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USG '60
02-22-2010, 04:43 PM
The site looks deserted today to me. Is it?

OKCisOK4me
02-22-2010, 05:52 PM
Thanks for that vid Mad Monk. It's so cool, I had to forward the link on to other people that don't frequent this site!

MadMonk
02-22-2010, 06:05 PM
Thanks for that vid Mad Monk. It's so cool, I had to forward the link on to other people that don't frequent this site!
You're welcome. And the more the merrier. :tiphat:

sroberts24
02-22-2010, 06:16 PM
i drove by earlier today and it was over flowing with workers

Troypin
02-22-2010, 06:39 PM
I have two question. The first one is are they going to build another crane and the other is when they will get started on the podium and glass rotunda?

metro
02-23-2010, 08:26 AM
The site looks deserted today to me. Is it?

No, the site is MUCH larger than the cam view. Don't forget they are working around the corner on the west wall of the west garage as well.

BigD Misey
02-23-2010, 09:16 AM
Is anyone doing the time lapse video's any more? I need a hit!

Cam Junkie #57

Thanks for the hit madmonk!

Platemaker
02-23-2010, 10:04 AM
But doesn't the cab act as an external "elevator" if you will? I noticed the cab going up and down the framework on Friday. Either way, it's not joe blow doing the job as someone said, these guys probably love it and are the top of their field.

It's stationary.

Richard at Remax
02-23-2010, 10:06 AM
Ill be driving by today and get some pictures of it with the skyline. who do I need to email my pics to for them to post?

Pete
02-23-2010, 10:08 AM
worthy cook, you can send me a PM and I'll post them for you.

ourulz2000
02-23-2010, 10:25 AM
My guess was that by April 1 we would start to see Devon Tower coming up from the ground - is my guess right or wrong?

metro
02-23-2010, 10:53 AM
I imagine we'll see it well before April 1.

Dustin
02-23-2010, 11:12 AM
I imagine we'll see it well before April 1.

Next month? Really? That seems a little ambitious!

dedndcrusr
02-23-2010, 11:27 AM
We received word at work that the mat will be poured March 13th, still a month out and is expected to take 20 hours.

If this is true then April 1st would seem like a more realistic deadline. I would think they would have a few weeks of prep work after the slab is in place before they could start going up. Just a guess though.

USG '60
02-23-2010, 11:46 AM
What is the function of the cable or rope right outside our viewing window. It moves a lot during the video versions.

metro
02-23-2010, 11:56 AM
Window washers on Oklahoma Tower....

ndmoore
02-23-2010, 12:08 PM
What is the function of the cable or rope right outside our viewing window. It moves a lot during the video versions.

It is for the Window Cleaning

okcmomentum
02-23-2010, 12:30 PM
A few pics from lunch time today 2/23
http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/okcmomentum/096fd4ec.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/okcmomentum/dfb002b9.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/okcmomentum/ce935bab.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu235/okcmomentum/2fe37335.jpg

OKCisOK4me
02-23-2010, 12:55 PM
Dude! That last pic is pretty awesome. It would make for a nice black and white artistic pic!! Great job OKCMomentum...

Thunder
02-23-2010, 12:58 PM
Question about the crane operator. Where do they pee?

gen70
02-23-2010, 12:59 PM
Great pics., Thanks!

okcphotoguy76
02-23-2010, 01:38 PM
New pics from this morning! Once on the page, click View As Slideshow for larger images.
Devon Tower Construction Stock Photography - Images | Alonzo Adams Photography (http://archive.alonzoadamsphotography.com/c/alonzoadamsphoto/gallery/Devon-Tower-Construction-Stock-Photography/G0000omGSMWGhqKM)

OKCisOK4me
02-23-2010, 02:54 PM
Question about the crane operator. Where do they pee?

There's a rubber tube that goes from the crane bay all the way to the ground :LolLolLol

OKC@heart
02-23-2010, 03:42 PM
There's a rubber tube that goes from the crane bay all the way to the ground :LolLolLol

Like I said in a previous post on the page just prior to this one...they for the most part only come down at the end of the day, and they have to bring everything that they have up there down with them...everything...So they have to plan for things like that. That is all I will say about that although you don't want to piss off a crane operator if you catch my drift!

sroberts24
02-24-2010, 08:40 AM
Steve's article today mentioned two more tower cranes for the podium... anybody know when those will be installed?

metro
02-24-2010, 08:49 AM
It also mentioned that the final crane height would be 947ft, 1000ft if you count the hook and ball?

NewsOK (http://newsok.com/construction-continues-on-devon-energy-building/article/3441837?custom_click=lead_story_title)

ultimatesooner
02-24-2010, 09:56 AM
damn, that thing is gonna be 4x taller than it is now

you will probably be able to see it from Guthrie

okcphotoguy76
02-24-2010, 10:55 PM
A few more pictures from the Devon site. these were taken at night and shows a few more close ups of site workers.
Devon Tower Construction Stock Photography - Images | Alonzo Adams Photography (http://archive.alonzoadamsphotography.com/c/alonzoadamsphoto/gallery/Devon-Tower-Construction-Stock-Photography/G0000omGSMWGhqKM)

metro
02-25-2010, 08:27 AM
Cool. What's the big pile of sand in the middle of the tower area for?

Richard at Remax
02-25-2010, 08:59 AM
I think thats just a manmade ramp to get the machines out

tcapp
02-25-2010, 09:59 AM
This job will use a total of 3 - 4 tower cranes once the building starts going up the tower cranes will be anchored to it in order to be able to climb higher. Tower cranes have limited freestanding height. One of the cranes is probably going to be an internal crane. The tallest crane on this job site will be above 900 ft.

metro
02-25-2010, 10:44 AM
weird, how do they get the sand out after they get the machines out?

dedndcrusr
02-25-2010, 12:02 PM
weird, how do they get the sand out after they get the machines out?
I'm guessing they'll get all the sand out first, then use that fancy new crane to fetch the machines.

OKC@heart
02-25-2010, 01:40 PM
Based on what was posted previously from articles where officials from the Contractor were quoted as stating that the tower crane that you see at 225' currently will go up to aprox. 1000' at the highest point, with the boom at around 945 or so. There are also to be two other tower cranes that will be much lower that will service the podium building.

The use of tower cranes on a site is much to do with the swing area. There is no need to have to have an additional or internal crane since the tower crane we see today can reach the height that it needs to take the tower all the way up. The only thing that we will see internally is a concrete pumping device that is running internally through a shaft or opening that will have an arm like the Concrete pumping trucks that have been pouring the piers. It will move up with the building floor by floor and allow for the pouring of the floor slabs and columns.

warreng88
02-25-2010, 02:59 PM
So this might be a stupid question, but does the crane operator have to climb all the way up and down to get to and from the cab or is there an elevator to take them up? I haven't seen any pictures with an elevator, that is why I ask.

OKC@heart
02-25-2010, 03:07 PM
So this might be a stupid question, but does the crane operator have to climb all the way up and down to get to and from the cab or is there an elevator to take them up? I haven't seen any pictures with an elevator, that is why I ask.

Yeah he does now while there is no structure to shorten the climb. Later once the tower well under construction sometimes they will short circuit the climb with a ride in the the man lift usually afixed to the exterior of the building that is used as a temporary elevator to move men and materials up the building since elevators are not available. Then they will climb out back onto the tower and climb the rest of the way up to the operators cab.

MadMonk
02-25-2010, 04:50 PM
Lots of cement trucks lining up down there! It looks like they have a lot of rebar in place.

Pete
02-25-2010, 05:35 PM
As of 5:30PM 2/25 Oklahoma time, you can see them pumping concrete from trucks at street level via a long hose into the pit where the piers are.

Dulahey
02-25-2010, 07:27 PM
I thought someone said this pour wasn't going to happen until March 13th or so.

metro
02-26-2010, 10:09 AM
I'm guessing they'll get all the sand out first, then use that fancy new crane to fetch the machines.

yes but my quote that you quoted was HOW do they get the sand out.:poke:

OKC@heart
02-26-2010, 10:16 AM
I thought someone said this pour wasn't going to happen until March 13th or so.

I am guessing that this is merely a mud slab, which is a preparatory pour that seals the area that they will be pouring eventually. When the real pour occurs the area that we are seeing will be full of steel reinforcing, similar to what we saw just prior to when they were about to pour the pier cap for the tower crane foundation. There were some images posted that showed how dense the reinforcing steel was tied. It will be the same but even much more heavily reinforced and much deeper. 12' ft. deep as reported earlier.

hipsterdoofus
02-26-2010, 10:51 AM
I thought someone said this pour wasn't going to happen until March 13th or so.

That was the word I got - March 13th, but looking at the other information, that may be wrong, because it said it would begin immediately after the ballgame is out ...but there is no game on the 13. There is a game on the 12th, so it may mean that the pour begins very late on the 12, but is not complete until the 13th as it is expected to take 20 hours.

Dulahey
02-26-2010, 10:54 AM
I am guessing that this is merely a mud slab, which is a preparatory pour that seals the area that they will be pouring eventually. When the real pour occurs the area that we are seeing will be full similar to what we saw when they were pouring the pier cap for the tower crane foundation. There were some images posted that showed how dense the reinforcing steel was tied. It will be the same but even much more heavily reinforced and much deeper. 12' ft. deep as reported earlier.

Yeah I think you're right. I posted prematurely assuming they were going to keep pouring through the night, but now I see that they didn't.

dedndcrusr
02-26-2010, 11:09 AM
yes but my quote that you quoted was HOW do they get the sand out.:poke:
Sorry, I was just having a little fun : )

As for the sand they will probably use one of the bobcats to push is to the edge, then scoop it out with the larger backhoes.

metro
02-26-2010, 11:19 AM
That was the word I got - March 13th, but looking at the other information, that may be wrong, because it said it would begin immediately after the ballgame is out ...but there is no game on the 13. There is a game on the 12th, so it may mean that the pour begins very late on the 12, but is not complete until the 13th as it is expected to take 20 hours.

What do you know about last night/today's "mini" or "mud" pour?

MadMonk
02-26-2010, 11:53 AM
I am guessing that this is merely a mud slab, which is a preparatory pour that seals the area that they will be pouring eventually. When the real pour occurs the area that we are seeing will be full of steel reinforcing, similar to what we saw just prior to when they were about to pour the pier cap for the tower crane foundation. There were some images posted that showed how dense the reinforcing steel was tied. It will be the same but even much more heavily reinforced and much deeper. 12' ft. deep as reported earlier.
That's good info. I was just speculating with a co-worker about how that's probably just some sort of layer to prevent the erosion of the underlying dirt.

Pete
02-26-2010, 12:30 PM
It looked like they put gravel down first, then a thin coat of something from the Dolese trucks.

Dulahey
02-26-2010, 01:32 PM
Yeah probably just a base layer to help with mud problem. You can tell it's not a foundation at all really in person. Just went down there today during lunch.

gen70
02-26-2010, 01:36 PM
It's nice to see something other than dirt and sand down there.

SkyWestOKC
02-27-2010, 06:01 PM
They were cementing rebar in today, pics in the other thread.

warreng88
02-28-2010, 08:59 AM
Camera's stuck!

USG '60
02-28-2010, 01:16 PM
It's OK now and I am seeing the last remnants of the Christmas snow down to a puddle and is evaporating. Gonna miss that snow. :ohno:

Urbanized
02-28-2010, 02:01 PM
Knowing that the crane will be nearly four times the height it is currently, and seeing that right off the bat the top of it is nearly out of the picture, it's obvious that within a very short time the top of the construction will be beyond the scope of this webcam.

kevinpate
03-01-2010, 08:00 AM
Maybe there will be an available lens and window somewhere higher and farther out? Hmmm, wonder where the best line of sight from a tall bldg would be outside of the CBD?

Pete
03-01-2010, 09:35 AM
As things progress, I'm sure we can make necessary adjustments, either at the current site or find another vantage point.

gen70
03-01-2010, 11:19 AM
I think that the Colcord bldg. would be a good vantage point at least for awhile.

DelCamino
03-01-2010, 01:53 PM
I'll say it again. When it's time, the best vantage point for a camera is from the west-southwest. Meaning: The One North Hudson Building (old Black Hotel), looking east into the site.

The building is directly across the street from the proposed Devon plaza, so there wouldn't be camera interference from construction. That site is far enough away to capture all or most of the rising tower as it comes out of the ground, and depending on the zoom capabilities, the camera could easily pick up the construction at the base of the tower and follow it upwards. Also, this site allows for the camera to pan northeastward to capture construction of the podium building.

OKC@heart
03-01-2010, 02:35 PM
Over the weekend I noticed that they had finished the stairwell on the south east corner of the building adjacent to the elevators and that there was a truck that had driven all the way to the top. That is good news as far as meaning that the concrete topping is complete on the main portion of the garage.

Additionally, that is a large quantity of steel reinforcing that has been piled up at the south end of the hole, and there is a substantial increase in the number of workers in the hole. They are getting serious with tying the steel and will need to if they are to pour in the next couple of weeks.

Urbanized
03-01-2010, 04:48 PM
I'll say it again. When it's time, the best vantage point for a camera is from the west-southwest. Meaning: The One North Hudson Building (old Black Hotel), looking east into the site...
I would actually say the best location is from the top of the Stage Center. I've looked closely at the site from that vantage point, and it is clear that you could get the full scope of the construction in the shot (certainly with a wide-angle lens), from base to top. There is a window at the top of the SC that would be perfect. Would show the entire construction rising framed against the skyline.

I think this particular location would be absolutely the best for still one or several time a day photos that would be compiled and turned into a time-lapse of the entire thing from ground to top. Less optimal for seeing workers scurrying around in the pit. I understand that the people here (myself included) want to satisfy their (our) desire for seeing the work in progress, but that's fleeting and will only be seen by us.

It's a historic moment for the city; It'll be a shame if after this thing is done there is no visual record of the construction from base to top.

Sounds like neither location is likely though, unless you get a private person from either location to do it. I don't think the landlord in either place wants to upset their new neighbor, who apparently may or may not want cameras pointed at their building from elsewhere.

OKCisOK4me
03-01-2010, 07:21 PM
If it comes to new locations then the original cam(s) still need to be kept--for anyone documenting the construction process. To have that cam point ripped up would not be good from one's certain point of view.