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Awesome pictures! I'll be on vacation until 3/16, so it's great to see what's going on while I'm gone. At this rate, there will be a building in no time!

Thanks Del!

Wow, that's a boatload of re-bar.

Amazing how that area was a sloppy mudhole just last week and now is a model of neat and intricate engineering.

Thanks Del!

Wow, that's a boatload of re-bar.

Amazing how that area was a sloppy mudhole just last week and now is a model of neat and intricate engineering.

I know.

It really is something to see. And they do work fast.

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Thanks, for the pics. Del.

does anyone know what that is coming up towards the side?

Fantastic! Great group of pictures Del. Thanks so much for taking and posting them. I really enjoy watching the progress on the entire project and your pics are the icing on the cake. Thanks again.

Interesting Note: A translucent film has been put over the windows on the East parking garage. I went to look at the progress on Friday, but you can no longer see through the windows.

I wonder if the parking garage is getting tired of the growing crowds at the garage? I see at least 2-3 people watching the construction each time I am there.

However, not all hope is lost. You can scoot over to the non-glass-covered windows to see the site. Hopefully those don't get boarded up too, but I think they might as the tower begins to rise.

Anyone know anything about this?

I went up this afternoon after work. I have the 430am shift tomorrow again so I am about to go to bed. I will post pictures tomorrow afternoon/evening. I was just too tired today. They were welding the rebar and laying more of it down.

I went up this afternoon after work. I have the 430am shift tomorrow again so I am about to go to bed. I will post pictures tomorrow afternoon/evening. I was just too tired today. They were welding the rebar and laying more of it down. SkyWest, Thanks for your pics.. I been waiting all day for your pics. since your post yesterday. Your pics. are the best.

Sorry to keep you waiting, the morning shifts just take the energy right out of me. Most people go to bed on Friday and Saturday nights at 0230am, I am just waking up at about that time.

I didn't take that many. I was ready to go home and take a nap.

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That is some crazy zoom! Thanks again Skywest!

Those are awesome pictures, Skywest! You take the best ones of all!

Once again, great pics. I like the first one with the welder sport'n the OU hard hat.

Wow...lot's of cool pics....thanks everyone!!

That is an insane amount of rebar.

My god it's loud right now!!!

there doing a lot

With all that rebar, it looks like they've created several layers of grid that will be lifted up and separated so it is distributed throughout the foundation mat.

Not sure how they are going to accomplish that -- should be fun to watch it unfold.

I stopped by and watched a bit during lunch. As of then there they were about 1/4 of the way through installing the vertical rebar that the sections will be attached to. Lots of work to be done before Friday when they start to pour.

My god it's loud right now!!!

No kidding!

The noise level today was insane - not sure why.
These guys are real troopers - didn't see much of a slowdown, even in the rain.

Having a front row seat has both advantages and disadvantages!

I stopped by and watched a bit during lunch. As of then there they were about 1/4 of the way through installing the vertical rebar that the sections will be attached to. Lots of work to be done before Friday when they start to pour.

I think the pour is a week from Friday last I heard.

last sunday i was told the pour would start sunday... 15 hours straight. however, judging from how much was done when i got off at midnight from La Baguette... friday makes more sense.

As it nears closer, I am sure it will depend more on the weather. I'm not sure, but I think concrete needs a certain temperature and humidity (and no rain) in order to set correctly, is this true?

As it nears closer, I am sure it will depend more on the weather. I'm not sure, but I think concrete needs a certain temperature and humidity (and no rain) in order to set correctly, is this true?

Not really, concrete is a very versitile material to work with in most conditions. Rain is not an issue, unless you are trying to pour with a pristine finish to the concrete. Even then it can be done so long as it is not a hard and driving rain. The concrete is so heavy that it will displace even large amounts of water without degrading the concrete mix so long as the concrete is not dropped from a height greater than 6 or so feet from the source. That is why you see those concrete pumpers with a long arm and hose (tremie pipe) used to pour the piers. It not only gives them the reach they need but it allows the tremie to enter the hole and back it out as the pour fills it trying to maintain the min. distance so that the mix does not separate into its components, agregate, sand, water, and of course cement.

The concrete then cures in a chemical reaction that gives off heat as it solidifies. The only issues with temperature are to try to regulate the surface from curing either too fast or too slowly. This is to avoid differential curing rates that could lead to cracking. This is pretty rare and requires very extreme temperatures. Often you will notice newly poured concrete in cold temps with a blankets overtop the curing concrete slab so as to trap the heat from the curing concrete to insulate the slab from the outside air, or in extreme heat they will water the slab to keep it cool.

I would expect no delays for rain so long as the equipment on the site can manuever to allow all of the work that needs to be done to take place prior to the pour. As well as the crew do not have to clear the site due to lightning or other kinds of hazards so they can finish tying the steel. They still have a lot to do, but they are working around the clock so a lot can be done prior to Friday. It will be exciting to see.

oops thats right...13th is what I had heard.

Taken from the 36th floor of chase today

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Great shots Okcmomentum! Thanks for posting! Gives a sense of just how tall the Devon tower is going to be realizing that from floor 36 that is the view and just how much taller the new tower will be! Incredible!

Those are awesome shots! I also like how you can see the new I-40 construction off in the distance...

There's my car on top of Century Center!

Were you in the Petroleum Club taking those photos ?

Awsome shots, okcmomentum!

Yes Great shots! I have always wanted to know what the view looks like from that Tower! I can't wait to see shots from the top of the Devon Tower!

man

you will probably be able to see Amarillo from the top of the Devon tower

THanks for the great pics!

I sometimes run the steps at OU's stadium for exercise and recently went to the top of the upper deck. From there you can see downtown about 20 miles to the northwest. I was thinking how Devon will be clearly visible from up there, could make for a cool shot of the OU campus with downtown and Devon in the distance (on clear days/nights).

okcmomentum...looking at your pics I find myself yearning for the Rockies.

When again are they suppose to go to 24/7 shifts? I know they're not right now cause on SUN nights there's no work lights on. I'm thinking after the end of March when the Core Pour (my Big Dig name) is done with...

So today was the first day I was able to make it down to the construction site. It was pretty cool, what with all the activity and noise. However I was not able to see much other than the crane. They had the street narrowed down to one lane just south of the site and there were a lot of guys directing traffic and urging everyone to slow down. I am not sure what the guy in the car in front of me did but it prompted one of the guys directing traffic to shoot him the bird.

So today was the first day I was able to make it down to the construction site. It was pretty cool, what with all the activity and noise. However I was not able to see much other than the crane. They had the street narrowed down to one lane just south of the site and there were a lot of guys directing traffic and urging everyone to slow down. I am not sure what the guy in the car in front of me did but it prompted one of the guys directing traffic to shoot him the bird. That's the OKC "Howdy Do"

can someone upload some more pics please. The cam does not give that much detail.

I might pay a visit Saturday afternoon, Troy. Depends how I feel after my 430am shift.

On Saturday, they should be doing the big pour!

On Saturday, they should be doing the big pour!

That's what I was wondering. Anyone know if the pour is still on for Saturday? If so I might have to take my boys down to watch.

In that case, I will definitely drop by. I will be up there between 1-2pm.

Are they setting up a second tower crane to the east? I was there observing the site at lunch and saw what looked like just the base of another tower crane being off loaded. Didn't see any other tower components.

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That definately is a tower crane base and the pad is formed and ready to be poured just like the Original one was done. Looks like they will pour and set today or tonight based on what was previously done.

As far as the pour tomorrow on the foundation for the building? I hope so, but it sure looks like they have a lot more to do prior to them being ready. It still appears to me that they need to tie in more cages for the traslation of piers through the slab, but time will tell. Thanks for the picture! I have been dying for a shot with some detail so I could get a clear look at the foundation area of the building.

Just got home from taking pictures, and yes, the crane base is already set.

Just got home from taking pictures, and yes, the crane base is already set.

That is kicka$$! Is it going to be taller than the other crane so as their arms don't hit each other? Just assuming it'll be on the high side since, right now, 200 feet would probably put it too dangerously close to the Colcord...

I just visited the site for the first time. It's crazy how big everything is in person and how much activity is going on. I don't think they'll be ready to poor because the suspended rebar in the mat is not quite half done.

Here are some pics from my droid. It appears they have the new tower crane base set.
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OK, I found out tonight that the pour will be next Sunday. Sheridan will be closed and all four Dolese plants will be involved with trucks scheduled to arrive every 15 minutes. Should be very interesting to see.

Does anyone know how many trucks this is going to take? I would imagine they would have more than one pumper going too. Last week I passed a train with 50 Dolese train cars all filled with gravel. I wonder if it will take all of those just for the core pour?

OK, I found out tonight that the pour will be next Sunday. Sheridan will be closed and all four Dolese plants will be involved with trucks scheduled to arrive every 15 minutes. Should be very interesting to see.

When you say next Sunday, do you mean tomorrow, or two Sunday's from now? "Next (whatever day)" always confuses me... Plus, in the tower cam shot, it looks like all of Sheridan is closed.

When you say next Sunday, do you mean tomorrow, or two Sunday's from now? "Next (whatever day)" always confuses me... Plus, in the tower cam shot, it looks like all of Sheridan is closed.

It's kinda like a passenger in your car telling you to turn right at the "next" corner.

I know this, it sure means something different to a New York City Taxi driver and a Sharecropper in South Carolina.

I should have been more specific. The 21st.

It's kinda like a passenger in your car telling you to turn right at the "next" corner.

I know this, it sure means something different to a New York City Taxi driver and a Sharecropper in South Carolina.

So since it's on the 21st, then that would be two "rights"? Am I gettin ya there Possum, lol?

Thanks CCOKC!

So since it's on the 21st, then that would be two "rights"? Am I gettin ya there Possum, lol?

Thanks CCOKC!

Close nuf.

Plus, in the tower cam shot, it looks like all of Sheridan is closed.

Except for a couple nights ago when they closed it down completely for a few hours, the westbound lane is still open.