The Week of September 2, 2019 — Four Corners: A View of the Project From Above, Steel Comes to Schuman Pavilion, Updates on the “H” Projects, and a Closeup Look Down in the Tunnel.
A view from the west side of the Adult Hospital tower looking 17-stories down to grade.
As it turns out, this week will be a big week. The campus will get a new tower: the Schuman Pavilion Elevator tower. Today, September 3, 2019, Schuff Steel began setting columns and hanging beams in the elevator pit. When I arrived on site this morning at around 10:00 AM, all of the columns had been set. I wondered how that was possible, then, I learned that the ironworkers began their shift at 3:00 AM to beat the heat. I was grateful to have arrived in time to photograph the ironworkers hang the first beam.
Two Images Captured on My Way to the Roof of the Adult Hospital Tower
As I was making my way to the aerial lift, which would take me to the roof of the Adult Hospital tower, I heard the familiar sound of a helicopter. After taking the helicopter image I turned around and this image greeted me. The rays of the sun are bursting through a 14th-floor glass panel on the east side of the building, like the welder’s arc, and exiting a window panel on the north side.
Two Images Captured on the 16th-Foor of the Adult Hospital Tower
THE TERRACE — A PLACE WHERE ONE CAN GATHER THEIR THOUGHTS, WHERE ONE CAN REMEMBER THE PAST, CONTEMPLATE THE PRESENT, AND DREAM OF THE FUTURE: Kudos to the Architect, administrator, committee, or whoever had the idea for this delightful terrace! When I took this image, I was standing in the northeast corner of the Administrative Board room. BEAUTIFUL!!!!In the opposite corner of the Executive Board room (the northwest corner), I stood at the window and took this image of the Mercy Air helicopter, that had landed earlier, taking off. A powerful image and statement as to what this institution is all about!I couldn’t resist taking one final shot of the helicopter as it reached altitude.
A Birds-Eye-View From 17-Floors Above Grade
The Location of the Three South Side Pits: In this section, the locations of these three pits will be viewed from above.The once pit for the domestic water tanks have been covered and now the involved piping system is under construction,The elevator pit with columns.The Taylor Street site for the emergency generator plant structure will be constructed. There are two tanks in the pit, however, from this angle, only one tank is visible.Taken from the 10th-floor (the roof) of the new Children’s Hospital tower: The Fire Water tank is nearly covered by gravel. By the end of the week, it will be covered with dirt at grade level. The location of the yet to be excavated Emergency Sewer pit is located just to the left of the loader in the upper left of the image.Taken from the 10th-floor (the roof) of the new Children’s Hospital tower: A image of the southwest retaining wall, which is being formed for a concrete pour.The view waiting for a Lift: After taking photos from the 10th-floor (roof) of the Children’s Hospital tower, I made my way back to the 10th-floor of the Adult Hospital tower to catch one of the lifts going down to the ground level.
The Ironworkers Get to Work
This image greeted me this morning as I rounded the corner on my way to the site. I decided to postpone my main site visit and headed straight for the Schuman yard. A very familiar scene: The ironworkers shaking out the iron — getting the pieces in the order they will be hung.On closer inspection, I could see columns standing above grade.From the north end, I could tell that all of the first of the columns had been set.The first beam in the air.Almost there!The first beam bolted into position.Two beams are being lowered into position down in the pit.The scene of the action as viewed from the second floor where the Schuman Pavilion bridge will connect with the elevator tower that is being constructed.A view of the site from the roof of the Adult Hospital tower (17-stories above grade).By the time I returned to the site, metal decking had been placed on the beams over Level “B.”After an eleven-hour day, the cane’s boom is down.The next morning the sun appears to be bouncing off of the Adult Hospital tower’s 10th-floor glass panels as the ironworkers were already at work on the Schuman Pavilion project (far right). Upon arriving at the site, I noticed that one two-story column had been set and the second had been set and was being bolted to the first column.I noticed upon entering the yard that the columns were much larger then what I had expected. On the other hand, if the elevator tower is an extension of the new structure, it stands to reason that it must be built to the current earthquake codes.Both columns stand free.Multistory view.Installation of a column as viewed from the south connecting corridor.The north connecting corridor beam is the first to be hung. The ironworker in the center releases the steel cable after the connecting beam was bolted to the columns.A simple illustration of how the connecting bridge may look from the interior standing at the south connecting corridor door. When completed each side of the corridor opening will be glass to match the existing glass windows of the pop-out. From the Schuman Pavilion construction yard, we can get a better picture of what the Pedestrian Bridge may look like when completed. Because of the angles, the illustration is a bit out of perspective. At the time this photo was taken the north-south connecting beam had just been hung and the ironworkers are bolting the beam to the columns.By 7:45 AM, on September 5, 2019, the ironworkers were hard at work hanging beams.From the northeastern section of the site, the Schuman Pavilion elevator tower can be seen at its full height. The building frame was topped out on the morning of September 5, 2019.A narrow beam (one of several) with a welded stud coming off the center of a short beam is being lowered to the second floor where it will be welded next to the elevator shaftA south elevation view. The elevator tower will be a free-standing building. A southwest elevation view from inside the yard.And so for the ironworkers, the morning ends at approximately 11:30 AM as it began around 5:30 AM. The crane’s boom is down for the day as all of the steel for the Schuman Pavilion elevator tower has been hung. Now the welders will come in as well as the decking crew, and the concrete. Once the floor has been stabilized, the rest of the subcontractors and tradesmen will be making their way over to the Schuman Elevator Tower. By late morning of September 6, 2019, all of the metal decking had been installed and the safety cables placed on each of the floors.
The Massive Steel Base for the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge Arrived on Site in the Very Early Morning of 09.06.19
Viewed From the West Medical Center Tower: Approximately 2:00 AM on the morning of September 6, 2019, the massive bottom steel section of the Schuman Pavilion pedestrian bridge arrived. At 114-feet long, the bridge is approximately 40-percent longer than a great blue whale. The ironworkers will now begin to construct the steel frame of the Schuman Pavilion Pedestrian Bridge. Once that is completed a large cran will be brought in to set the steel frame on the two pedestals designated as NP (North Pedestal) and SP (South Pedestal).The immense size of the bridge is evident by this ground view. At the far end of what will be the north end of the bridge, the ironworkers and welders have erected the first section.A view of the south end of the bridge from grade.The first boxed section.The north end as viewed from the south connecting corridor.Master welder, Sergio, at on a column, and hamming it up while on a break (inset).
The Domestic Water Pit — Update
Cutting and sizing pipes.Work continues on the pipes in the domestic water pit.The piping system for the domestic water emergency system is complicated and its construction is done so as to meet strict state guidelines.
The Emergency Sewer Pit –Update
Excavation for the emergency sewer tanks has begun. This pit lies between the domestic water pit to the east and the firewater pit to the west.
The Firewater Pit — Update
Compacting the back-fill dirt over the firewater tanks.Backfilling and compacting.The backfilling and compacting are completed at grade.
The Southwest Retaining Wall — Update
A Look in the Tunnel at Subgrade
For weeks, I have been chronicling the evolution of the west side tunnel. For the most part, I have been able to get some worthwhile images of the progress. Now that rebar, scaffolding, forming of the foundation walls have limited my access to my normal perch, I had to cheat to obtain some good images of what is happening below grade. I decided to ask one of the carpenter foremen if could take a few photos, the next time he went down the ladder. Victor graciously agreed and for the first time, we will have–so I thought– an excellent view of what the tunnel looks like at sub-grade. As you will see, the view is not much better: more of the same, rebar and scaffolding!
Obstacles in My Way
Obstructed view on the west end.West to east view from grade.
Our First Look From the Tunnel’s Floor
Sub-grade facing east: rebar, scaffolding, and lumber.Sub-grade facing west and more of the same: rebar, scaffolding, and lumber.A closeup of the western foundation wall, which will be chipped out to gain access to Level “A” in the existing Medical Center. An excellent view of the amount and size of rebar that is used in this project.
After graduate school Dennis accepted a position at Loma Linda University. He worked there for 42 years in the areas of administration and financial management, also teaching accounting and management to dietetic students at the School of Public Health. Through the years Dennis has chronicled the growth of the campus, including the construction of the Drayson Center and the Centennial Complex and the razing of Gentry Gym. He is the author of "The Mound City Chronicles: A Pictorial History of Loma Linda University, A Health Sciences Institution 1905 - 2005." dEp 09.30.2016 🔨
how are those wing struts on the inside or most westerly columns going to fasten to the existing cancer center.
The building is a free-standing structure. The ironworkers hung the facia on the wing struts today.
will you have a picture of the facia on the struts and the connection to the building when it happens?
do you have any pictures of the walkway arriving on trailer?
2 questions:
where there those kind of pits for the existing med center.
what is the minimum height of the connector tunnel.