Today I ventured to the top of the parking garage again in order to take a look down on the Signature Engineering Building again and see the progress that had been made from the last time I looked at it. First off the site had made some drastic changes from the first visit; for one thing the caissons appeared to be completed and the storm sewer line being installed was nearly finished. Today the truck crane that was on site for a week was actually being packed up and removed from site which was a neat site to watch; the crane boom gets retracted all the way possible, then the boom swings down over the cab of the truck, then outriggers get pulled in through hydraulics and the labors from the crane company, finally the crane backed its way off the site once all the equipment in the way was moved clearly out of the path of the crane. Attached is a daily log, some photos, and a quick sketch of the site.
12-1-11 Daily Log Report (Reddick Construction)
This first photo is just an aerial shot of the entire site; from it you can see the different work areas, staging areas, and office areas. They are better described in the sketch attached.
Here is a close up of the caisson drilling rig and all the different bits that are used for this site alone. You can see this requires a large amount of area in order to not impede your work area so it is essential to properly lay out a construction site in order to keep your work areas clear when they need to be schedule wise.
This final photo shows some of the current work area, some of the storage with the conex units, and a couple of the office trailers. It is easy to see this is tight sight and there is very little room to place things, this again shows the importance of proper site planning.
This sketch shows the existing site plan that I quickly drew up while looking at the site. It just breaks down the site and allows the reader to see what each different section of the site is used for. As you can see there is no free area on the site, the entire site is being used for something; this is only possible with proper site planning.
This site has done a good job since the last time I viewed it in cleaning up its unneeded material from the demolition of the parking lot. Now the site is free to work on and around in an easier manner, though it is still tight. I do not have any recommendations for efficiency this time, it appears they have put a lot of thought into how they were going to use this site. I am excited to see this building reach 100% because it will be one of the most important buildings on campus, especially to engineering majors. I will continue to look at this site next semester and until it is completed.
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