Warm concrete in the chilly dawn
Two large concrete pumps, one equipped with a 58-metre extensible arm (the largest available in France), were mobilized to fill a 500 square-metre area with specially formulated concrete produced in the nearby batching plant.
Operations began at 4:00 a.m. and continued for 10 hours. This was the (out of 15) poured for the Tokamak Complex basemat, and one of three that will support the future 澳门六合彩高手 Diagnostics Building.
Special measures were set into place to counter the early morning cold, such as producing warm concrete in the batching plant (by heating the water and gravel) and using plastic sheeting as the work progressed to avoid too rapid cooling.
The complete Tokamak Complex basemat (1.5-metre-thick) is scheduled to be in place in July. Work will resume next week on the rebar installation in the central area of the Tokamak Pit.