[COM] 104-106 Currie Street | 117m | 33lvl | Sofitel Hotel

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[COM] Re: 104-106 Currie Street | 117m | 33lvl | Sofitel Hotel

#376 Post by Algernon » Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:18 pm

claybro wrote:
Thu Sep 13, 2018 12:45 pm
On another note (and thanks also for the clear photos) it is fascinating to see, how the old buildings of Adelaide evolved when other adjoining buildings are torn down. The old beauty in the background looks like it started as a two story bluestone, and then had another red brick storey added and a rear extension. Its like an exposed archaeological dig except above ground.
You get some interesting reveals when a building come down. I remember when the corner block next to the johnnies car park was demolished for the little student building. On the side of the neighbouring building was an old advertisement from the 60s with a 5 digit phone number. Not earth shattering, but it was an interesting slice of history.

Of course that building got flattened too for another student commie block, but let's roll with it.



As soon as the tip of the piling drill turns in the soil this thing is u/c.

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#377 Post by Pikey » Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:37 pm

AndyWelsh wrote:
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Pikey wrote:Stepped rubble base in, that means piling will be underway very soon!
That’s why I love posting photos on here. I have literally no clue what I’m looking at, then someone like yourself Pikey can tell me what’s happening!


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You're welcome mate. That's the great thing about these forums, the amount you can learn and share is huge.

Basically the site has been levelled with fill to allow a flat surface for the piling rig to do it's thing. Your shot illustrates how much of a fall the site has, hence the stepped nature of the fill, because a rig needs to be as level as possible. What will happen next is pretty much the perimeter of the site will be pilled (drilled) steel pile cages craned in and then filled with concrete. Then the rest of the site will be excavated, exposing the piles which will then be reinforced with more steel and concrete, creating a what's called a Cassion wall. Pretty much from then on it's all upwards construction once the main structural piles and service core piles are in place. Basically, this site is about to become a lot more interesting!
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#378 Post by EBG » Wed Sep 19, 2018 3:46 pm

Piling rig on site as at 19/9/2018
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#379 Post by Allkai » Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:20 am

Pikey wrote:
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What will happen next is pretty much the perimeter of the site will be pilled (drilled) steel pile cages craned in and then filled with concrete.
In this particular case, it appears as though CFA (Continuous Flight Augering) piles are being adopted.

As opposed to the conventional "bore a hole, then fill it with concrete" method of piling, the CFA auger is hollow, with the concrete pumped down the inside prior to removing the auger, displacing the soil.

These are typically used when a soft layer (eg sand) is encountered, which would potentially collapse in a conventional boring method.

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#380 Post by EBG » Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:14 pm

Piling has started 24/9/2018
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#381 Post by Pikey » Mon Sep 24, 2018 3:00 pm

Changing this thread to UC now.
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#382 Post by BennyLangers » Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:50 pm

woohooo! I'm looking forward to this building. Its on my travels to work each day.

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#383 Post by Norman » Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:51 pm

Street covers are being installed.

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#384 Post by EBG » Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:25 pm

21/10/18 piling progress.
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#385 Post by Ben » Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:33 am

According to an update today the crane will be up next week.

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#386 Post by citywatcher » Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:18 pm

Is there even a crane base ?

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#387 Post by Hybrid » Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:26 pm

citywatcher wrote:
Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:18 pm
Is there even a crane base ?

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Go take a look and let us know

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#388 Post by HiTouch » Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:28 pm

not yet. I checked.

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#389 Post by ghs » Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:27 pm

Ben wrote:
Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:33 am
According to an update today the crane will be up next week.
where did you pull that from ?

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#390 Post by timtam20292 » Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:40 pm

ghs wrote:
Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:27 pm
Ben wrote:
Thu Oct 25, 2018 11:33 am
According to an update today the crane will be up next week.
where did you pull that from ?
"Where did you read that update?" - Sorry, had to be corrected.

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