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Portland Square - 22nd August 2001
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Building C:
The steel frame for the ground floor of Building C has now been completed. The first sections of the building's precast prestressed concrete floor can be seen in the foreground on the delivery lorry - each 'plank' weighs over 4 tonnes.
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Building A:
The groundworks for Building A at the southern end of the site are nearing completion; erection of this building's frame is due to start towards the end of next week.
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Building B:
The steel frame for Building B started to arrive on site yesterday - you can see here that a few columns and beams have already been erected. The main shear frame for this building was delivered to site in two sections which were then bolted together. This photograph shows the finished component (which weighed in at 23 tonnes) about to be lifted into position.
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The first stage of the lift got the shear frame into a vertical orientation.
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The next stage saw the shear frame being gradually manoeuvred into position; then it was simply a case of lowering it onto the prepared foundations. The final stage of the operation saw other elements of the building's steel skeleton being erected to prop the shear frame; the crane could then be unhitched.
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Squash Courts:
The new Squash Courts building is rapidly taking shape. The precast concrete first floor has been installed (although it hasn't been screeded yet) and work has now started on the building's walls.
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