Concrete pump truck...unnecessary???

[Paul-Staffanstorp]

Just had to insert a small picture of how things are handled at least on some construction sites in Thailand.

Sat this morning at breakfast observing how they use small five-liter buckets instead of a concrete pump.

Concrete pump is probably overrated, or what do you say Tyresö... the expert in the field...

 

[Jan-Å]

Ha ha, Tyresö has to swap the car for 5000 buckets, good for arm muscles if nothing else

 

[MathiasS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mctUNUQSJCo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISTsDD_yYgs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RqIJF1iYAc&feature=related

It's interesting to see how the cost of labor influences the working method....

 

[Zixten]

Saw the same thing in Thailand, they applied something concrete-like on the roof, and sent it up with buckets, there were three or four who were hanging on a scaffold passing it upward.

 

[Tyresö]

Hahaha, there are hundreds of such clips on YouTube. It would be interesting how they solve it with a large pour of 800 m3 concrete. That "concrete pump method" would not work in Sweden due to our employer contributions combined with the completely insane construction pace we have here.

Also, check out this "Concrete Pump". They are really skilled with the buckets - impressive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtC1AHv0y9o

 

[saturnus]

Hahaha, there are hundreds of such clips on YouTube. It would be interesting to see how they solve it with a large casting of 800 m3 concrete. That "concrete pump method" would not work in Sweden due to our employer contributions combined with the completely insane construction pace we have here.

Also check out this "Concrete Pump". They are really skilled with the buckets - impressive.
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Yes, strange Tyresö, but there are societies outside Sweden too, where they mix concrete as they cast. But what's strange is that the power in our country sometimes stops working, trains can't run, roofs collapse, and so on endlessly, who decides over this in Sweden, I don't know... could it be the Union?

 

[Tyresö]

Yes, strange Tyresö, but there are communities outside Sweden too, where concrete is mixed as it is poured. But what is strange is that the electricity in our country sometimes stops working, the trains can't run, the roofs collapse, etc., endlessly. Who's in charge of this in Sweden, I don't know...could it be the Facket?

I might not fully express my opinion about the Facket and how the fanatical sect disrupts and opposes society here on the forum. At least I can say that I do not share the trade unions' labor-political ideology.

 

[saturnus]

here we can talk about development http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826tpNNrCF0&feature=related

 

[Paul-Staffanstorp]

Ha ha ha...

Would love to see these clips but I'm in Thailand on a slow GPRS connection so I just have to give up. Hopefully, I'll remember this when I get home so I can watch it then...

I have many good laughs when I admire this construction from the balcony, I must say...

Often, one wonders how the houses even stand when seeing how things are done.

Yesterday, I saw a gigantic crane lifting a container with maybe an estimated 100 liters of concrete to the top of the construction from one side to the other of the floor, and there stood 8 people holding a three-meter-long chute while 2 people guided the vessel correctly so the concrete flowed down the chute and on to where it was supposed to go... Why they didn't guide the vessel directly and release the concrete where it needed to be, I couldn't understand, because it looked fully possible... haha

This process is repeated a gigantic number of times and takes such time that it seems likely the concrete sets between rounds, and that's supposedly not very good...

 

[saturnus]

Ha ha ha...

I would love to see these clips but I'm in Thailand on a slow GPRS connection, so it's just not going to happen. I hope I remember this when I get home so I can watch it then...

I have many good laughs when I admire this construction from the balcony, I can tell you...

Often you wonder how the buildings even stay up when you see how it's done.

Yesterday I saw how a gigantic crane lifted a container with maybe an estimated 100 liters of concrete to the top of the construction from one side to the other of the floor and there were 8 people holding a three-meter-long chute while 2 people steered the container so the concrete flowed down into the chute and further to where it was supposed to go...
Why they didn't steer the container correctly and release the concrete directly where it was supposed to go, I couldn't understand, because it looked entirely possible... haha

This process is done a gigantic number of times and takes so much time that it seems like it would harden between pours, and that doesn't seem very good...

Indeed, it is different. If you look at the columns for villas cast on location, they are crooked and slanted, but when the house is finished, they are plastered and straightened. Floor tiles are laid as we did 50 years ago, in 50 mm of concrete, but it looks okay. Are you going further than Pattaya?

 

[saturnus]

But surely the houses are beautiful, these from Mukdahand, by the Mekong River. A two-story one costs 2.5 million baht = about 500,000 SEK. Some Swedes live here.

 

[Milkshaken]

Hehe, I've seen some dizzying constructions in Turkey too... too bad I didn't take any photos there...
The craziest thing I've seen is probably from Chinese (Asian) constructions where they build bamboo scaffolding directly on sandy ground... After a while, the scaffolding sinks down... Then it's time for plastering, bricks are hoisted up and load the scaffolding... Then it gets wobbly, I must say... Thanks for the photos and the report, Paul, and have a really nice stay in Thailand... Where are you located? City, I mean?

 

[Tyresö]

Hahaha, I think he's in Greece on that famous island (hehe) Mykonos.....

 

[saturnus]

I think Paul commutes.....between Pattaya and Phuket, to get the best out of life. Phuket (Patong Beach) is kind of like walking straight into heaven.