the crane the crane

[OttoMets]

Yes. It looks like something you would find in NYC or Boston. I was losing faith Syracuse University could ever build a new building that was attractive. Yay! Props to these architects, whoever they might be.

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[sutomcat]

Looks like final preparations are being done to prep the box girder in the Irving storage area for installation in the crown truss. Whatever the hold up was, it appears to be a thing of the past.

 

[BillSU]

Hope you are correct tomcat, they have moved many of the counter weights that balances the load lifted in position for Walt. I'd like to see the girder go up tomorrow.

 

[TexanMark]

Hope you are correct tomcat, they have moved many of the counter weights that balances the load lifted in position for Walt. I'd like to see the girder go up tomorrow.

The next good news is the days will quickly start to get longer

Syracuse, New York - Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year

Syracuse, New York - sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year in a graph, day length and changes in lengths in a table. Basic information, like local time and the location on a world map, are also featured.

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By Feb 13th they will have 1 hr 2 mins extra daylight
By March 1st it will be about 1 hr 45 mins extra daylight

DateSunriseSunsetLengthChangeDawnDuskLengthChange

Today	07:34	16:52	9:18		07:03	17:24	10:21
+1 day	07:34	16:54	9:20	00:02 longer	07:02	17:25	10:23	00:02 longer
+1 week	07:31	17:01	9:30	00:12 longer	06:59	17:32	10:33	00:12 longer
+2 weeks	07:25	17:10	9:45	00:27 longer	06:55	17:40	10:45	00:24 longer
+1 month	07:07	17:31	10:24	01:06 longer	06:38	18:01	11:23	01:02 longer
+2 months	07:19	19:09	11:50	02:32 longer	06:51	19:38	12:47	02:26 longer
+3 months	06:27	19:44	13:17	03:59 longer	05:57	20:14	14:17	03:56 longer
+6 months	05:38	20:43	15:05	05:47 longer	05:03	21:17	16:14	05:53 longe

 

[Atlcuse44]

Looks like Walt is starting to lift the box girder. At least he has it a little off the ground now.

 

[storange]

A big white thingy is hooked on to I think Walt right ?? Going up .

 

[Moontan]

Walt is jealous of development on the other corner... he wants to catch up.
It looks like a nice day to get some more pieces up.

 

[storange]

its way up but I dont see any of those round support things

 

[Moontan]

its way up but I dont see any of those round support things

There’s already one there. Once the girder is attached they’ll add two more to complete this segment.

 

[Cuseregular]

its way up but I dont see any of those round support things

Wow watching this is a trip as they try and place that huge piece

 

[Cuseregular]

What the heck is attached to the bottom of it that looks like a window washers platform?
Edit: yep that is indeed a work platform since there’s no hydraulic man lift boom tall enough to reach! Wow

 

[PAcuse]

Anyone else getting page unresponsive errors for the live feed?

 

[Nāraṅga]

Anyone else getting page unresponsive errors for the live feed?

I've gotten that a couple times over the past week or so. I just refresh it and it's fine.

 

[OttoMets]

Wish they'd move that damn crane so the hard-working computer watchers can have a better view.

 

[rocklloyd]

A big white thingy is hooked on to I think Walt right ?? Going up .

white thingy = box girder

 

[rocklloyd]

What the heck is attached to the bottom of it that looks like a window washers platform?

It's interesting because the work on the northwest side has regularly required the scaffolding at each of the box girder joint. I don't see the same scaffolding at each joint in the opposite corner.

 

[Cuseregular]

It's interesting because the work on the northwest side has regularly required the scaffolding at each of the box girder joint. I don't see the same scaffolding at each joint in the opposite corner.

Read my edit above for the answer

 

[Moontan]

And there she is, just about in place. There’s been some tweaking on the North East corner as well.

 

[Geode]

I noticed the small crane in the upper right (I believe that's the southeast corner of the Dome) of the SU construction cam, anyone know what's going on there?

 

[rocklloyd]

I noticed the small crane in the upper right (I believe that's the southeast corner of the Dome) of the SU construction cam, anyone know what's going on there?

either prepping pad for crane move or getting ready to support the hanging of the backstays.

 

[Orangezoo]

It seems a shame we don't have someone like Sir David A. or Morgan Freeman narrating this thread...

 

[JRHEETER]

It’s really great to see them chugging along now! Was mighty nervous for a bit.

Can’t wait to see this thing when it’s all finished up!

 

[sutomcat]

either prepping pad for crane move or getting ready to support the hanging of the backstays.

Yes, I think the next place back stay steel will be installed is in the middle of the north and south walls, so they can extend in those directions.

 

[FrancoPizza]

I hope they have plans to light up the roller coaster. Huge missed opportunity if they don't include that in the LED installation. If they say they'll consider it in the future, it won't happen.

 

[orangecuse]

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And there she is, just about in place. There’s been some tweaking on the North East corner as well.

The bottom pic is really cool in seeing the progress. However, scanning across the beautiful campus quad, my eyes relative to the roof lines of the various buildings hit a significant visual speed bump in regards to the dome's new roof structure being erected. No doubt, from a pure engineering standpoint what they are doing is pretty spectacular, however, architecturally speaking, at least for me, aesthetically it's much to be desired.