While I've seen buildings being constructed from my home, I've never actually been able to look down on the work site. It seems once the old building has been destroyed, dirty soil mixed with chunks of concrete are removed and fresh clay looking soil brought in. I'm sure the front end loaders just move the fresh soil from one place to another and then move it back again.
Meanwhile holes are drilled, full lengths of circular reinforcing steel inserted into the holes and then concrete is poured down the hole. Most interesting.
Here is the long drill.
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The whole screw is now underground.
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On the opposite side of the barrel is the Australian flag. The other flag represents Piave, the concrete supplier based in Port Melbourne and has been around since 1993.
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For some reason I've always confused the German and Aboriginal flags, when they are really aren't alike at all, although the three same colours are used. The first is the Aboriginal flag. During my skinhead/mohawk phase, I wore a military like jacket with a German flag patch. I now understand how that didn't send good signals. In my defence, I had no idea about the patch on my jacket. I hadn't noticed it until someone remarked about it.
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On the barrel of the concrete mixer you can see the Aboriginal flag.
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I never understood why German military jackets were popular, but I remember seeing them here and there. Surely if one were trying to cast a far-right message they wouldn't use the West German flag...?
ReplyDeleteIs it different from the East German flag? Do they even have separate flags?
DeleteHow fascinating to watch the construction process from your window.
ReplyDeleteYou could warn future tenants of the new building about any dodgy shortcuts you witnessed.
Interesting flag selection on the cement trucks. I often wonder about the ostentatious display of flags - I like to think that we are less showy about it than some other countries but then there are strata of all society no doubt who see the overt displays as a signal, good or evil.
ReplyDeleteWatching construction can be fascinating as you try to figure out what they are doing, Andrew.
ReplyDeleteGoing deep with foundations is a good idea I've heard, it gives more stability to the building being constructed.
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