fatesdisastr Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 It looks like this thing is moving very quickly. I'm curious to see if this thing beats Astoria to it's topping out height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Interesting information about the mat pour next weekend 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 2014 02 15: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Is it typical to embed a crane inside the perimeter of the foundation such as the new crane that will go up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 It's the norm with high-rise and super-tall buildings. Looks like this one is just outside the building's outline, but within the foundation's perimeter. At least it looks like it to me. We'll know for sure as the building goes up, or by tomorrow since the initial foundation work should already be completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleareaction Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 It's the norm with high-rise and super-tall buildings. Looks like this one is just outside the building's outline, but within the foundation's perimeter. At least it looks like it to me. We'll know for sure as the building goes up, or by tomorrow since the initial foundation work should already be completed. From the drawings, it looks like the crane base is in the final building's driveway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Just like Astoria then.. Do they still ever put cranes through elevator shafts, or have they ever done that? Could of sworn I've seen pictures of that before, but don't recall anything being built like that in Houston.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I think the Hanover Post Oak crane goes through the elevator shaft.Just like Astoria then.. Do they still ever put cranes through elevator shafts, or have they ever done that? Could of sworn I've seen pictures of that before, but don't recall anything being built like that in Houston.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 (edited) We try not to put cranes in elevator hoistways. It is a huge pain in the ass when you are trying to get the crane out of the hoistway at the end of the job. There are also a few other factors that affect the location, but the simple answer is that whenever possible it is better for the crane to be outside the building rather than inside. Edited February 17, 2014 by tangledwoods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Another question on this one... unless I missed it, I did not see any cores / rebar and concrete legs (like Astoria). Do they not need those here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 2014 02 21: Ready for the pour. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 SkylineView - Thanks for those great shots! I guess the Randall Davis Metropolitan will be losing some views on that one side. That photo also shows there is still a lot of opportunity on Post Oak for more high rises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 2014 02 22: The pour has started... many cement trucks. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Lol. I usedto watch late night rebar and cement pour. Anyway, what was the white stuff at the base? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Lol. I usedto watch late night rebar and cement pour. Anyway, what was the white stuff at the base? Stay Puft 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 2/25/14 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 They are preparing to put up the second crane this weekend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fatesdisastr Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 I guess SkylineView must be out of town or busy so I will try to fill a little bit of that void 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 No way... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I love that last picture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfish Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I got that last view driving home yesterday afternoon as well and it was really stunning in person. Not sure why they had a Astoria crane hanging over Post Oak though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineView Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 2014 03 08: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I got that last view driving home yesterday afternoon as well and it was really stunning in person. Not sure why they had a Astoria crane hanging over Post Oak though.Its probably because its better to be hanging over the roadway than over neighboring condos.Its a pretty amazing site driving down Post Oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Tower cranes are allowed to freewheel when not in use. Wind can put major stress on the crane so it is allowed to act like a weather vane when not in use. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Tower cranes are allowed to freewheel when not in use. Wind can put major stress on the crane so it is allowed to act like a weather vane when not in use. Ahhh. Very interesting. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) The windows that Alicia blew out were thanks in part to gravel roofs that are now out lawed. The wind picked up the gravel/pebbles and they became projectiles. In Ike, much of the window damage was confined to the Chase Tower due to wind dynamics around that 30-ish story tower in front of Chase (don't remember the name of it). If you notice, the window damage is confined to the lower 40 stories stories of the building---almost identical to the building in front of Chase. The windows that you would have thought would blow out (higher up ones) remained pretty much intact. Given another hurricane, much of the window damage should be limited to only a few hundred I suspect as most of the highrises in Houston are built with hurricanes in mind. Caveat: Houston has never had a category 4 or 5 hurricane hit with maximum fury. Everything I mentioned above may very well go out the window (pun intended) if we are unlucky enough to experience that. Wind decreases as a function of speed over time. Not # of miles inland. So if you have a category 4 hurricane (140 mph at landfall on the west end of Galveston (has to be west end or even a bit further south due to the location of the right front quad) racing inland at 15 to 20 mph, you could easily have winds in excess of 140 to 150 knots at the tops of those buildings...then you throw in Bernouli's principle (canyon effect) and you have a serious problem. Let's hope that doesn't happen. I can assure you, you are not prepared to witness what happens to Houston in a worse case scenerio. Edited March 10, 2014 by wxman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 ^^ What happened with Chase Tower was that the membrane got picked up off the Chase Center roof across Travis and slapped up against it. On many of the lower floors the offices on that face were destroyed all the way back to the elevator core. My office at the time was higher up, facing Travis but out of the damage zone. The clock on the break room microwave still had the correct time on it when we were finally allowed in a couple days later. High rise building windows can take a significantly higher wind load than we would see in even the worst hurricane, so long as it is a wind load. Get some projectiles in there and that's all she wrote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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