The following pictures show several views from the tower crane, moving from west to east. Within a section, views proceed south to north.

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Western Section: First Floor Deck Pour
Positioning the concrete pumper		Spreading concrete as is comes from the pumper
Western section: concrete is worked into place; top part is complete, workers finish the lower central section, concrete is pumped through the concrete pumper's pipe (white) in the lower right		Finishing work on the right; pumping on the left Altogether, the floor is about 6" thick, supported on beams over 1' deep.
Central Section: progressing from south to north
Central section: the line of wooden 2x4's near the top third of the picture shows the division between the first concrete pour (above) and the central section (below).		North-central section: the dividing line with the western section is barely visible at the top-left of the picture. With the concrete being poured in the western area, the central section becomes a storage area.
Eastern Section: progressing counterclockwise from south to north
South-eastern section: deck extends toward the existing Science building; the court yard area is in the upper left		South-eastern section: decking now extends through much of the eastern section, although some gaps still are present near the eastern wall on the right.
North-eastern section: Decking for beams and floors is seen in the central section (lower part of the picture); just base decking extends to the eastern section (upper part of the picture).

created 21 December 2005 last revised 18 February 2006
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