Telus Sky | 221 M / 725 FT | 58 FLOORS - Page 17

Cyric · #**321** Posted **Sep 18, 2015, 2:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by craner

... still digging I assume ?

Yup, Dirtzilla was still going strong when I walked past yesterday afternoon

WhipperSnapper · #**322** Posted **Sep 19, 2015, 4:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bokimon

These deep pit shoring is truly a science in itself. I think almost a third of the adjacent building can simply sit in that hole which goes to show how deep it is in relation to the bldgs height.
I do wonder, the rigs that bore the holes prior to excavating, I don't recall the drilling element being 7 storeys high or am I wrong? I used to think they would have to come back to site midway into the dig to install more shoring piles. The case of Place 10, the pit was staggered in such that this was necessary after P1 or P2. Can these rigs really bore in 7 or more stories deep in one go? Its quite impressive indeed.

I think for any ideas of what this tower will look like, I refer to the one being built in NY, the windows and cladding being used there will gauge what Telus Sky will look like, and as for the LEDs I think this project will not use cheap shit strips made from here or China but high quality long lasting all weather durable types that are from Scandinavia. Therefore i believe the lighting elements on this will truly be built to last and will help make this a definite winner..'

How many cranes do you think this will need? 1 or 2 Luffers? Maybe the heavy duty Favco ones?

They likely didn't drill anywhere near 7 storeys deep. The shale layer is not that deep.

Edit : In case of any confusion, not suggesting these machines can't easily reach 7 storeys deep. It's shaft is telescopic afterall

Chadillaccc · #**323** Posted **Sep 30, 2015, 2:05 AM**

Can't believe how quiet this thread is. Wish I had gone by there during my update the other day.

speedog · #**324** Posted **Sep 30, 2015, 2:59 AM**

Dirtzilla was still busy yesterday.

Chadillaccc · #**325** Posted **Sep 30, 2015, 3:03 AM**

Yeah I've been watching it lately as I head to work down Centre. Just always forget my camera to take a pic. Probably couldn't get a good vantage point anyway.

The Fisher Account · #**326** Posted **Sep 30, 2015, 3:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Can't believe how quiet this thread is. Wish I had gone by there during my update the other day.

No kidding. Will be one of the tallest buildings in the city and certainly one of the most beautiful/unique! We're spoiled here in Calgary!

Design-mind · #**327** Posted **Oct 3, 2015, 5:51 PM**

By far the most difficult project to photograph right now just because of the depth of the hole. The excavator down in the hole that you can just see behind the orange facing, has a jackhammer tool attachment and is going deeper.

Innersoul1 · #**328** Posted **Oct 3, 2015, 8:57 PM**

The above picture reminds me of the pits that I saw dug in Seattle, during the summer, for the construction of their underground LRT system. I am not familiar with the geology of downtown Calgary. Any idea, ideally, how deep we would have to dig to accommodate underground tunnels in the core?

WhipperSnapper · #**329** Posted **Oct 3, 2015, 9:15 PM**

31 metres for 7 storeys. That's 8 to 10 metres more than normal. Going to be one thick raft slab.

Design-mind · #**330** Posted **Oct 5, 2015, 2:45 AM**

Around March 8th is when they started to dig this pit. They claimed it would take seven months to excavate. In four days we will hit the seven months mark, so we should soon start to see rebar going to the site.

MasterG · #**331** Posted **Oct 5, 2015, 3:06 AM**

Question for someone more familiar with building engineering:

If they didn't want or care about underground parking and built zero, how deep would the basement need to be? Other infrastructure would be needed to be placed down there, plus some piling, but is there much depth that would be required for a building of this size and weight?

Chadillaccc · #**332** Posted **Oct 8, 2015, 6:28 AM**

Thanks for the update! Can't be long now! That looks deep!

speedog · #**333** Posted **Oct 22, 2015, 5:33 AM**

Was by tonight - they must be close to the bottom...

DoubleK · #**334** Posted **Oct 22, 2015, 3:13 PM**

^^^ I can't see the pictures...

Calgarian · #**335** Posted **Oct 22, 2015, 5:23 PM**

They aren't excavating today, could they have bottomed out?

craner · #**336** Posted **Oct 22, 2015, 9:56 PM**

Looks like a crane is being erected at the site at the moment.

Edit: you can actually see it in the pictures speedog posted above - red crane.
I wonder if its to lift out the excavating equipment?

Ominus · #**337** Posted **Oct 22, 2015, 10:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by craner

Looks like a crane is being erected at the site at the moment.

Edit: you can actually see it in the pictures speedog posted above - red crane.
I wonder if its to lift out the excavating equipment?

I think that's the crane they were using with dirtzilla, just with the boom down. I'm probably wrong though.

speedog · #**338** Posted **Oct 23, 2015, 12:18 AM**

It is dirtzilla - it rests at night.

craner · #**339** Posted **Oct 23, 2015, 1:49 AM**

It was down at 3:45 this afternoon so hopefully Dirtzilla is done and TSky can start to rise !!

Calgarian · #**340** Posted **Oct 23, 2015, 3:39 PM**

Is there no webcam for this one yet?