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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 5:52pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
spyder880: @ spyder880, No wahala, maybe one day we can join forces to do something in naija. you can run the residential side while i handle commercial projects, |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by spyder880(m): 6:41pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
^^^^ I will be looking forward to that. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by Aventures(m): 7:28pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
I cld have asked this at the begining of this tread. Hw do you set out your column points. well i know in some Big construction like this GPS or total station is always used to locate the coordinates of the piers as specified in the drawing. Can you pls shed more light on this or rather give us your method. Thanks |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 8:07pm On Nov 09, 2011 |
Aventures: You are correct, the use of a total station is pretty much the norm. It's basically a stake out process where you set a benchmark off an existing structure, then set building corners and eventually the entire footprint. All the piers are located off the benchmark, and then a licensed surveyor is hired to determine variances. At the end of the pier drilling operation, the land surveyor produces and as built drawing indicating actual pile/pier locations. This report is submitted to the engineer for review and approval. In the case where the variance of a pier location exceeds the allowable variance in the specifications, the engineer may elect to add one more pier to the set to guarantee the structural integrity of the system. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by gestapo(f): 1:01am On Nov 10, 2011 |
@ thread Wow kudos is all I can say for now ToToChoper: ToToChoper: Professional scepticism presented in such matured manner as this is good too, nothing do you so carry go as the spirit leads Brethren |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 4:43pm On Nov 10, 2011 |
Excavated Grade beam, supported by drilled piers.
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 4:45pm On Nov 10, 2011 |
Another day on the grind. Augered piles, and excavation of pile caps continue,
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by atasteve: 5:12pm On Nov 10, 2011 |
Lord Kez007 and all the profs, this is so educative and interesting. I have learned a lot reading through this thread. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 7:57pm On Nov 10, 2011 |
atasteve: @atasteve, hopefully it will get even more interesting as the months go by, this should be an enjoyable ride!! |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by Fhemmmy: 9:16pm On Nov 10, 2011 |
kez007: The ride has been fun, educative and informal so far . . . Loving it |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 6:18pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
Wow, Another Friday, As of today, the pile caps have been backfilled and covered. Drilling is continuing and is scheduled to end next week, and the tower crane will be erected over the weekend. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 6:20pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
Backfilling around pile cap,
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 6:22pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
Compacting backfill with a remote controlled vibrating compactor,
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 6:23pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
Preparing for crane erection tomorrow.
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 6:24pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
Grade beam reinforcing in progress,
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 6:27pm On Nov 11, 2011 |
Finally, aerial view of site. We notice that the pile caps have been covered completely with only the column pedestals exposed. , Enjoy the weekend!!
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by tushbobo(m): 9:41am On Nov 13, 2011 |
"Ground beam reinforcement in progress" u mean |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 5:48pm On Nov 13, 2011 |
Behind bobo:Nope, I actually mean "grade beam" installation. That is what it is called here, but I would still like to know the different construction terminologies that prevail in different parts of the world, I assume it it. Called "ground beam" in Naija. Interesting, thanks for the insight. 1 Like |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by omobashua1: 9:22pm On Nov 14, 2011 |
great job |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by stepo707: 10:32am On Nov 16, 2011 |
Nice shots.Keep it up |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 7:25am On Nov 22, 2011 |
Thanks for all the compliments, I was away last week, I will provide an update by tomorrow, |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by tushbobo(m): 8:33pm On Nov 26, 2011 |
What type of form work do u guys use?? For good quality construction in naija we use steel shuttering or doca wood panels(or any similar machine cut panels).though most peeps use common untreated panels as this is cheaper.but i love the quality of construction right from the foundation.that s the real difference between construction in naija and foreign countries.though i must add that there are a couple of construction companies doing well here too |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by aseju: 2:59am On Nov 27, 2011 |
kez007 along with other construction gurus, I salute o. May God bless you all for this and other like-threads. To me it does not matter where this project is. The process itself is a lot to learn from. Me sef I be laborer in Naija terms, however, I don register for the class even though I too dey skip class. My first question is, is this going to be a "steel and concrete" or "reinforced concrete" structure? Thank you. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 12:16am On Nov 30, 2011 |
Behind bobo: There are a variety of forms that are used here, but for large projects, steel and wood are the norm. Permanent metal forms are also used in cases where form removal may be unproductive. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 12:31am On Nov 30, 2011 |
aseju: This will be a steel framed building with conrete slabs and concrete shear walls for elevators and stairwells. As you can see in the picture, excavation for the elevator pile cap has began,
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by Aventures(m): 7:19am On Nov 30, 2011 |
What abt the partitioning |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 2:57pm On Nov 30, 2011 |
@ Aventures, Wonderfiul questions, All partitions will be constructed with metal studs/ frame with gypsum board surfaces. This is typical for most commercial projects. For special areas where radio activity or infra red rays will be present, a solid high density concrete wall will be used for containment. These area include MRI, Linear accelerators etc. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 3:48pm On Dec 01, 2011 |
Tower crane complete.
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 3:24pm On Dec 02, 2011 |
Slab ready to be poured.
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Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by spyder880(m): 3:58pm On Dec 02, 2011 |
Learning and appreciating the process, welldone. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by aseju: 7:20pm On Dec 02, 2011 |
Oga, thank you o. Some observations - it seems like no below grade occupiable space, 1st floor will be slab on grade? Guessing that is what obtains in that neck of the wood because of water level. I may also want to ask about distances to adjacent buildings, some have openings now and is that going to remain as such along with yours in place? Some existing columns are protected in that foto and I am thinking separation (or none) with those buildings (existing)? Thank you for taking us through this. |
Re: Construction Of A 10 Story Office Building by kez007: 3:48pm On Dec 05, 2011 |
aseju: First i should point out that this slab is for a 2 story portion of the project that adjoins the 10 story building. It is a slab on grade, and the existing openings will remain. The two building will be separated by a rubber expansion joint to allow for potential movement. The 10 story portion is still at the foundation stage as shown in the attached pictures.
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