Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Lluis. The truck was so bright and fresh that I couldn't pass it up. Like you, I shot his back. Wish I could have got his face, as well. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 2/18/2016 6:48 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote: > Well documented Jim! My favorite is this one > > <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wash+Job+3161.tif.html> > > Lluis > > > > > >> El 18 febr 2016, a les 21:19, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va >> escriure: >> >> I took a walk in the sunshine today at the local airport. Felt good! >> >> This airport was built during WWII as an US Army Air Force training base >> for B-24s, hence the concrete was very thick to withstand the wheel >> loads. While much of it has held up well, places that received a lot of >> traffic have developed cracks. A contractor has been hired to cut out >> these broken areas and replace them with new concrete. ( It is >> interesting to me that, while concrete made today in our area uses >> crushed limestone as the aggregate, I have seen areas of the original >> pours that used creek gravel, including a few mussel shells, as the >> aggregate.) >> >> This image gives an idea of the thickness of the original concrete. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Thick+Concrete+3162.tif.html >> >> To tie the new to the old, the old concrete is drilled and rebar is >> installed. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Drilling+for+Rebar+3163.tif.html >> >> About half of this section has been replaced, as the crews work with >> manageable pour sections. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Working+Concrete+3157.tif.html >> >> The rotating mixer drum must be washed out after each pour. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Wash+Job+3161.tif.html >> >> And then, the truck heads back to the plant for another load. Multiple >> trucks were in use, to keep the job moving at a workable pace. >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Going+to+Reload+3165.tif.html >> >> Fuji X-E1 with Fujinon 35/2.0 >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >