Topic: Anfield Road Extension - Construction work resumed on 12th September 2023.

[Crosby Nick]

Close up of the shoulder truss on the flat bed truck. A & B are the top connections. Bolts on the shoulder section mostly in place and these splices would be the first to be assembled, although not tightened. C&D Bracing loosely assembled to allow for adjustment while A & B are assembled. E is the bottom splice (F not visible), again loosely assembled to allow adjustment.

On D you can see there's only one bolt and the plates have been swung out of the way to ease location and assembly.

As someone who has just struggled to assemble a sum linger I often wonder how it must feel to be this clever.

[kopdude81]

Erections, crossing streams... thread needs an 18+ warning.

And now add flange to that list!

[Ghost Town]

There's a problem with the falange?

This thread is rivetting

[kopdude81]

As someone who has just struggled to assemble a sum linger I often wonder how it must feel to be this clever.

I'd urge you to scrub up on your spelling first & then move on to the bigger tasks!

[Alan_X]

As someone who has just struggled to assemble a sum linger I often wonder how it must feel to be this clever.

Just spent a lot of years in construction Nick.

[Alan_X]

Have to say I’m impressed with the methodology they’re using. It’s a constrained site and they’re doing everything with mobile cranes - no tower crane. What might have looked perverse at first sight (just building the central three bays of the upper tier, leaving gaps in the first floor slab is a well thought through sequence.

When they built the first floor hospitality concourse I thought it was for site accommodation but it was so they could assemble the centre truss section in situ ready for the lift.

Really impressive.

[Samie]

What does that mean in RAWKenese Alan?

[Alan_X]

Expect the crawler cranes to be dismantled after the roof truss and central rafter section are finished. The rest should be feasible using the smaller (relatively) mobile cranes.

[Alan_X]

What does that mean in RAWKenese Alan?

Means it’s boss.

[Samie]

 

Ah, okay.  Nice one.

[rojo para la vida]

Have to say I’m impressed with the methodology they’re using. It’s a constrained site and they’re doing everything with mobile cranes - no tower crane. What might have looked perverse at first sight (just building the central three bays of the upper tier, leaving gaps in the first floor slab is a well thought through sequence.

When they built the first floor hospitality concourse I thought it was for site accommodation but it was so they could assemble the centre truss section in situ ready for the lift.

Really impressive.

I'm also a construction pro Alan and have the same view as you on this. Very impressed with the way they're going about business so far.

[meady1981]

I’m a construction pro too

[CraigDS]

I once built a lego house, if that counts?

[kopdude81]

Have to say I’m impressed with the methodology they’re using. It’s a constrained site and they’re doing everything with mobile cranes - no tower crane. What might have looked perverse at first sight (just building the central three bays of the upper tier, leaving gaps in the first floor slab is a well thought through sequence.

When they built the first floor hospitality concourse I thought it was for site accommodation but it was so they could assemble the centre truss section in situ ready for the lift.


Really impressive.

Thanks for that Alan.

I was wondering why they didn't just construct the entire truss as one and then lift it on to two support structures/columns at the side like they did for the MS which was a far bigger construction. So did they break up the construction of the truss in to different parts as the site was very constrained do you think?

[Terry de Niro]

I'm also a construction pro Alan and have the same view as you on this. Very impressed with the way they're going about business so far.

I’m a construction pro too

I'm a construction pro and so is my wife.

[Crosby Nick]

I'd urge you to scrub up on your spelling first & then move on to the bigger tasks!

You’ve never constructed a sum linger? You’ve never lived!

[kopite321]

Same … construction pro… current project https://youtu.be/utYkwvqy_Tk

Hopefully the main truss lift will happen today..

[Alan_X]

I'm a construction pro and so is my wife.

[Alan_X]

Thanks for that Alan.

I was wondering why they didn't just construct the entire truss as one and then lift it on to two support structures/columns at the side like they did for the MS which was a far bigger construction. So did they break up the construction of the truss in to different parts as the site was very constrained do you think?

Almost certainly site constraints. There wasn’t space to construct the whole truss behind the new extension and also have space for the cranes needed to lift it. The truss and supports are bolted together like Meccano so it’s just a question of how you break down the elements - what you put together on the ground, and what you put together at high level.

Obviously it’s safer to do as much assembly on the ground as possible for safety reasons.

Hope the lift goes ahead today. It should look pretty spectacular and give a real sense of the size and scale of the new stand.

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

I’m a construction pro too

I'm a construction pro plus

[Raaphael]

Is it today the erection happens? Thought it was Sunday.

[owens_2k]

Is it today the erection happens? Thought it was Sunday.

Everyday in this house.

[paisley1977]

Is it today the erection happens? Thought it was Sunday.

Think its been put back again.

[paulrazor]

Is it today the erection happens? Thought it was Sunday.

today, hope this stadium uprgrade isnt a complete flop

[mikeb58]

Just been to the ground now, one of the workers told me the big lift about 2pm (depending on the weather) no 'stiff' breeze at the moment, so hopefully erection goes a head.

Edit...somethings 'come up' and I can't back to the ground for 2pm now.

[cdav]

Just been to the ground now, one of the workers told me the big lift about 2pm (depending on the weather) no stiff breeze at the moment, so hopefully erection goes a head.

Get a split screen on LFCTV alongside the friendly coverage

[phil236849]

Just discovered this thread.  I feel as though my life now has a new dimension!

[Son of Spion]

Just discovered this thread.  I feel as though my life now has a new dimension!

Just in time for the imminent erection.

[meady1981]

Just discovered this thread.  I feel as though my life now has a new dimension!

You should ask Craig about any further stand expansions

[CraigDS]

You should ask Craig about any further stand expansions

What about filling in the corners?

[meady1981]

What about filling in the corners?

Can’t be done. There’s some big bins in the way.

[Alan_X]

What about filling in the corners?

Personally I'd divert Walton Breck Road and rebuild the Kop...

[meady1981]

Personally I'd divert Walton Breck Road and rebuild the Kop...

After being completely cynical about it for the last 10 years, I actually think this lot may be able to come up with a way to do it now. And might even try go through with it.

[paulrazor]

After being completely cynical about it for the last 10 years, I actually think this lot may be able to come up with a way to do it now. And might even try go through with it.

I presume that will now be the smallest stand? no way it should be

Not sure how we can expand it but probably not possible anyway

[Alan_X]

After being completely cynical about it for the last 10 years, I actually think this lot may be able to come up with a way to do it now. And might even try go through with it.

I'm not sure about demolition. What you gain in a few thousand seats would be lost in the atmosphere and the tight, compressed feeling of it as it is now.

[kopdude81]

I'm not sure about demolition. What you gain in a few thousand seats would be lost in the atmosphere and the tight, compressed feeling of it as it is now.

I was wondering about that. Spurs new ground and especially that new single tier end is located very close and tight to the pitch I see. Have the building regs changed recently I wonder? The Emirates built more than 10 years ago is miles from the goals at either end.

If LFC were going the demolition route it might not be so bad especially if we could reproduce the tight nature of the existing top and the new spurs single tier stand.

[TepidT2O]

efflorescence


(Just wanted to add something that sounded knowledgeable to the thread )

[Red Beret]

I'm a construction pro and so is my wife.

I was a construction pro like you, but then I took an arrow to the knee.

[rojo para la vida]

I was a construction pro like you, but then I took an arrow to the knee.

I really wish TF that I didn't mention that I was a construction pro... 

[Mike_LFC]

efflorescence


(Just wanted to add something that sounded knowledgeable to the thread )

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