In June of 2012 after letting the project take it’s natural
course, local Randy Brown and crew dug out the foundation pits and prepared
them for concrete.
The pits are filled with 15 yards (45,000#) of 3500psi concrete.
Horizontal rebar was put in to strengthen the base, and vertical rebar was
installed to anchor the towers to the foundation.
My local block/brick/stone mason artisan “Isabell” and I will
wait for cooler weather and (my) saving up some more cash before I proceed.
- Reported July 2012 by Doug aka “Washington”, Head
Engineer for BBIMBY
North/NY Side Poured
Caisson Foundation
South/Brooklyn Side Foundation and the Ghost Shadow of Washington Roebling
Saxonburg,
John A. Roebling's original house
Model
of the BB built in a park on the site of the original outdoor wire rope
"factory".
Caisson
In geotechnical engineering, a caisson is a retaining, watertight structure
used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the
construction of a concrete dam, or for the repair
of ships.
1 comment:
That's pretty fantastic!!! Might have to make a trip to KY to see it when it's done!
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