BloorMan
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Columns getting poured today. The crane didn't get any taller over the weekend but it should happen soon.
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flonicky
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Benito
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Johnny Au
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December 18, 2023:
Bay and Cumberland:
Balmuto Side:
Bloor Side:
Yonge and Bloor (aka the Golden Corner or the Champagne Corner):
Yonge Side:
Bay and Cumberland:
Balmuto Side:
Bloor Side:
Yonge and Bloor (aka the Golden Corner or the Champagne Corner):
Yonge Side:
Rascacielo
Senior Member
Today
BloorMan
Active Member
Looks like they poured concrete on the platforms at the mechanical level today:
jer1961
Active Member
Two photos taken today, Wednesday (Dec. 20). Shot on Bloor Street east of Dundas, then at Perth.
Johnny Au
Senior Member
Part 1 of 2 taken on December 20, 2023:
Bay and Cumberland:
Balmuto Side:
Back Alley:
Bloor Side:
Bay and Cumberland:
Balmuto Side:
Back Alley:
Bloor Side:
thaivic
Active Member
Crane is growing this morning.
fanoftoronto
Active Member
Will this be the tallest crane ever erected in Toronto?
Given the 328m height of the building, the cab of this crane should be at least 330 to 340m tall and the arm should extent up another 30-40m above that!
Has Toronto ever had a crane this tall before?
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Yup - the CN Tower crane ran all the way up to the skypod, likely about 460 metres up:
Rascacielo
Senior Member
Yup, I can see it poking from the condo cluster on Charles St. Less than 2 years ago, I could see the crane and even the top floors clearly, but 55C has since blocked The One from my view. It shouldn’t be too long before it’ll reappear to lord it over all the other buildings though
FastidiousHack
New Member
Re: Shear Walls,
They're reducing the size of columns and walls as the tower goes up, because the amount of lateral force the building must resist at the top is much lower than at the bottom. However, it's not just to save money, the walls and columns have to slowly get smaller to avoid stiffness irregularities.
I suspect the reason for large partition walls is gradually transfer lateral load from the interior core to the exterior mega columns above the ground floor retail space. As the building gets taller, this mechanism tapers away. Basically a very distributed outrigger system, so that the retail can avoid columns.
Walls may periodically appear as they go up to accomplish a similar effect throughout the height of the building. Don't be surprised if you see more of them, they're not for vertical loads.
They're reducing the size of columns and walls as the tower goes up, because the amount of lateral force the building must resist at the top is much lower than at the bottom. However, it's not just to save money, the walls and columns have to slowly get smaller to avoid stiffness irregularities.
I suspect the reason for large partition walls is gradually transfer lateral load from the interior core to the exterior mega columns above the ground floor retail space. As the building gets taller, this mechanism tapers away. Basically a very distributed outrigger system, so that the retail can avoid columns.
Walls may periodically appear as they go up to accomplish a similar effect throughout the height of the building. Don't be surprised if you see more of them, they're not for vertical loads.
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BloorMan
Active Member
Confirmed! The crane grew a couple sections taller this morning. It won't be long before the cab is at my eye level.
UpwithOlives
Active Member
They seem to be in no hurry to start the next floor after pouring the columns on Monday. Everybody off until the new year?