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Did anybody see Nick Clarke in the news piece.
Really- he would say something that could be taken negative?


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(11-27-2018 06:54 PM)Big Blue Crazy Wrote:  Did anybody see Nick Clarke in the news piece.
Really- he would say something that could be taken negative?


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He just shared his opinion. Nothing wrong with that.

I missed it. What was his opinion?

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He said, “Yeah, it’s loud. Yeah, probably a little inconvenient, but totally worth it.”

(11-27-2018 07:22 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  I missed it. What was his opinion?

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He had zero problem with it.

WAVY Piece

Nick pops up about 1:50.

Perhap Harry Minum, https://twitter.com/Harry_MiniumODU/stat...30304?s=19
Piledriving starts next week!
Harry reported previously that they're driving 670 piles.
A women from Wavy this morning reported they are driving more than 800. Why so many? Holy cow!!!

(11-27-2018 08:59 PM)Retroview1955 Wrote:  Perhap Harry Minum, https://twitter.com/Harry_MiniumODU/stat...30304?s=19
Piledriving starts next week!
Harry reported previously that they're driving 670 piles.
A women from Wavy this morning reported they are driving more than 800. Why so many? Holy cow!!!

Has to be able to support Phase II and the upperdeck.

Sea-level. Terrible ground. Basically a beach house. =]

Someone at ODU really needs to fill us in on the future phases for this stadium

Can someone take a look at camera one and figure out what those rectangular shapes are lining the side of the field? they appear to be holding down a tarp but might actually be something else.
You can see them off loading the pilings.

(11-28-2018 12:28 PM)Old Dominion Wrote:  Can someone take a look at camera one and figure out what those rectangular shapes are lining the side of the field? they appear to be holding down a tarp but might actually be something else.
You can see them off loading the pilings.

Looks like plywood to help hold down the rolled over turf.

Glad to see construction still going with campus closed for the day.

Piledriving started today - two days early. This project seems to be moving along very well!

(12-01-2018 06:02 PM)Retroview1955 Wrote:  Piledriving started today - two days early. This project seems to be moving along very well!

Hopefully the piles don't hit any trouble. That's a LOT of piling to get done.

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(12-01-2018 06:07 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 06:02 PM)Retroview1955 Wrote:  Piledriving started today - two days early. This project seems to be moving along very well!

Hopefully the piles don't hit any trouble. That's a LOT of piling to get done.

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What kind of trouble could be 85ft deep? I find this process fascinating as I know nothing about construction.

(12-01-2018 07:20 PM)Retroview1955 Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 06:07 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 06:02 PM)Retroview1955 Wrote:  Piledriving started today - two days early. This project seems to be moving along very well!

Hopefully the piles don't hit any trouble. That's a LOT of piling to get done.

Posted from mobile device. Hopefully it's coherent.

What kind of trouble could be 85ft deep? I find this process fascinating as I know nothing about construction.

Different soil than what's expected. You can only take so many borings and you never truly know what will be in areas without them. Could range from unknown utility lines to ancient burial grounds (not likely)

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It is really interesting. My coworker used to drive piles. His job was literally to watch it go in and count how many strikes per foot the pile was getting. Once it got to a certain point he would tell them to kill it. You risk exploding the pile or it means you've hit something serious.

That is what happened to the bridge over in Deep Creek. Someone did the math wrong and/or had bad soil samples. The piles that held up one side of the bridge went into the soil and as they go in at the base not only do the cause the soil below to compact but the soil on either side expands and causes friction on the sides of the pile. That creates a giant compacted ball and the soil under that giant ball sank. When that soil sank it literally pulled the pile down with it and away from the roadway above leading up to the bridge. Our bridge team inspecting the bridge found that the road was separated from the pile cap so there was literally nothing holding up the road. The weight limit went from 30 Tonnes to 5 Tonnes immediately and they ended up having to rip up the road and drive new piles besides the old piles and rebuild.

With this many piles that also could be a issue if they're too close and as one pile goes in it impacts with a the expanded ball of stuff from the pile next door. it's kind of like creating a giant subterranean pressurized floor, I think. At least that's how I inferred the stories.

He was telling me all sorts of stories of wood piles exploding under pressure and way more than I ever wanted to know about what's going on. =]

(12-01-2018 11:58 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  It is really interesting. My coworker used to drive piles. His job was literally to watch it go in and count how many strikes per foot the pile was getting. Once it got to a certain point he would tell them to kill it. You risk exploding the pile or it means you've hit something serious.

That is what happened to the bridge over in Deep Creek. Someone did the math wrong and/or had bad soil samples. The piles that held up one side of the bridge went into the soil and as they go in at the base not only do the cause the soil below to compact but the soil on either side expands and causes friction on the sides of the pile. That creates a giant compacted ball and the soil under that giant ball sank. When that soil sank it literally pulled the pile down with it and away from the roadway above leading up to the bridge. Our bridge team inspecting the bridge found that the road was separated from the pile cap so there was literally nothing holding up the road. The weight limit went from 30 Tonnes to 5 Tonnes immediately and they ended up having to rip up the road and drive new piles besides the old piles and rebuild.

With this many piles that also could be a issue if they're too close and as one pile goes in it impacts with a the expanded ball of stuff from the pile next door. it's kind of like creating a giant subterranean pressurized floor, I think. At least that's how I inferred the stories.

He was telling me all sorts of stories of wood piles exploding under pressure and way more than I ever wanted to know about what's going on. =]

^^^ NO JINX!

(12-01-2018 09:39 PM)odu09 Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 07:20 PM)Retroview1955 Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 06:07 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(12-01-2018 06:02 PM)Retroview1955 Wrote:  Piledriving started today - two days early. This project seems to be moving along very well!

Hopefully the piles don't hit any trouble. That's a LOT of piling to get done.

Posted from mobile device. Hopefully it's coherent.

What kind of trouble could be 85ft deep? I find this process fascinating as I know nothing about construction.

Different soil than what's expected. You can only take so many borings and you never truly know what will be in areas without them. Could range from unknown utility lines to ancient burial grounds (not likely)

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Though I wouldn't be surprised if they found stuff from the Battle of Craney Island. However I'm sure most the artifacts from 1812 or the Civil war I am sure have long been discovered on campus.

(12-01-2018 11:58 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  It is really interesting. My coworker used to drive piles. His job was literally to watch it go in and count how many strikes per foot the pile was getting. Once it got to a certain point he would tell them to kill it. You risk exploding the pile or it means you've hit something serious.

That is what happened to the bridge over in Deep Creek. Someone did the math wrong and/or had bad soil samples. The piles that held up one side of the bridge went into the soil and as they go in at the base not only do the cause the soil below to compact but the soil on either side expands and causes friction on the sides of the pile. That creates a giant compacted ball and the soil under that giant ball sank. When that soil sank it literally pulled the pile down with it and away from the roadway above leading up to the bridge. Our bridge team inspecting the bridge found that the road was separated from the pile cap so there was literally nothing holding up the road. The weight limit went from 30 Tonnes to 5 Tonnes immediately and they ended up having to rip up the road and drive new piles besides the old piles and rebuild.

With this many piles that also could be a issue if they're too close and as one pile goes in it impacts with a the expanded ball of stuff from the pile next door. it's kind of like creating a giant subterranean pressurized floor, I think. At least that's how I inferred the stories.

He was telling me all sorts of stories of wood piles exploding under pressure and way more than I ever wanted to know about what's going on. =]

You're taking me back to strengths of materials class. :(