New Residential Site - Foundation Progress

This semester I am following a "Green" residential site on South Village Way here in Blacksburg. This site is a poured foundation wall job, with a partial basement and slab on grade under the garage. The picture above shows the 1/2" expansion joint material installed and the basement plumbing has been roughed in. Also, the vapor barrier over top of gravel has been laid out. The picture below shows the placement of rebar for a portion of the thickened slab. Because the slab is thicker at this point rebar is required to prevent cracking.

New VA Tech Dining Hall

This semester I am switching up commercial AND residential sites. This video is from the new VA Tech dining hall. They are currently drilling caissons and dropping in rebar cages. Soon they will be pouring the concrete for these caissons and starting the next phase of the foundation system. Check back for more updates and photos.

Wedge Anchoring System - Hilti

In class earlier today there was a discussion about Wedge Anchor Fastening systems. I have had plenty of experience using these while working at FDH Engineering. These types of fasteners are typically used to connect structural steel to concrete. I am familiar with Hilti products so I have attached the link to these types of fasteners here: http://www.hilti.com/holcom/page/module/product/prca_catnavigation.jsf?lang=en&nodeId=-10929 and below have posted a picture of one.