Making of Amadeo's first armed concrete slab
| 20 June 2008 - Comments (0) | Construction |
Being done with the reinforcement, we cast the slab and installed the grouding electrodes. Everything was then ready to pour concrete. We ordered concrete from MARMIL inženjering very well known for their quality. This first slab is around 54 cubic meters which is about 6 mixer trucks.
Casting the slab
The slab was cast with wood in the morning. In the middle of the slab, we left a channel where Hauraton drainage elements will be installed. The concrete pump was already arrived.
Installing the grounding electrodes
Like in any building, reinforced steel strips are installed in the concrete footings to provide grounding for power, static and lightning. These act like a giant grounding electrode for charge dissipation. It will be connected later to the lightning protection system and the electric installation.
Pouring concrete
Everything was ready to start pouring concrete. Several mixer trucks alternate to provide constant supply of concrete. Concrete is poured from the mixer truck into the pump and the pump delivers it on the slab through a long hose. A worker directs the hose while others equalize the level of concrete.
One person controls the pump remotely and supervises the flow of concrete. Working with the pump goes pretty fast.
Finishing the slab
Toward the end of the day, the slab was getting finished.
Well done!
Beers and barbecue for everybody!
We will now let it dry. Tomorrow, work will continue on walls. On sunday, we will start drilling the boreholes for the geothermal system on the other part of the land.
