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bgsrand Sep 15, 2017 1:53 PM

Is that steel work in the first picture essentially forms for the caisson rigs since they are on the river bank's slope?

harryc Sep 15, 2017 4:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bgsrand (Post 7923292)
Is that steel work in the first picture essentially forms for the caisson rigs since they are on the river bank's slope?

Yes

Apparently for the drivers (vibtrators) not the drillers (the last of which was being packed up today).

I can hear the vibrator putting the sheet piles from my office - on Clark .

gebs Sep 15, 2017 5:35 PM

From River Point Tower, 9.15.2017

https://i.imgur.com/wv9fQ5Hh.jpg

bgsrand Sep 15, 2017 6:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gebs (Post 7923591)
From River Point Tower, 9.15.2017

https://i.imgur.com/wv9fQ5Hh.jpg

WPW, so handsome...are you going to have this view throughout WPE construction? (please say yes...)

harryc Sep 16, 2017 2:30 PM

Sept 15

Vibrating the sheep pile to drive it in - I can hear this in my office on Clark (4 blocks down the river)


The guide is nailed down by the 2 smaller tubes (in back) which appear to be weleded in place. The 3 openings then have the larger tubes vibrated and pounded in.





Tubes that will be vibrated in, then pounded the last bit ?


the business end of the pounder.


not sure what the caps are for - would fit the big tubes


More pieces - cut up form - I guess they are custom built on each site.




Our friends from Wisconsin.

gebs Sep 19, 2017 6:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bgsrand (Post 7923664)
WPW, so handsome...are you going to have this view throughout WPE construction? (please say yes...)

Sadly, no. I was at a client site, and I will have no need to visit them during construction.

SolarWind Sep 20, 2017 4:00 AM

September 18, 2017








LaSalle.St.Station Sep 20, 2017 5:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gebs (Post 7923591)
From River Point Tower, 9.15.2017

https://i.imgur.com/wv9fQ5Hh.jpg

Ahh, without Burton Natarus, half of that background shot doesn't exist.

harryc Sep 29, 2017 11:06 PM

Sometimes you just need a little room to work ....

I think I have figured out what the poles and frames are all about. CASE put in the permanent foundation work, but now Walsh needs some temporary work space ... so they build their own.

Sept 22



Sept 28

Adjusting it ... one end would be lifted slightly and a small crane would tug or push it a bit.




Sept 29

Taking shape


Patching the home-made double beam that has obviously seen use before.


We don't need WD-40 !
The cross members are also re-purposed beams
note how they are welded to the double beams that sit on the capstans on the pounded round pipes.


Finally satisfied with the positioning - welding it to the capstan.


Almost done





bnk Sep 29, 2017 11:37 PM

amazing photos harry
and damn interesting massive temporary support structure.

Thanks for your continued work

SolarWind Sep 30, 2017 5:36 PM

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BVictor1 Oct 3, 2017 12:36 PM

10/02/17

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maru2501 Oct 4, 2017 8:49 PM

I'm sorry, what is that they are building with the beams?

gebs Oct 4, 2017 9:01 PM

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Originally Posted by maru2501 (Post 7942573)
I'm sorry, what is that they are building with the beams?

This post by Daniel Schell should help explain it.

left of center Oct 4, 2017 10:04 PM

^ Would be nice if they re-used those beams to then build another bridge connecting Wolf Point Plaza with Canal St.

SolarWind Oct 5, 2017 1:57 AM

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Northwest Oct 5, 2017 4:32 PM

Wow, Chicago's own temporary boardwalk. Over half a million dollars and a lot of time to build a hundred yards of access road, but I can see now why they need it. The parking pit is going deeper, leaving no space for equipment to get in and out, and the riverbank was too steep without this bridge. Very interesting!
This makes me wonder what kind of crazy gymnastics will be required when its time for the south tower. Surely they will need a barge to access it.

J_M_Tungsten Oct 5, 2017 4:38 PM

What a beautiful scene

maru2501 Oct 5, 2017 6:34 PM

interesting. thanks

aaron38 Oct 5, 2017 7:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SolarWind (Post 7585312)
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Quote:

Originally Posted by SolarWind (Post 7942885)
October 4, 2017

A nice change from one year ago. A year from now it'll be making an impact.

donnie Oct 6, 2017 3:36 PM

150 is still my favorite of the new ones built, until Vista is complete!

harryc Oct 10, 2017 5:20 PM

Oct 4

Getting down to that good Chicago clay





Follow the yellow plank road ....



HomrQT Oct 10, 2017 8:28 PM

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Originally Posted by harryc (Post 7947718)
Oct 4


Cool shot. Has an old timey city vibe with the clock and with the church steeple and water tower in the distance.

left of center Oct 11, 2017 12:35 AM

^ All that shot tells me is that we need a tower at Fulton and Canal to completely wall in the river :)

Great pics Harry!

jc5680 Oct 11, 2017 1:05 AM

^ Would be nice if we saw a new proposal for the SE corner of Jefferson and Fulton. I quite liked the one JDL had previously shown that was shut down by Reilly. Would have filled out that view nicely.

spyguy Oct 11, 2017 3:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jc5680 (Post 7948303)
^ Would be nice if we saw a new proposal for the SE corner of Jefferson and Fulton. I quite liked the one JDL had previously shown that was shut down by Reilly. Would have filled out that view nicely.

For sale.

Joe Zekas Oct 15, 2017 6:20 AM

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4479/...8119c5c2_b.jpg

Wolf Point East, a 60-story tower, under construction
by YoChicago, on Flickr

BVictor1 Oct 15, 2017 7:00 AM

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kolchak Oct 15, 2017 8:23 AM

Mano! Did they hit an underground tunnel... no just rain? Get out the pumps

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...412-story.html

Zapatan Oct 15, 2017 2:49 PM

Man, hope those excavators are waterproof. I wonder how long that will set the project back...

aaron38 Oct 15, 2017 3:02 PM

Wow! We got a lot of rain sure, but I don't have ponding in my yard like sometimes happens. How much is the river up?

rlw777 Oct 15, 2017 5:37 PM

That's gonna be a costly screw up. How do they not have pumps down there.

k1052 Oct 15, 2017 5:42 PM

Just drove by and they’re pumping out now. Whoops lol.

Kumdogmillionaire Oct 15, 2017 6:13 PM

Those excavators are totally trashed. This is gonna cost a few million for them. Bummer

rlw777 Oct 15, 2017 7:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Kumdogmillionaire (Post 7953113)
Those excavators are totally trashed. This is gonna cost a few million for them. Bummer

Nah they will be expensive to repair but cheaper than replacing them and I believe even replacing them would actually be less than a couple million. They will probably have to clean the engines assuming water got in. They will also have to clean and check all the hydraulics and any bearings will likely have to be cleaned and packed with grease. All the electrical wiring will need to be checked as well. It's going to be expensive but not a couple million expensive.

HomrQT Oct 15, 2017 8:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rlw777 (Post 7953178)
Nah they will be expensive to repair but cheaper than replacing them and I believe even replacing them would actually be less than a couple million. They will probably have to clean the engines assuming water got in. They will also have to clean and check all the hydraulics and any bearings will likely have to be cleaned and packed with grease. All the electrical wiring will need to be checked as well. It's going to be expensive but not a couple million expensive.

Not sure what size these are but:

CAT excavators range in price from about $100,000 to more than $850,000. The price depends on the size of the excavator, its weight, horsepower, and other features.

Small CAT excavators range in price from $100,000 to about $230,000. These models weigh about 26,000 to 55,000 pounds and have horsepower ranging from 79 to 188.

Medium-sized CAT excavators cost $230,000 to $270,000. They weigh about 65,000 to 80,000 pounds and have horsepower ranging from 204 to 268.

Large models start at about $400,000 and run upwards of $830,000. The offer 380 to 523 horsepower and weigh between 100,000 and 200,000 pounds.

Demolition models weigh in at about 105,000 to 218,000 pounds with 270 to 530 horsepower. They're also the most expensive, ranging in price from about $387,000 to upwards of $850,000.

Keep in mind that the prices above are manufacturers' suggested retail prices. Actual prices can vary from one dealer to another. And any custom features or upgrades you select will add to the total price.

http://www.costowl.com/b2b/excavator-cat-cost.html

bnk Oct 15, 2017 9:49 PM

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Originally Posted by aaron38 (Post 7952973)
Wow! We got a lot of rain sure, but I don't have ponding in my yard like sometimes happens. How much is the river up?

The riverwalk is underwater

https://suntimesmedia.files.wordpres...2718.jpg?w=701

https://suntimesmedia.files.wordpres...pg?w=768&h=768

Kumdogmillionaire Oct 15, 2017 11:04 PM

The problem with cleaning them is that they will have sat there with sewer water in them for a couple days. The rust is going to ruin the engines totally, and I wasn't just counting in the excavators into the few million. Cleaning up the site and the man hours wasted was tallied in to my guesstimation on the cost.

aaron38 Oct 15, 2017 11:44 PM

It looks to me that the river simply overtopped their wall. And even if they'd had pumps running, it wouldn't have mattered.
I can't find any flood stage data for the main stem. Anyone know where it topped out at relative to previous crests?

harryc Oct 16, 2017 12:17 AM

Wolf Lake
 
Oct 13







Oct 14

The view from 150 N River - on a rainy Open House Chicago


Oct 15



The river is up.


Now you can call it a bridge

10023 Oct 16, 2017 8:10 AM

Well that doesn't look good.

How does that still happen? Just lots of rain? Or did the city screw up with the locks and let water in from the lake?

I've actually always wondered whether the Army Corps of Engineers needs to come back and re-dredge the river at some point to keep it flowing the way they've made it flow. Or do they do this regularly as maintenance?

LMich Oct 16, 2017 8:43 AM

Since someone seems bound and determined not to add any context...

Like much the rest of the region this weekend, downtown Chicago got something like 4 inches of rain on Saturday alone.

Record Rainfall Floods Chicago Area

Heck, across the lake they had to drain a million gallons of water out of Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo:

http://image.mlive.com/home/mlive-me...60ad7e31e0.JPG
Kaytie Boomer

It was simply too much water too quickly, that's all. Flash floods.

ardecila Oct 16, 2017 3:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 10023 (Post 7953613)
Well that doesn't look good.

How does that still happen? Just lots of rain? Or did the city screw up with the locks and let water in from the lake?

I've actually always wondered whether the Army Corps of Engineers needs to come back and re-dredge the river at some point to keep it flowing the way they've made it flow. Or do they do this regularly as maintenance?

There's only a thin sheet of steel between this pit and a major river. You can't pump it out because there's nowhere for the water to go - can't put it into the river, and the sewers are overwhelmed.

Also since they don't have a ramp, they can't easily move the equipment out of the pit. Seems like that should have been factored into the staging somehow.

harryc Oct 16, 2017 5:43 PM

Oct 16

Pumping out


Drying out


Ready



jc5680 Oct 16, 2017 7:49 PM

A couple hours of pumping and mostly back to normal.


MayorOfChicago Oct 17, 2017 3:44 PM

I walked by at 5pm and it looked like nothing ever happened regarding the rain. Not sure if the equipment would agree, but at least the water was gone quick.

harryc Oct 17, 2017 3:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardecila (Post 7953854)
There's only a thin sheet of steel between this pit and a major river. You can't pump it out because there's nowhere for the water to go - can't put it into the river, and the sewers are overwhelmed.

Also since they don't have a ramp, they can't easily move the equipment out of the pit. Seems like that should have been factored into the staging somehow.

Looking at another nearby site (808 Van Buren) is is apparent that the river came in, just not that much water in the basement.
Oct 15

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BVictor1 Oct 26, 2017 10:07 AM

^That's gonna be a deep hole.


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