THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW: The LLU Campus Transformation Project Progression in photos
The purpose of this post is to provide the viewer selected photos depicting the evolution of the LLU Campus Transformation Project Over Time.
March 2016 ~ March 26, 2017
September 30, 2015
The Lot where the Mary M apartments once stood
March 2016 – 01
In late March of 2016, the makeready crew had cordoned off a large portion of the construction site (Barton Road and Anderson Street) and began clearing out all the debris including trees, shrubs, landscaping, surface pipes (electrical and water), curbing, and asphalt.
March 26, 2017 – 02
What difference a year can make: A little over a year later, the shoring walls were completed and the first of three sections of the foundation floor had been poured.
September 14, 2016 ~ September 12, 2017
09.14.16 – 01
September 14, 2016
A year ago this September, the heavy equipment operators were excavating the soil down in the pit. The drone of the heavy earth moving equipment was ever present as they worked the pit scooping out truckloads of dirt as they made their way to final grade. At each six-foot mark, another section of the retention shoring wall would be installed around the perimeter of the pit.
09.12.17 – 02
September 12, 2017
Two days shy of a year, four-feet of concrete covers the bottom of the pit, which supports the seismic pedestals on which the isolator and damper systems will be installed. These systems have been engineered to minimize the seismic waves that make a building shake during an earthquake. In this photograph, the “hashtag” isolator bases have been set in rows. At the date of this photograph, most of the cylinder-like isolators have been mounted on top of the hashtag bases and are now being welded in place. The damper pedestals (concrete looking vaults: sans the dampers) also seen in the photo will support the lateral damper systems that connect to key pre-determined isolators. When an earthquake hits an area the isolators are designed to mitigate the vertical motion while the dampers serve to absorb the side-to-side motion.
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Nice to have you back
I notice decking starting around the perimeter of the hole, what is that for. Also, what is the latest with pokeman
Greetings Dennis:
The decking going around the perimeter of the pit is called the “Cap Slab.” The purpose of the slab is to cap off the top of the shoring and foundation walls. You will notice that sections of the slab are wider than others: especially on the northeast corner and the northwest corner (which is slated to be poured this week). The electricians have been installing what they call “Blue Banger Hangers” into the slab decking, which are inserts embedded into the concrete to be used by electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors. various sized steel threaded rods will be screwed into inserts as needed. I am presently working on the cap slab photos and hopefully will have some of them posted by tomorrow evening. Thanks for asking about pokeman, I will seek him out tomorrow. I have some photos of him that I need to post as well.
Your questions are always appreciated!
Dennis