January 15, 2006 Filling up a Grace support
Once again, Sparky has saved the day. Work on the Grace
has taken an interesting twist. The concrete support column under
the Grace cantilever section is hollow and being filled with sand.
The Pearman and Grace worksite
The Grace worksite - just over truss 34, the oval shaped Grace support
and a sand pile
As I understand it, this support is hollow so that it is being filled with
sand
Beyond this point, all the Grace floor girders have been removed
A view of the sand filling spout
and looking toward Drum Island, only C-1, C-2 and D-23 (at the Drum Island
boundary with the Cooper River) remain.
and looking toward Mt. Pleasant - the roots of the Pearman supports