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Richard J. Daley Center
Architect: C.F. Murphy Associates
Date: 1965
Style: International
Address: 50 West Washington Street
Height: 648 ft. (32 Floors)
Exterior: Exposed Corten Steel
Structural
Material: Steel
Program: Court House and Government Office
The structural columns of the Richard J. Daley Center are 87 feet apart, which is a relatively large span. Towards the top of the columns, the width diminishes as the floors require less support.
For four years, from 1965 to 1969, the Daley Center was the tallest building in Chicago. In 2001, it received historical status, only 36 years after its completion. The building has a small height to floor ratio, due to the large floor to floor distance of 18 feet.
An industrial monster but a rather impressive monster at that.
A view of one of the seven wonders of the waterways, the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire.
A design dating back to 1785 by Edwin Clark, this feat of engineering allowed boats to be lifted or lowered 50 feet from the River Weaver at the lower level up to the Trent and Mersey canal above. It is affectionately known as the Catherdral of the canals.
It operated until closure in 1983 due to corrosion but has been restored and reopened in 2002.
It has a pair of caissons, which are watertight, that act to counterbalance each other. It originally operated by an hydraulic method but following problems with this system it was converted to an electrical method using counterwieghts in 1908.
This piece of engineering is one of only two in the country and has been designated a Scheduled Monument.
April 21, 2022 - APCOA Parking Scheldekaaien Noord covered parking located between Jordaenskaai and the Scheldt River. This structured originally served as a port structure where boats were housed.
Saint Casimir Lutheran Cemetery
4401 W 111th Street
Chicago, Illinois
Cook County, USA
Mykola’s Krupavicius Gravesite. Erected in 1970.
This all welded steel structure marks the grave of Mykola’s Krupavicius - (1885-1970). All the letters that are inside the arc shaped structure are welded to hollow steel tubes which are welded in place between each piece of vertical square tube.
The stone carving up at the top is bolted to a steel plate that rests on either 6 or 8 horizontal square tubes. The base of the structure has more letters that may have threaded studs welded on the backside so they could be bolted down.
I am also not sure if the entire structure was ever painted. There is no evidence of any paint. The structure is rusty. The letters inside the arc show faded & worn paint as does part of the base under the individual letters.
Mykolas Krupavičius (October 1, 1885, Balbieriškis, Suwałki Governorate – December 4, 1970, Chicago) was a Lithuanian priest and politician. He is best remembered for his involvement with the land reform in the interwar Lithuania.
In 1900 Krupavičius enrolled into the Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary. He showed interest in politics from early days: during the Russian Revolution of 1905 he was arrested twice. After graduation in 1905, he worked as a teacher in the Łomża Governorate and in Papilė. In 1908 Krupavičius began his theological studies at the Sejny Priest Seminary and continued them at the Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy.
He was ordained into priesthood in June 1914. After graduation in 1917, he worked as a chaplain at a Lithuanian school in Voronezh. At the same time he got involved with the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party and was sentenced to death by the Bolshevik revolutionary court. Krupavičius escaped the arrest and returned to Lithuania in May 1918. He joined activities of the Council of Lithuania struggling to establish independent Lithuania. From the very beginning he was heavily involved with the land reform.
Krupavičius was elected to all Seimas (parliament) and served as Minister of Agriculture from 1923 to 1926 in four different cabinets. After the 1926 Lithuanian coup d'état, the Lithuanian Nationalists Union usurped the political power and Krupavičius studied sociology, economics, and law at the Lille University and University of Toulouse for two years. Upon return in 1930 he resumed his duties as priest and served Catholic congregations in Garliava, Veiveriai, and Kalvarija. During the occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany, Krupavičius together with Kazys Grinius and Jonas Pranas Aleksa sent a letter to the German authorities protesting their attempts to colonize Lithuania.
Krupavičius was arrested and deported to Germany where he was held under house arrest in a carmelite monastery in Regensburg. In 1945 he was elected as chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania and served in such capacity for a decade. After the resignation he moved to the United States and largely retired from public life. Krupavičius published some 20 books on various topics in Lithuanian politics.
Another week, more progress on construction.
To see the video, go to youtu.be/75j7ayfxhUE
The CTA flyover is coming along. They've closed down Sheffield north of Roscoe so they can install the connecting steelwork over the street. And they're installing the crossbracing on the steelwork they've already done.
To see all of the construction videos, go here: bit.ly/36cmxCy
Stanier 7P 4-6-0 No. 46110 "Scots Guardsman" resting in Perth Station, Scotland, with "The Great Britain V" touring train on 24th April 2012.
(Please view F11 in lightbox for intended best.)
Taking the Putra LRT to Suria KLCC. We are on the way to the first KL flickr meet up.
KL flickr 1st meetup:
Date: 25 Mar 2006
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Gloria Jean's Coffees, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
An insulator, also called a dielectric, is a material that resists the flow of electric current. An insulating material has atoms with tightly bonded valence electrons. These materials are used in parts of electrical equipment, also called insulators or insulation, intended to support or separate electrical conductors without passing current through themselves. The term is also used more specifically to refer to insulating supports that attach electric power transmission wires to utility poles or pylons.
Some materials such as glass, paper or Teflon are very good electrical insulators. A much larger class of materials, for example rubber-like polymers and most plastics are still "good enough" to insulate electrical wiring and cables even though they may have lower bulk resistivity. These materials can serve as practical and safe insulators for low to moderate voltages (hundreds, or even thousands, of volts).
Insulators used for high-voltage power transmission are made from glass, porcelain, or composite polymer materials. Porcelain insulators are made from clay, quartz or alumina and feldspar, and are covered with a smooth glaze to shed water. Insulators made from porcelain rich in alumina are used where high mechanical strength is a criterion. Porcelain has a dielectric strength of about 4–10 kV/mm.[1] Glass has a higher dielectric strength, but it attracts condensation and the thick irregular shapes needed for insulators are difficult to cast without internal strains.[2] Some insulator manufacturers stopped making glass insulators in the late 1960s, switching to ceramic materials.
Recently, some electric utilities have begun converting to polymer composite materials for some types of insulators. These are typically composed of a central rod made of fibre reinforced plastic and an outer weathershed made of silicone rubber or EPDM. Composite insulators are less costly, lighter in weight, and have excellent hydrophobic capability. This combination makes them ideal for service in polluted areas. However, these materials do not yet have the long-term proven service life of glass and porcelain.
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Compare this video (youtu.be/4R9fK1s_nz4) to the first one to see the progress that's been made. youtu.be/Kz0khbLJn2Q
They've laid the last main steelwork across Sheffield just north of Roscoe. The Brown Line trains today (January 30) were single tracking from just east of Southport, which provides an unusual sight, and a bit of humor.
Steele Solutions Inc. designed and built this steel structure for use by the military as a guard tower in Iraq. Steele Solutions, a US steel structure designer and manufacturer, has expertise in a variety of steel structures along with mezzanines, platforms and catwalks. This guard tower has a galvanized finish.
Des poutres en acier forme la charpente du bâtiment intercalaire de l'édifice de l'Ouest./Steel beams form the backbone of the West Block’s courtyard infill.
Maldon Essex based Eastern Crane Hire Tadono crane working on an extension to the Kingfisher leisure centre at Sudbury
Structurally glazed solarium on upper west side. Exterior mounted automated shades shield solarium from summer heat.
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1985 Kodak Kodachrome Slides from an estate sale.
Silo. Slide border marked : "Saunemin near IL Route 116, looking NE".
Saunemin is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 420 at the 2010 census. It was named after a Kickapoo chief.
Saunemin Illinois is located in eastern Livingston County
at 40°53′34″N 88°24′24″W (40.892889, -88.406531) Illinois Route 116 passes through the southern side of the village, leading west 12 miles (19 km) to Pontiac, the county seat, and east 26 miles (42 km) to Ashkum.
The village limits extend west along Route 116 to the crossroads with Illinois Route 47, which leads north 15 miles (24 km) to Dwight and south 10 miles (16 km) to Forrest.
According to the 2010 census, Saunemin has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), all land.
Structurally glazed solarium on upper west side. Exterior mounted automated shades shield solarium from summer heat.
125th Street Station. Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, USA. April 2014.
I love steel structures and this is one of the most beautiful ones I found so far, especially with the evening light striking it from the side.
Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera, meaning the 'The Quarry', is a building designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí and built during the years 1906–1912. It is located at 92, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade) in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
It was a controversial design at the time for the bold forms of the undulating stone facade and wrought iron decoration of the balconies and windows, designed largely by Josep Maria Jujol, who also created some of the plaster ceilings.
Architecturally it is considered an innovative work for its steel structure and curtain walls – the façade is self-supporting. Other innovative elements were the construction of underground car parking and separate lifts and stairs for the owners and their servants.
In 1984, it was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The building is made open to the public by the CatalunyaCaixa Foundation, which manages the various exhibitions and activities and visits to the interior and roof.
Mykola’s Krupavicius Gravesite. Saint Casimir Cemetery - Chicago Illinois.
This all welded steel structure marks the grave of Mykola’s Krupavicius - (1885-1970). All the letters that are inside the arc shaped structure are welded to hollow steel tubes which are welded in place between each piece of vertical square tube.
The stone carving up at the top is bolted to a steel plate that rests on either 6 or 8 horizontal square tubes. The base of the structure has more letters that may have threaded studs welded on the backside so they could be bolted down.
I am also not sure if the entire structure was ever painted. There is no evidence of any paint. The structure is rusty. The letters inside the arc show faded & worn paint as does part of the base under the individual letters.
Mykolas Krupavičius (October 1, 1885, Balbieriškis, Suwałki Governorate – December 4, 1970, Chicago) was a Lithuanian priest and politician. He is best remembered for his involvement with the land reform in the interwar Lithuania.
In 1900 Krupavičius enrolled into the Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary. He showed interest in politics from early days: during the Russian Revolution of 1905 he was arrested twice. After graduation in 1905, he worked as a teacher in the Łomża Governorate and in Papilė. In 1908 Krupavičius began his theological studies at the Sejny Priest Seminary and continued them at the Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy.
He was ordained into priesthood in June 1914. After graduation in 1917, he worked as a chaplain at a Lithuanian school in Voronezh. At the same time he got involved with the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party and was sentenced to death by the Bolshevik revolutionary court. Krupavičius escaped the arrest and returned to Lithuania in May 1918. He joined activities of the Council of Lithuania struggling to establish independent Lithuania. From the very beginning he was heavily involved with the land reform.
Krupavičius was elected to all Seimas (parliament) and served as Minister of Agriculture from 1923 to 1926 in four different cabinets. After the 1926 Lithuanian coup d'état, the Lithuanian Nationalists Union usurped the political power and Krupavičius studied sociology, economics, and law at the Lille University and University of Toulouse for two years. Upon return in 1930 he resumed his duties as priest and served Catholic congregations in Garliava, Veiveriai, and Kalvarija. During the occupation of Lithuania by Nazi Germany, Krupavičius together with Kazys Grinius and Jonas Pranas Aleksa sent a letter to the German authorities protesting their attempts to colonize Lithuania.
Krupavičius was arrested and deported to Germany where he was held under house arrest in a carmelite monastery in Regensburg. In 1945 he was elected as chairman of the Supreme Committee for the Liberation of Lithuania and served in such capacity for a decade. After the resignation he moved to the United States and largely retired from public life. Krupavičius published some 20 books on various topics in Lithuanian politics.
Perspective, patterns, lights, lines and levels at Queen Street Station, Glasgow on 22nd September 2013. (Please view F11 in lightbox for intended best.)
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