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[harryc]

As my Goldberg gently weeps.

 

[harryc]

Dec 1

A belling bit and the rig used for pulling caisson sleeves out of the sticky clay.

 

[harryc]

Dec 16

Re-using some of the old caissons from Prentice and putting in some new (belled) ones. I was told that they will be doing rock socketed caissons here as well, the bits and compressors have not been brought in yet.

 

[bennessb]

Re-using some of the old caissons from Prentice and putting in some new (belled) ones. I was told that they will be doing rock socketed caissons here as well, the bits and compressors have not been brought in yet.

Very cool. I want to do a front page Explainer on caissons, but this sentence alone demonstrates how difficult that will be.

 

[harryc]

2/8

IIRC there is a steam tunnel / passageway under the walk here, the top of which would be at the blue line (or that passageway was where the line is ).
Flying cables is not allowed in Streeterville so all our data lines went through the tunnels, with the cadavers, and the steam pipes, fun times.

 

[bennessb]

Flying cables is not allowed in Streeterville so all our data lines went through the tunnels, with the cadavers, and the steam pipes, fun times.

Sounds like fun!

 

[harryc]

July 11

The very soft wet soil/landfill requires extensive bracing - and a trick not seen much in Chicago - tiebacks

 

[harryc]

Aug 26

That good Chicago clay

Building a heavy mat for the future addition of a tower.

 

[harryc]

Nov 16

 

[harryc]

May 18

 

[harryc]

Oct 18

Potential - hope they accent the structural steel.

 

[harryc]

Nov 17

 

[harryc]

Dec 16

 

[harryc]

Feb 23