Troy@lemmy.caM to Winnipeg@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoNew concrete elevator tumbles on opening day [1913]www.producer.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkNew concrete elevator tumbles on opening day [1913]www.producer.comTroy@lemmy.caM to Winnipeg@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareabff08f4813c@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoA fascinating piece of history. I wonder what the engineers actually did to right the structure afterwards…
minus-squareTroy@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThey drilled holes at the bottom to remove all the grain, then jacked it up and built a new foundation - took less than a year. This whole video is great, but here’s where they talk about the solution: https://youtu.be/KgKW10iA_4w?t=563
A fascinating piece of history. I wonder what the engineers actually did to right the structure afterwards…
They drilled holes at the bottom to remove all the grain, then jacked it up and built a new foundation - took less than a year.
This whole video is great, but here’s where they talk about the solution: https://youtu.be/KgKW10iA_4w?t=563