Posted on 02/15/2014 5:09:06 PM PST by BenLurkin
The marathon concrete pour begins Saturday evening and is expected to last 20 hours without interruption. The attempt will be verified by an official from Guinness World Records.
About 2,000 truckloads of concrete will be driven throughout the weekend to the construction site in downtown LA where a skyscraper called the New Wilshire Grand will be built.
... For the past several months, crews have prepared the site by digging an 18-foot-deep pit and lining it with 7 million pounds of reinforcing steel. They will then add 84 million pounds of concrete.
Because the concrete must be poured within 90 minutes of being mixed, trucks must arrive on time. In case of freeway jams, alternate routes have been mapped.
(Excerpt) Read more at losangeles.cbslocal.com ...
Thank you, KC, very interesting.
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