, 2015, 1:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by bnk

After closer detail, your right

Looks like somone was standing next to you

They confirmed you 250,000 lb lift number

There were like 80 people on the sidewalk, was quite a show!

BVictor1 · #**1067** Posted **Jul 3, 2015, 2:59 PM**

07/02/15

Skyguy_7 · #**1068** Posted **Jul 8, 2015, 2:27 PM**

More climbing crane sections and components, via OxBlue

J_M_Tungsten · #**1069** Posted **Jul 8, 2015, 2:34 PM**

This morning. The core of this reminds me of a V-12 engine block from the N-S view.

BVictor1 · #**1070** Posted **Jul 9, 2015, 4:23 AM**

07/08/15

harryc · #**1071** Posted **Jul 9, 2015, 11:23 AM**

6/16

6/25

6/30

7/06

7/07

Clarkkent2420 · #**1072** Posted **Jul 9, 2015, 3:47 PM**

First couple look to be onsite

LouisVanDerWright · #**1073** Posted **Jul 9, 2015, 3:54 PM**

Great, they were installing big metal mounting fins on the angled mounts on the core yesterday and this morning. Hopefully we'll be seeing the cantilever start to form any day now.

It also looks like they've opened up holes in the climbing forms for a second set of large embedded mounts at the "top" of the cantilever. This project is about to get even more interesting.

SamInTheLoop · #**1074** Posted **Jul 9, 2015, 4:36 PM**

Wow, this is getting very interesting.....gotta try to make it over there tomorrow or next week to see some of this in person.....

I would also think we'll very soon start seeing that heavy steel work go up on the direct south side of the core, just as we are now on the near north side of it.....

LouisVanDerWright · #**1075** Posted **Jul 10, 2015, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

It also looks like they've opened up holes in the climbing forms for a second set of large embedded mounts at the "top" of the cantilever. This project is about to get even more interesting.

Sure enough saw them lifting these huge beams into the core formwork. Workers confirmed they are embedded in the core to tie the top of the cantilever together:

Skyguy_7 · #**1076** Posted **Jul 10, 2015, 2:34 PM**

^Good capture. What a unique rig. These beams aren't being set directly on the core.. they must have to be finagled into place using the chain falls you see on the left side of the spreader bar. This project gets more interesting by the hour!

LouisVanDerWright · #**1077** Posted **Jul 10, 2015, 2:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

^Good capture. What a unique rig. These beams aren't being set directly on the core.. they must have to be finagled into place using the chain falls you see on the left side of the spreader bar. This project gets more interesting by the hour!

Yes, the workers I was talking too said the forms are not wide enough for them to just drop it directly into place, they need to lower it in on an angle and then drop and slide it into place.

Izzi · #**1078** Posted **Jul 10, 2015, 10:40 PM**

Notyrview · #**1079** Posted **Jul 11, 2015, 11:53 AM**

That's the neatest looking construction site i've ever seen. It must be nice to work on this one.

LouisVanDerWright · #**1080** Posted **Jul 11, 2015, 11:04 PM**

^ Must be nice going from almost zero space for staging to nearly 2 acres of staging virtually overnight when they did the deck pour.

Also, if you look carefully at the ironwork that has gone up you can already see a nice little structurally expressive detail coming out. The steel framed portion of the "stem" is slightly skinnier than the concrete core. If you look at the renderings you can see that there is indeed a little bevel between the steel and concrete portions of the stem once completed. I like the demarcation between the materials even though they are covering up this fantastic cross bracing.