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whole9yards
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 Posted - 12/02/2008 : 01:42:02
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This jobsite, in Brazil, was looking for a way to free cranes from placing concrete. They have two 130’s on site, but there are many areas the 130’s can’t reach.
The pictures show a solution, a sort of TB130 placing boom. Line conveyors are feeding it, from the ground.
This application allows the contractor to place the 3” minus aggregate concrete at elevations the Telebelt could not reach from the ground. Every day the Telebelt places concrete is a day the crane can lift steel and set forms. This accelerates the job schedule.
These large civil projects never cease to amaze me.
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-W9Y
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terry
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 04:10:46
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| That is unbelievable! Terry |
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Godfather
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 04:39:23
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The most amazing pics ever posted on cpa.com site.
Safety looks good; concrete on the belt looks more coarse than we'd ever consider for a pour. |
Edited by - Godfather on 12/02/2008 04:40:17 |
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ericicf
Canada
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 04:42:31
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Wow!
Looks like "B" rock on the belt, to me :-) |
Edited by - ericicf on 12/02/2008 04:43:28 |
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navigator
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 05:10:46
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So...what are they building?
That's some ugly water on the other side of that rip rap! |
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Fishbone
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 05:24:17
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 COOL!! |
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seed
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 16:32:52
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| I thought it was Nav's when I first saw it! Those are some GREAT PICS! Perhaps some of the best of all time! |
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Fishbone
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 18:10:59
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That would take some getting used to, might feel like your machine is floating in mid air.
Looks like the operator has to stand by the pour if he wants to see the truck and the pour. You sure wouldn't want to forget something and have to run back to the truck. |
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spikey
Canada
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 20:00:39
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| WOW that's some creative thinking, I'd feel a bit uneasy pumping off a platform like that. |
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navigator
USA
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Posted - 12/02/2008 : 21:35:01
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Boy! That crane with 205 on the side looks like it was design by the same folks that brought us the camel.
It seems very functional with a small footprint on the crane way.....but I couldn't see it lifting the truck. Then it occurred to me: To cranes were used to lift the telebelt.
Is that gonna be a dam or a bridge or both? |
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whole9yards
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Posted - 12/04/2008 : 19:34:29
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Originally posted by Navigator
Is that gonna be a dam or a bridge or both?
It's a dam. The vertical columns on the right (last pic) are for flood gates. You can see gates installed in the right columns.
I'm pretty sure the square openings on the bottom will be for turbine installations. They can also be closed off.
The water beyond the rip-rap is the river diversion channel. It's pretty common to divert the river and build the gate structure. They then remove the diversion dam and let the water go through the gates while the other half of the dam is built.
Dams usually double as bridges, especially hydro dams. The "bridge" on top provides access for gate maintenance gantries. Some don't allow public access, but some (i.e. Hoover Dam) have active roadways. |
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whole9yards
USA
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Posted - 12/04/2008 : 19:44:24
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Originally posted by spikey
WOW that's some creative thinking, I'd feel a bit uneasy pumping off a platform like that.
So would I. One difference about a Telebelt is there is no surge when placing material, where pumps can rock back and forth as they stroke. In addition, there is no "boom bounce." A Telebelt discharge will lower about 6" as the main belt fills, then it just stays put until the belt is emptied and the tip comes back up 6". |
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TB Placing Boom - don't see this every day
