My holidays have just started again at the beginning of November. I’d give you one of my holiday days if I could. Apologies about today.
North Stand Construction Discussion
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My holidays have just started again at the beginning of November. I’d give you one of my holiday days if I could. Apologies about today.
Would you say Newcastle is the highest?
I need oxygen every time I climb those steps and reach the away end.
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Do you happen to know the slant of our stands?
Great effort mate, much appreciated
I don’t but the technical drawings published in this thread should be quite precise
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Put my compass up against the drawings and it looks like the third level of the South Stand is about 35 degrees and the 2nd level of the north stand is about 30
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If you're going today @cpoverview wrap up well. The weather is awful and it's freezing
A couple observations from the latest CP video.
First of, well done in making a 45 minute video of not very much happening still feel interesting and easy to watch even if in segments. The inbetween commentary and going to see differet bits in zones at a time was engaging.
The curve of the whole piece across its length is really evident from the side views.
They will have planned for the lift with exactly this crane, as you can see the connection holes have been cast into the steel at specific places. Which is in no way surprising, but worth noting.
The bottom piece at each end either has been disconnected from the temporary end, or more likely was never connected, but it doesn't touch it. Those pieces I think are really there to brace the top ends during the build, not the lift, so other pieces can be connected without movement. It would make more sense this being removed before the lift and on the ground, but then needs steadier restraint through it. This bit will take some time regardless.
There are 5 props to remove, on either side. Unless they started on that after CP left, there will be time in that. Each top is just high enough to need mewp access, so each time it has to park up and move into position, and that takes say 7-10 a go minutes just to get to. And others have to be clear of the area, so there is time in disconnecting these where not much can be done.
Unless they are starting first thing, prob wont be ready to actually move till late morning, eventhough it is connected to the crane now. Plus any additional checks.
Interesting seeing so much framing up on the hotel, wont be long before most of it is covered. Each vertical line will (apart from at the gables) will carry a sail so you can start to forsee the density and and scale of that. At some point in the near future, would expect to see connections to the etfe rooof trusses appear too, which will then show the height of the covered space. The hotel has almost topped out too, once the roof is complete.
Really top effort CP, and commitment here.
First of, well done in making a 45 minute video of not very much happening still feel interesting and easy to watch even if in segments. The inbetween commentary and going to see differet bits in zones at a time was engaging.
The curve of the whole piece across its length is really evident from the side views.
They will have planned for the lift with exactly this crane, as you can see the connection holes have been cast into the steel at specific places. Which is in no way surprising, but worth noting.
The bottom piece at each end either has been disconnected from the temporary end, or more likely was never connected, but it doesn't touch it. Those pieces I think are really there to brace the top ends during the build, not the lift, so other pieces can be connected without movement. It would make more sense this being removed before the lift and on the ground, but then needs steadier restraint through it. This bit will take some time regardless.
There are 5 props to remove, on either side. Unless they started on that after CP left, there will be time in that. Each top is just high enough to need mewp access, so each time it has to park up and move into position, and that takes say 7-10 a go minutes just to get to. And others have to be clear of the area, so there is time in disconnecting these where not much can be done.
Unless they are starting first thing, prob wont be ready to actually move till late morning, eventhough it is connected to the crane now. Plus any additional checks.
Interesting seeing so much framing up on the hotel, wont be long before most of it is covered. Each vertical line will (apart from at the gables) will carry a sail so you can start to forsee the density and and scale of that. At some point in the near future, would expect to see connections to the etfe rooof trusses appear too, which will then show the height of the covered space. The hotel has almost topped out too, once the roof is complete.
Really top effort CP, and commitment here.
Jrb I think your source guy was right after all. It Was a 6.30 start on the lift, for them. He just didn't clarify that the lift is what now looks likely a three+ day undertaking. But all these things will be part of it to them.
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Oh what! Must have been busy last night and this morning. Hope SS or CP got out there this morning
I'll be going down in about 30 minutes.
Getting ear wax removed from my left ear.(via Micro suction at North West Hearing)
I should be at the Etihad at 10:30am.
Hopefully I will catch the lift?
If not, I'll get some pictures of the steel structure in place.
Time will pass me by
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Looks nearly done. Perhaps the lift was 6.30 PM yesterday.
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I arrived at work at 8:15 and it wasn't up. I looked across 15 minutes later and it was at what looks like full height. Guess it is being held up there now and will be bolted on during the day.
I've got a good view across from my office window so will keep an eye on any movement.
Sadly, it looks like we've missed the actual lift
It will take some time to connect the steel frame to the two towers.