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Dr.
Kramer's house on the right, Joe
Capobianco's to the left of that, July
1994. Note that the hillside still
shows scarring from the October 27, 1993
fires. For pictures from the fire,
click here |
Large
drills were used to create holes for the
tieback reinforcement, some of which
went 50' or more in depth |
Another
angle |
The
wall slope was vertical in some
locations |
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Another
angle |
The
first part of the first coat |
After
the first coat it was time for some
reinforcement |
The
hillside posed some difficult challenges
for the reinforcement placers |
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But
the rebar sub-contractor was up to the
challenge |
A
total of ____lbs. of reinforcement was
used |
And
the view was fantastic |
Surface
coat is shot over reinforcement |
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Gusset
reinforcement sticks out from the wall
at top. |
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Yards of concrete were used |
Planters
receive a coat of shotcrete |
Tie-downs
are tested and locked off |
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Concrete
is in place |
Special
inspector Gary Rutherford points
something out to Structural Engineer
Hanns Baumann |
That's
the rebar sub on the left talking to the
G.C. Gil Caron, to the right is the
special inspector talking to the
concrete sub |
The landscaped "disappearing wall" |
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The
landscaped "disappearing wall" |
The
landscaped "disappearing wall" |
The
landscaped "disappearing wall" |
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