HCE’s Energy Centre Week 12

What a difference a month makes

Pile caps and grade beams are completed and most of the forms removed. Note the block work going up in the background!

ENGINE PAD

Here the construction of the massive form that will support the 75 ton engine is completed and awaits the loads of concrete to be placed.

The concrete is placed and will now cure for the next couple weeks in time for the engine to be delivered.

TON 'O' CONCRETE!

More than 105,000 pounds of concrete were placed to create this solid engine pad! Over the next couple weeks the concrete will continue to cure. After concrete is placed, a satisfactory moisture content and temperature (between 50°F and 75°F) must be maintained, a process called curing. Adequate curing is vital to quality concrete. Curing has a strong influence on the properties of hardened concrete.

"…and up from the ground came a bubbling pool...oil that is, Texas tea."

A fuel oil storage tank is uncovered during excavation work. Quick work by HCE and Blenkhorn-Sayers site managers resulted in Team 1 Environmental being called in to extract approximately 400 litres of oil and dispose of it safely. Soil analysis of the surrounding area confirmed that no oil had leaked from the old tank.

WEEKEND STORM CAUSES HAVOC

A thunderstorm over the weekend resulted in portions of this trench in front of Copps Coliseum collapsing. Fortunately, no damage was sustained and work resumed once crews removed the loose rubble. The Queen is coming to town on October 10 so every minute counts.

STEEL CITY BREEDS MONSTER GOPHERS!

Not really. This handy work belongs to Union Gas. The trench is for the high-pressure gas line that will carry the 5 million cubic feet of natural gas used annually to fuel the engine and peaking boilers. The average 1500 Ft2 home here in steel town uses approximately 1,800 cubic meters annually.

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