Hotamp 3rd Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 very sian at office now ...staring out at a construction site opp my window....can any bros frm the construction sector enlighten me as to why they want to transport and stacked those huge concrete cubes up 2-3 levels on steel beams placed on the ground? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 3:14 AM, Hotamp said: very sian at office now ...staring out at a construction site opp my window....can any bros frm the construction sector enlighten me as to why they want to transport and stacked those huge concrete cubes up 2-3 levels on steel beams placed on the ground? Think all those ppl now in construction site Anyway let me make a wild guess. To make a firm foundation when the ground are lossen enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball0088 5th Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 3:14 AM, Hotamp said: very sian at office now ...staring out at a construction site opp my window....can any bros frm the construction sector enlighten me as to why they want to transport and stacked those huge concrete cubes up 2-3 levels on steel beams placed on the ground? do ground stress test to see can carry on building or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leepee 1st Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 Well...my uncle told me before. To test how soft the soil in that area is. There will be a laser measurement to check the sinking over a period of time. This way, they will know how deep to pile the foundation to keep the building from sinking after 30 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyt 4th Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 I was told by construction frens its for reducing and stabilising the tremour produced from piling...the big concrete blocks act as weight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph22 Turbocharged February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 Now this forum look like Yahoo question. haha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babyt 4th Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 someone from civil engineering pls reply!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modykoh 1st Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 3:21 AM, Babyt said: I was told by construction frens its for reducing and stabilising the tremour produced from piling...the big concrete blocks act as weight. The concrete blocks act as weight, it placed for a short period of time. Prior to that the soil level is baseline taken, subsequently the soil level is re taken again. This is to ascertain the degree of sinkage. It is not used for stability purpose Further soil test is conducted via bore test, the leyers of soil and the compactness is tested. These few other tests to determine the size of the piles for the sub structure/foundation to sit on top. Some cases, no need piling but apply mess concrete. How deep to pile depends on the soil conditions, usually pile till it hit a hard ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotamp 3rd Gear February 25, 2010 Author Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 3:20 AM, Leepee said: Well...my uncle told me before. To test how soft the soil in that area is. There will be a laser measurement to check the sinking over a period of time. This way, they will know how deep to pile the foundation to keep the building from sinking after 30 years. sounds logical...but before the even bring the cubes into the site.....i have seen them drilled and take soil samples. i guess they would already know abt the soil conditions before the actual design stage....anyway i also guessing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bfree Neutral Newbie February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 3:14 AM, Hotamp said: very sian at office now ...staring out at a construction site opp my window....can any bros frm the construction sector enlighten me as to why they want to transport and stacked those huge concrete cubes up 2-3 levels on steel beams placed on the ground? In ur case, i called them up to stack right opp ur window to make u curious & thn post a thread in MCF. LOL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotamp 3rd Gear February 25, 2010 Author Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 3:51 AM, 2bfree said: In ur case, i called them up to stack right opp ur window to make u curious & thn post a thread in MCF. LOL. sorry if i have touch a raw nerve here, but i do not see a problem if i have post a non related car question on the "lite and ez" section of MCF. If you are the moderator and not happy with it you can delete my post, if you are just any forumer and dont feel like answering nor reading it...you can also be on your way ... seriously no need to post any nonconstructive comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsmnd Neutral Newbie February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 after pilling is done to the required depth, they'll need to test if all the piles can support the building, occupants and more. the concrete boulders act as simulated weight on the pile. measurements will be taken at certain time interval to determine the 'sinking' rate. imagine if the pile is not stabilsed yet, we'll have a collapsed building in time to come or the leaning tower of singapore? pilling has a few purposes, to compact the soil to make it firmer, transfer the loads of building to the 'bed rocks'. there's more to it, but i think this should be sufficient to answer your question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoElite 6th Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 4:00 AM, Hotamp said: sorry if i have touch a raw nerve here, but i do not see a problem if i have post a non related car question on the "lite and ez" section of MCF. If you are the moderator and not happy with it you can delete my post, if you are just any forumer and dont feel like answering nor reading it...you can also be on your way ... seriously no need to post any nonconstructive comments. lol bro, relax he was pulling your leg only Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangoElite 6th Gear February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 i wonder what is the weight of 1 cube Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotamp 3rd Gear February 25, 2010 Author Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 4:00 AM, Dsmnd said: after pilling is done to the required depth, they'll need to test if all the piles can support the building, occupants and more. the concrete boulders act as simulated weight on the pile. measurements will be taken at certain time interval to determine the 'sinking' rate. imagine if the pile is not stabilsed yet, we'll have a collapsed building in time to come or the leaning tower of singapore? pilling has a few purposes, to compact the soil to make it firmer, transfer the loads of building to the 'bed rocks'. there's more to it, but i think this should be sufficient to answer your question. thanks bro....at lease i have learn something new today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bfree Neutral Newbie February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 (edited) On 2/25/2010 at 4:00 AM, Hotamp said: sorry if i have touch a raw nerve here, but i do not see a problem if i have post a non related car question on the "lite and ez" section of MCF. If you are the moderator and not happy with it you can delete my post, if you are just any forumer and dont feel like answering nor reading it...you can also be on your way ... seriously no need to post any nonconstructive comments. Was just pulling ur leg. Sori for wat. Its lite n EZ & u so serious? Gt no problem with ur post. Well, I read ur post bt u obviously din read mine properly. U r too sensitive. Btw, do u tink u can stop anyone frm posting non constructive comments? Grow up. Its a forum. Anyway I m not here to argue with u. Since u so serious & sian, I will accept ur apologise n move on. Ciao. Edited February 25, 2010 by 2bfree Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 On 2/25/2010 at 3:14 AM, Hotamp said: very sian at office now ...staring out at a construction site opp my window....can any bros frm the construction sector enlighten me as to why they want to transport and stacked those huge concrete cubes up 2-3 levels on steel beams placed on the ground? you really boring.... staring at hot babe better than construction site Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerwoods Turbocharged February 25, 2010 Share February 25, 2010 MCF will soon have MCFreakipedia ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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