Making of the armed concrete ground floor slab of Amadeo II

22 November 2009 - Comments (0)

Construction

We just finished the first ground floor of Amadeo II. That is the last part of the underground parking work for this side. We are now set to start building external walls with Klimabloc. In the same time, we also finished the underground parking walls of the other side of Amadeo II. The second ground floor will soon follow.

Casting and reinforcement

This part of the ground floor does not have the same thickness neither the same level on all its surface. It is split in 2 parts, one higher below the building, and one lower in front that is planned as green space. We have 2 thicker central beams in the width of the slab and one long central beam in the length, at the junction of the higher and lower parts.

Lower and upper part of the slab with the large beam at the junction of the 2 parts.

Connection between the long central beam in the length of the slab and one central beam in the width of the slab. You can see the thickness of of the 2 beams comparing to the thickness of the slab. Below the connection is a supportive column.

First layer of reinforcement on the lower part of the slab.

Peripheral beam and 2 central beams on the upper part of the slab.

Lower part of the slab with all reinforcement installed.

View inside one supportive central beam, resting on the peripheral wall and on the central columns.

Pouring concrete

Installing reinforcement on the slab is a lengthy and demanding job. Comparing to that, pouring concrete is certainly the fun part of making the slab. It is also the most impressive.

Marmil concrete pump fully deployed.

We started pouring concrete in the central beams of the slab first as it is the thickest part of the slab.

Starting pouring concrete in the central beams of the slab.

Pouring concrete on the upper part of the slab.

Together with the ground floor slab, we were doing the stairs climbing from the underground parking to the ground floor.

Making the stairs from the underground parking.

Smoothing concrete on the slab.

We progressed well under a beautiful warm day.

Progression of pouring concrete on the ground floor slab.

The first ground slab of Amadeo II finished.

Underground parking walls of the other side of Amadeo II

In the same time, we progressed the underground parking walls of Amadeo II left part (A3). Those walls are now finished, allowing us to soon start the ground floor slab of A3.

Walls of A3 cast before concrete is poured.

The underground parking walls of A3 finished.