Disney's California Adventure Project Tracker VIII

[TrevorD]

I too don't think that they would build a bridge in this mannor, but considering I have only seen pictures of the site taken from a kilometer away, I can only serve to speculate

[flynnibus]

Originally Posted by Hammer

They probably laid some smooth form material at the bottom where the queue tunnel will be before laying the rest of the re-bar. Once the concrete is poured and allowed sufficient time to cure they can dig the earth out from underneath the tunnel and finish grading the queue to the loading area.

Ain't gonna happen

[TrevorD]

We need a "source" to get us some pictures of this area so we can figure out what is really happening instead of the rampant speculation.

[insider67]

Originally Posted by simba

My point was to illustrate how a thin slab of concrete with standard sized rebar wouldn't be used to construct a bridge, let alone by excavating foundation dirt out from under a poured slab. I don't think I've ever heard of any sort of bridge or walkway being built of rebar and poured concrete that is excavated from underneath after it has set.

I'm on your side that they are not going to undermine those slabs but your assumption that they are thin slabs of concrete is off. In my ventures over to that area those slabs are 3 to 3 1/2 feet deep. The other portions of the track area around the curve is about 1 to 1 1/2 feet deep. The thinnest areas are on the edges where its coming up verticaly to form a wall are about 6 to 8 inches thick. Just wanted to add that the rebar that they are using is at least 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter.

[TrevorD]

Slabs 3 feet deep? Isn't that kinda a lot?

[insider67]

Originally Posted by TrevorD

Slabs 3 feet deep? Isn't that kinda a lot?

I thought the same thing when I looked at them myself

[♥disney.princess♥]

Wow, cool backstage picture, insider picture, insider67! Thanks for posting that!

[MrToadOfToadHall]

Originally Posted by insider67

I'm on your side that they are not going to undermine those slabs but your assumption that they are thin slabs of concrete is off. In my ventures over to that area those slabs are 3 to 3 1/2 feet deep. The other portions of the track area around the curve is about 1 to 1 1/2 feet deep. The thinnest areas are on the edges where its coming up verticaly to form a wall are about 6 to 8 inches thick. Just wanted to add that the rebar that they are using is at least 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter.

Thanks for the great shot!!! Don't get yourself in trouble on our behalf!!


*Edit* I see the picture has disappeared. Thanks for the peek!! Hope you are ok.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by TrevorD

Slabs 3 feet deep? Isn't that kinda a lot?

It is very thick, that's why I was speculating about possibility of excavating below them.

Great picture insider67, shows how much construction is going on out of view from MFW.

[Dan-H]

Is there any new-news on the lagoon?

[Uncle Bob]

It is a pretty thick slab, it seems to me they decided it would be easier to construct a nice thick mat slab and distribute the loads more evenly rather than trying to provide point load footings and grade beams. Makes sense.

[DisneyPro]

Not much visible progress in the lagoon today...

[WaringSLO]

It is called a mat-slab foundation, as mentioned above. They will not be excavating underneath it. That is not how you build a bridge in modern construction, even if it did work for the Romans.

[Hammer]

After seeing the recent backstage picture from insider67 and now looking back at this aerial photo, it's amazing the size of the footprint and overall scale of RSR!

[RocknGuitar]

Aww.. I missed it. He already took it down.


What was it a picture of?