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Movies of the Construction of the Centre for Computing and Engineering

Video

AVI movies are shot on a Canon S30 digital camera in movie-mode which is capable of 30 seconds of video at 15fps at 320x200, approximately 6 MB each.

Excavation & Drilling
Nov. 11, 2002: Removal of the asphalt. Feb. 19, 2003: Dump-trucks arriving to remove rubble. Feb. 2003: Rig used to drill holes for the shoring [1]. Feb. 2003: Drilling rig & other equipment [2]. Feb. 2003: Backhoe excavating the south end of the lot.
Feb. 2003: Clearing rubble [1]. Feb. 2003: Loading rubble into dump-truck [2]. Feb. 2003: Drilling Rig drills hole [1]. Feb. 2003: Cement truck moves in [2]. Feb. 2003: Cement is poured [3].
Feb. 2003: More drilling [4]. Feb. 2003: Aligning drill bit [1]. Feb. 2003: Attaching drill bit [2]. Feb. 2003: Raising the drill [3]. Feb. 2003: Drilling de-watering system [4].
Foundation
May 5, 2003: South stairwell concrete delivered via crane [1]. May 5, 2003: South stairwell concrete being poured [2].
Jun 6, 2003: Concrete is loaded [1]. Jun 6, 2003: Crane takes the concrete [2]. Jun 6, 2003: Waiting for the crane [3]. Oct 4, 2003: Pouring the foundation [4].
Cranes in Action
Oct 4, 2003: Crane moving forms [1]. Oct 4, 2003: Crane moving forms [2]. Oct 4, 2003: Crane moving forms [3].
Laying Bricks
Apr 22, 2004: Delivery [1]. Apr 22, 2004: Strapping [2]. Apr 22, 2004: Start winch-up [3]. Apr 22, 2004: Winch-up [4]. Apr 22, 2004: Bobcat unloading [1].

Timelapse

Timelapse movies are JPEG captures (approximately 65KB per image) taken from a video camera atop the Quad (courtesy Matthew Burpee) at 1 frame per minute, between 8:00AM and 5:00PM, at 640x480 (except where otherwise specified).


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Movies and Commentary: Luis Fernandes.


Last modified: Tuesday, 14-Jul-2015 18:43:07 EDT