n.c.iowa | E718 - 11/21/2012 06:35 There are a lot of those slip form elevators don't have adequate rebar in them. During construction, if there is a thunderstorm within about 15 miles, the guy holding up the 20 foot bar gets shocks. Nobody likes that. So, no rebar goes in for awhile. They don't stop pouring. I can show people several elevators that are worth a lot less than nothing. worked for a elevator company back in the 80's and if a thunderstorm showed up things would get pretty dicey,it all depended on who was supervising the job and how high the slip was up.some sups would suspend the pour for a bit,and let things blow through,and some would try to keep going.i worked the night shift,and alot of probs could be attributed to the rebar tyers not doing their job,concrete will hide alot of mistakes,for awhile anyway. |
Grain elevator collapse
