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RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Rainrider22 - 06-21-2019
Yes.. But I am more curious as to what those square footing bases are for ? There must be something very heaving that will be sitting on it.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - ZEBuilder - 06-21-2019
(06-21-2019, 10:11 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Yes.. But I am more curious as to what those square footing bases are for ? There must be something very heaving that will be sitting on it.In that location the only thing needing to be supported is the podium and not 39 floors.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jeffster - 06-21-2019
(06-21-2019, 03:50 PM)ZEBuilder Wrote:(06-21-2019, 10:11 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Yes.. But I am more curious as to what those square footing bases are for ? There must be something very heaving that will be sitting on it.In that location the only thing needing to be supported is the podium and not 39 floors.
Am I right if I say the podium would also be the parking garage? That's a lot of weight too...
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - ZEBuilder - 06-22-2019
(06-21-2019, 09:28 PM)jeffster Wrote:That is right but the parking garage is to the back of the building from Duke this is just the retail part of it.(06-21-2019, 03:50 PM)ZEBuilder Wrote: In that location the only thing needing to be supported is the podium and not 39 floors.
Am I right if I say the podium would also be the parking garage? That's a lot of weight too...
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 06-24-2019
2019-06-24
More square footing and rebar work on the Duke Street side. Interesting that the space between the footing are not equal and they don't seem to be lined up properly.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - skyrise32 - 06-25-2019
(06-21-2019, 09:28 PM)jeffster Wrote:(06-21-2019, 03:50 PM)ZEBuilder Wrote: In that location the only thing needing to be supported is the podium and not 39 floors.
Am I right if I say the podium would also be the parking garage? That's a lot of weight too...
To answer a few of the questions going around.
1. The thin concrete poured on the sand is just a skim coat in order to create a clean surface for footing layout, building forms and to not disturb the surface below footing.
2. The formed concrete squares are just typical column footings. Slightly larger since it is sitting on sand. As mentioned if this is only below the podium and not the tower that would explain why the raft slab was done in the core and here single footings are sufficient. If the soil conditions were different the entire underground would be be done this way. These can take the weight of a parking garage without any issue.
3. Footing and column layout is largely based on parking garage layout requirment and structural limits. They dont need to line up and spacing will vary.
Hope that helps.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 06-25-2019
(06-25-2019, 12:30 PM)skyrise32 Wrote: To answer a few of the questions going around.
1. The thin concrete poured on the sand is just a skim coat in order to create a clean surface for footing layout, building forms and to not disturb the surface below footing.
2. The formed concrete squares are just typical column footings. Slightly larger since it is sitting on sand. As mentioned if this is only below the podium and not the tower that would explain why the raft slab was done in the core and here single footings are sufficient. If the soil conditions were different the entire underground would be be done this way. These can take the weight of a parking garage without any issue.
3. Footing and column layout is largely based on parking garage layout requirment and structural limits. They dont need to line up and spacing will vary.
Hope that helps.
Thanks. That helps a lot. I enjoy taking the pics but I don't know anything about construction.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Square - 06-25-2019
The parking garage is at the back toward Weber Street, on the front on Duke Street is the retail like ZEBuilder said.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 06-26-2019
2019-06-26
Today a backhoe was spreading soil (sand) around the footings. Also, two of the footings have forms around them. I can see at least three footing with tall rebar waiting for forms.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - ZEBuilder - 06-26-2019
(06-26-2019, 04:19 PM)jgsz Wrote: 2019-06-26by the end of July we should see above ground work.
Today a backhoe was spreading soil (sand) around the footings. Also, two of the footings have forms around them. I can see at least three footing with tall rebar waiting for forms.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - tomh009 - 06-27-2019
Thanks for all the updates!
P.S. Technically it's an excavator, not a backhoe.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - KevinT - 06-27-2019
It does hoe in a backwards direction...
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - robdrimmie - 06-27-2019
I didn't understand the difference between excavator and backhoe, but found this (almost certainly content marketing and full of tracker bugs) explanation helpful: https://www.industrialbrake.co.nz/difference-between-backhoe-excavator-machinery/
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jeffster - 06-28-2019
(06-27-2019, 04:05 PM)robdrimmie Wrote: I didn't understand the difference between excavator and backhoe, but found this (almost certainly content marketing and full of tracker bugs) explanation helpful: https://www.industrialbrake.co.nz/difference-between-backhoe-excavator-machinery/
And then we also have a front loader!
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 07-03-2019
2019-07-03
Update. The second pic shows detail of the forms on the Duke Street side.