Devon Energy Center [Archive] - Page 72

UnFrSaKn

10-09-2010, 04:05 PM

Just shot the October footage of the construction. When I got to the top floor of the garage, a guy in an old truck pulled over to me while I was recording and I thought, "Oh great am I in trouble?" Turned out he was just curious and started talking about how amazing the construction is. I talked for about 30 seconds about what all I knew about it. A few minutes later after he left, an older couple and a guy with a camera bag came up. I left shortly after that, so I didn't see what the one guy was up to. Probably the same thing as me. I thought maybe it was KB but didn't look like you. I'm working on another documentary type deal that is a big project along with this, but I'll try and get the video up shortly. It's not as long as the others.

SkyWestOKC

10-09-2010, 04:39 PM

Drove on I-35 today, looks like the tower is only a floor shorter than Mid America Tower (the current Devon Tower). The cores and vertical rebar is definitely taller though.

Filifan

10-09-2010, 07:28 PM

You can, however, see them from downtown Tulsa.

From what vantage is it viewed from Tulsa,as you can't even see the Antenna Farm from there ? Just curious

metro

10-11-2010, 09:40 AM

I took a boatload of new Devon pics this weekend. Will try to post later today.

clz46

10-11-2010, 10:15 AM

Does anyone know how fast each floor start to finish is taking now? It seems faster than the original every 8 days goal set . The "what ever the next floor is" has started with several forms in place as seen by the OKC Skyline Cam.

Doug Loudenback

10-12-2010, 12:21 PM

Here are 3 pics that I took on October 9 from Park Avenue ...

Click here for high-res (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon1_2010_10_09.jpg)

Click the image below for 1024 px wide view

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon1_510_2010_10_09.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon1_1024_2010_10_09.jpg)

Click here for high-res (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon2_2010_10_09.jpg)

Click the image below for 1024 px wide view

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon2_510_2010_10_09.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon2_1024_2010_10_09.jpg)

Click here for high-res (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon3_2010_10_09.jpg)

Click the image below for 1024 px wide view

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon3_510_2010_10_09.jpg (http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/devon_tower/devon3_1024_2010_10_09.jpg)

OKCisOK4me

10-12-2010, 01:45 PM

I took these photos on Sunday but since the site was down yesterday, I posted them to skyscraperpage.com.

I won't have to explain where these were taken...

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r170/OkStateBBall78/RGV2b24xMDEwMTBfMi5qcGc.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r170/OkStateBBall78/RGV2b24xMDEwMTAuanBn.jpg

I like how you can see the reflection of the tower in the Oklahoma Tower...

Pete

10-12-2010, 02:36 PM

Cool photos from today from Project 180's Facebook page:

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs172.snc4/37955_167217989961499_120793601270605_596133_15550 78_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs006.snc4/33648_167218476628117_120793601270605_596135_58783 06_n.jpg

Thunder

10-12-2010, 02:49 PM

What is the width of this tower compare to the WTC?

hipsterdoofus

10-12-2010, 03:09 PM

What is the width of this tower compare to the WTC?

Perhaps you could use google...

metro

10-12-2010, 03:33 PM

Perhaps you could use google...

he wouldn't have anything to post if he used Google.

jn1780

10-12-2010, 03:35 PM

Cool photos from today from Project 180's Facebook page:

Have they started putting the new glass on the crystal bridge building yet?

Doug Loudenback

10-12-2010, 04:48 PM

Yes. I posted these elsewhere from my 9/23/10 photo shoot ...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/09_23_2010/myriad2crop_2010_09_23.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/DougLoudenback/09_23_2010/myriad2_1024_2010_09_23.jpg

SWOkie66

10-12-2010, 05:07 PM

UnFrSaKn

10-12-2010, 06:20 PM

Here's the October construction video update.

http://vimeo.com/15727044

UnFrSaKn

10-13-2010, 12:03 AM

http://vimeo.com/15557177

Dustin

10-13-2010, 12:51 AM

Very COOL!

OKCJapan

10-13-2010, 02:56 AM

I have been following this Thread for a while now. I am excited to see the tower develop. Wish I could be there to see it go up. I am from OKC, but currently living in Japan.
Thank you for all the pictures. Please keep them coming.

UnFrSaKn

10-13-2010, 09:49 AM

Wonder what those Devon workers thought during the earthquake. Must have been fun working at the top.

ndmoore

10-13-2010, 10:06 AM

Wonder what those Devon workers thought during the earthquake. Must have been fun working at the top.

I know they stopped working for about 10 or so minutes afterward.

metro

10-13-2010, 10:23 AM

especially the crane operators

Thunder

10-13-2010, 01:59 PM

Any word if the tower is still standing? Still safe? Any cracks or shifts? All cranes still in the air?

UnFrSaKn

10-13-2010, 02:14 PM

Really?
http://www.tnttri.com/OKCTalk/DevonConstructionCam.jpg

If it totally imploded on itself, I think we would have heard about it by now. I'm sure some things may have shifted a little. It wasn't that bad.

metro

10-13-2010, 04:34 PM

Any word if the tower is still standing? Still safe? Any cracks or shifts? All cranes still in the air?

Floor 8 is cracked noticeably, but they aren't worried about it needing to be fixed, should be fine that concrete is pretty strong. one guy fell off the building, but landed on a safety net, crane guys shaken up a little.

okclee

10-13-2010, 04:45 PM

Floor 8 is cracked noticeably, but they aren't worried about it needing to be fixed, should be fine that concrete is pretty strong. one guy fell off the building, but landed on a safety net, crane guys shaken up a little.

Yeah, I saw that on that on the news today. Amazing video footage from KFOR.

OKCisOK4me

10-13-2010, 05:17 PM

Yeah, I saw that on that on the news today. Amazing video footage from KFOR.

Yeah, the fact that they were in the right place at the right time...AMAZING. No wonder they have HD. They have a contract with aliens!

OUGrad05

10-13-2010, 05:33 PM

4.3 should not do any structural damage to the tower, if it did, then there's some engineering issues that should be worked out before they continue.

The tower is fine :)

Lauri101

10-13-2010, 06:33 PM

Floor 8 is cracked noticeably, but they aren't worried about it needing to be fixed, should be fine that concrete is pretty strong. one guy fell off the building, but landed on a safety net, crane guys shaken up a little.

Ya'll are evil!:tiphat:

Been out of town all month - back in two weeks. Thanks all for pictures since I've missed my daily fix!

K5FAL

10-13-2010, 06:50 PM

Floor 8 is cracked noticeably, but they aren't worried about it needing to be fixed, should be fine that concrete is pretty strong. one guy fell off the building, but landed on a safety net, crane guys shaken up a little.

uhh....that doesn't sound very insignificant to me...but I'm not an engineer.

kinggober

10-13-2010, 07:16 PM

I'm not meaning to state the obvious, but glass has begun on the 7th level and you can also see the new crawler crane boom being assembled next to the trailers.

Thunder

10-13-2010, 09:49 PM

4.3 should not do any structural damage to the tower, if it did, then there's some engineering issues that should be worked out before they continue.

The tower is fine :)

Dump the UGS. You should pay attention to the OGS and they say it is a 5.1.

Is it possible to prepare the crack?

ljbab728

10-14-2010, 12:20 AM

Dump the UGS. You should pay attention to the OGS and they say it is a 5.1.

Is it possible to prepare the crack?

I've heard they're going to have to demo the entire tower and start over now.

Sorry, Thunder. You just make it so easy. LOL

Thunder

10-14-2010, 02:22 AM

If its just a crack in the floor, I am sure it can be fixed easily. They'd need to inspect the other towers.

Dustin

10-14-2010, 03:09 AM

If its just a crack in the floor, I am sure it can be fixed easily. They'd need to inspect the other towers.

PPPPSSSTTTT!!!!! They were kidding about that stuff..

Dulahey

10-14-2010, 06:52 AM

If its just a crack in the floor, I am sure it can be fixed easily. They'd need to inspect the other towers.

/facepalm

dedndcrusr

10-14-2010, 09:09 AM

PPPPSSSTTTT!!!!! They were kidding about that stuff..

I'm convinced Thunder is the Andy Kaufman of OKCtalk. Sometimes I think the joke is really on us.

Dar405301

10-14-2010, 11:53 AM

what's the floor count now? are they working on the 17th floor?

Pete

10-14-2010, 12:00 PM

The floor that is just being completed is the 15th.

K5FAL

10-14-2010, 04:51 PM

The floor that is just being completed is the 15th.

That's weird. I count 14. Have I had too many beers?

Dustin

10-14-2010, 06:40 PM

So exciting! You can see the glass from the cam!

Architect2010

10-14-2010, 07:28 PM

Sometimes I think the joke is really on us.

Me as well.

Pete

10-14-2010, 07:49 PM

That's weird. I count 14

There are actually two floors in the space in the very bottom of the tower... It only looks like one but there is a small second level.

The concrete that is going down now is the roof of the 15th story, and the floor for the 16th.

Pete

10-14-2010, 07:49 PM

OUGrad05

10-14-2010, 09:37 PM

Dump the UGS. You should pay attention to the OGS and they say it is a 5.1.

Is it possible to prepare the crack?
Oh, I get it...go with the higher one regardless of the data simply because it makes for more hype...

USGS is pretty good at this...I'll go with them :)

okcpulse

10-14-2010, 11:18 PM

Oh, I get it...go with the higher one regardless of the data simply because it makes for more hype...

USGS is pretty good at this...I'll go with them :)

Oooookay. This isn't a matter of experience and expertise, as the OGS is just as good at data analysis. The OGS simply uses a different method, which the USGS agrees both methods are valid depsite different results.

SkyWestOKC

10-14-2010, 11:23 PM

Drove by tonight going to the game....man alive. This building is going to look amazing! Upon leaving downtown, I went through Deep Deuce and got on the interstate up north of there so I could see downtown....it looks really great at night. It's going to look even better with this tower.

OUGrad05

10-15-2010, 12:20 PM

Oooookay. This isn't a matter of experience and expertise, as the OGS is just as good at data analysis. The OGS simply uses a different method, which the USGS agrees both methods are valid depsite different results.

Yes there are about a dozen ways to rate earthquakes...I prefer using the USGS method because its applicable across all states and the world for that matter and makes comparisons from one region to the next very easy. OGS is not wrong....

OUGrad05

10-15-2010, 12:22 PM

hipsterdoofus

10-15-2010, 02:08 PM

Anyway, OGS revised down to 4.7

Bryanosaurus

10-15-2010, 02:43 PM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5084086529_ec19016011_z.jpg
Here is another monthly progress update.

okclee

10-15-2010, 04:19 PM

^^ That is a great progress pic!!

Mike63

10-15-2010, 10:40 PM

Is it just me and my tired eyes or did the camera get moved?

oncendone

10-16-2010, 09:07 AM

Tower crane 3 dismantled and gone.

OKCisOK4me

10-16-2010, 09:21 AM

Tower crane 3 dismantled and gone.

lol....I was just looking at the still cam shot thinking, "somethings missing....hmmmmm" I'm sad to see the son go. Just momma, papa, and lil sister now!

oncendone

10-16-2010, 09:27 AM

lol....I was just looking at the still cam shot thinking, "somethings missing....hmmmmm" I'm sad to see the son go. Just momma, papa, and lil sister now!I would have thought it would have been used to build out the rotunda, but perhaps the crane used to dismantle the tower crane will be used for that?

OKCisOK4me

10-16-2010, 09:33 AM

I have no clue. Makes me wonder if #4 will eventually be coming down.

Pete

10-16-2010, 10:18 AM

Thanks Bryan!!! Very cool and puts progress into perspective... Man, that building is going to be a monster.

I was down at the construction site yesterday and was mesmurized by all the frantic activity. All the cams, photos and videos just don't do this project justice.