Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Salam Tower (Team 1)

Today started with another visit to the Salam Tower on Sheikh Zayed road. Upon arrival to the Meeting Room, we were greeted by Site Engineer Ryan and the QA/QC Engineer Edgar.
They took the group, along with another QA/QC Engineer and Safety Officer to the top of the tower, where the structural work is still being constructed. We saw how the steel rebars from the slab should be connected to the columns before pouring the concrete.
Ryan also explained how the post-tensioning process is done, from the setting out until the final jacking of the strands.
We also went inside the core wall of the structure, currently the 27th floor, and checked to see the reinforcement used there, which also includes lateral reinforcement.
Then, we were taught how to read structural drawings and check for reinforcement on the drawings given to us and on site as well.

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