Construction Update Vision 2020

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A Quick Easy Lesson on How to Erect a Lattice Boom Crane Completed

Erecting a lattice boom crane is one of the most dangerous jobs in the construction field: The parts are heavy, the parts are hard to...

With the Ramps Gone, How Does the Heavy Equipment Make it in and Out of the Pit?

03.06.17 On March 6, 2017, work began to excavate the ramp that served as the “road” to the bottom of the pit. Early on in...

The Foundation: The Main Concrete Pours by Section Completed

PREPARING FOR THE SATURDAY NIGHT CONCRETE POUR ON SECTION I 03.24.17 – 1 I arrived on site, the morning of March 24, 2017, just in time...

A Pad for the North Crawler Crane

Although the tower cranes will not arrive on site for a couple of months it is not too soon to begin work on the north side...

A Temporary Hospital Drive Reroute and Turnaround Realignment Completed

In 2016, to make way for the construction of the new hospital buildings, the Anderson Street main entrance to the Loma Linda University Medical Center...

A Modular Village to Populate the Construction Site Completed

Toward the end of the year, weather permitting, a little community will spring up within the gates of the construction site. The photo above (courtesy...

Elements of the Foundation: The Concrete Vault Sumps

With the inside of the northwest concrete vault sump pits formed, the plumbing and electrical for the pumps are in the process of being installed...

The Mat Foundation: The Concrete Pours By Section-First the Elevator Pits

On Thursday, February 16, 2017, the first concrete foundation pour took place in the southwest corner elevator pit. This foundation pour, which began at 7:30 am and...

Elements of the Foundation: The Rebar Completed

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave . . . .” (Walter Scott). (1) A heavy load of rebar is being lowered to the rat slab below....

Elements of the Foundation: The Earthquake Damper System

Various sizes of rebar are now being tied together in the center elevator pit, which when completed will include all the elements to strengthen the...