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Originally Posted by iheartphilly
As previously mentioned, the depth of the foundation and size rivals CITC.
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Originally Posted by kraggman
Large and beefy, just the way I like 'em.
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Originally Posted by summersm343
This has to be one of the biggest foundations for an apartment tower.
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What you are seeing isn't the actual foundation for the building. The actual foundations are below that large expanse of rebar that you see, so the actual foundations are the "puddles" of concrete you can see in the photo. Due to the location of the water table, they need to build a "bathtub" to keep the underground levels from flooding. What you can see in
iheartphilly's picture is the reinforcing for what is known as a "pressure raft". This raft resists the hydrostatic load from the water table and is waterproofed to keep everything dry.
The actual foundations for Comcast II are MUCH bigger than the foundations for this tower!
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