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LA Crews Aim For Largest Continuous Concrete Pour
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| February 15, 2014 12:53 PM
Posted on 02/15/2014 5:09:06 PM PST by BenLurkin
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:09:06 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Hell, yeah! Good luck, and let’s rock!
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:10:47 PM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: BenLurkin
I just saw that o the news and thought oh boy time for some pretty bad mixs ad 40 more at the site
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:11:49 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hi MomÂ… I was refereeing to Obama)
To: BenLurkin
I sense that spmebody will be making a time lapse video of this extravaganza!
Thanks!
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:11:54 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
To: BenLurkin
LA Crews Aim For Largest Continuous Concrete PourMisleading title Alert!!
The word "building" qualifier is sorely missing.
There are more than a few existing concrete arch dams worldwide which easily exceed this pour.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:14:20 PM PST
by
publius911
( At least Nixon had the good g race to resign!)
To: BenLurkin
What did Jim Bowie say to Davy Crockett at the Alamo the morning of the Mexican Army attack?
"What gives Davey, we pouring concrete today?"
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:15:23 PM PST
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: 1rudeboy; BenLurkin
they paved paradise and put up a parking lot
To: BenLurkin
Might see a surge of Missing Persons....
Oh wait, it’s not Chicago
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:18:43 PM PST
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: BenLurkin
What about Hoover dam? Was that not considered continuous?
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:20:48 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: publius911
ah, but were they continuous?
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:21:44 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(It's not the penalty, it's the lack of coverage on 1 Jan. Think about it.)
To: BenLurkin
Fast pours are catastrophes waiting to happen. I have seen formwork for walls buckle and bow multiple times by flowing in concrete faster than they were designed for... The pressure is greater as the aggregate is not locked together and the concrete behaves like a fluid. A very DENSE fluid.
The ties through the concrete snap and nothing is holding the inside and outside forms together. Rut roh!
Slow, even pours placing the concrete in lifts all along the structure while vibrating it with a donkey pecker as you go... that is the best route.
Good luck.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:23:20 PM PST
by
Rodamala
To: smokingfrog
What about Hoover dam? Was that not considered continuous? No it wasn't. The Hoover Dam was poured in multi ton block increments. Faster heat dissipation and quicker curing time.
I don't believe this current pour will set up in two weeks. Two months...maybe.
To: bigheadfred
Once finished, the skyscraper will soar 1,100 feet, making it the tallest structure west of the Mississippi. It will boast a 900-room hotel, convention space and offices. There also will be an outdoor terrace and a swimming pool on the 73rd floor.An 1,100 foot skyscraper in middle of earthquake country. What could go wrong?
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:30:22 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Focault's Pendulum
How do they keep it from getting too hot?
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:31:34 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: BenLurkin
An 1,100 foot skyscraper in middle of earthquake country. What could go wrong?you are automatically enrolled in obamacare when you pay for your room
To: Focault's Pendulum
I’ve heard that the Hoover Dam will continue to cure for another 45 years.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:42:21 PM PST
by
Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: BenLurkin
An 1,100 foot skyscraper in middle of earthquake country. What could go wrong? Precisely. Bump.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:44:31 PM PST
by
upchuck
(Stop this abuse now! Get behind Convention of States: http://bit.ly/1ak1Iz9)
To: publius911
Right!
My first thought was, “What about Hoover Dam?!”
To: BenLurkin
And parking for 60 vehicles.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:49:03 PM PST
by
Two Kids' Dad
(((( 0bama's words are the distraction to the destruction ))))
To: Two Kids' Dad
Sounds like it will make for a good reef after the big one hits.
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posted on
02/15/2014 5:59:52 PM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Insurgent Conservative)
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