The Pyramid Project

Phase 5

Phase 5 Objective: “Complete Main Structure"
By November 2008 (2¾ months)

“Phase 5 Objectives Discussed"

·        The objective is to massively strengthen the structure ready for the future phases when significantly more weight is added

·        Each iron triangle on the side of the pyramid (9 per side) will now have a further 9 triangles inside. The structure of every floor is added and all the pillars between floors (including the platform) are added which means the future Orion Level (Level 5) has support  

·        This process will occur in view of the restaurant using public

·        It will be considered moving the pyramid to the Pevas bay so that the workers can use grid electricity during the welding processes. This is also another great promotion opportunity and may help with plastic bottle collection

"Phase 5 Task Summary"
(Excluding Costs) 

"Phase 5 Task Details"

5.1            Kings Support Pillars (12 + 6)

·        There are 12 Pillars that lead up from the platform, through Queens and go on to support the Kings floor. These Remocaspi columns are 5.432m long.

·        The pillars are to rest above the Tabla Support beams. It will be necessary to add more Tabla Support and Topa Support beams to accommodate this given the pillars maximum foundation

·        The 6 stairwell Remocaspi columns will also be added in the same way. A Remocaspi archway above the cannel will support the  Western stairwell column

·        Without the King’s floor in place the columns above have no upper support. It is therefore necessary to add temporary support for this. This also acts as scaffolding to support the iron work to follow

5.2          Iron Triangulation to Lions

·        With scaffolding in place the bottom third of the pyramid can now have all the 4.266m based triangles (2 sides of 4.059m)  filled in. If possible to reduce the amount of iron wasted and increase strength much more welding will be performed

·        Decorative Remocaspi woods will be bolted on to hide the diagonal irons. (Straight irons will have standard Anacaspi floor beams added later)

5.3          Kings Floor Structure

·        The Kings floor is supported by 12 pillars that come up from the platform, they also support the Queens floor below

·        The outside square will be filled with 3” x 3” Anacaspi

·        Two iron beams with 3” x 3” Anacaspi span across the tops of the pillars in an East-West direction. The beams are hidden in the tops of the walls of the rooms in Queens.

·        Four more East-West iron with 3” x 3” Anacaspi span more centrally the floor space using the King’s Pentagram for support. See Drawing. These will be visible from the balcony area in Queens as one looks up. It may be necessary or aesthetically pleasing to add arches to support these beams

·        5” x 5” Anacaspi beams have the job of tying together everything in the North-South direction. Where rooms exist in Queens these are lost in the tops of the walls

·        All spans now remaining are around 4.3m maximum. These are later bridged by 3” x 4” Anacaspi joists every 1m and then the 1” floorboards covering the 800m²

·        The depth of the floor is thus 3” + 5” + 4” + 1” = 13” but often the first 8” is hidden in the tops of walls on the floor below

·        The Western 2 joists will lock against 4 of the Western Stairwell columns. A separate and bespoke 5” x 5” timber will lock the most Western column

5.4          Western Staircase

·        With the Kings Floor structure in place the Western staircase can be built. This is exactly the same design as the central staircase with steps that seem to glide in the air

·        Temporary boards will link the 9m from the top of the Western Staircase to the bottom of the Central Staircase. Temporary balcony (later reused on Kings level) will be added for protection

·        Also it will be necessary to add a temporary rain cover over the staircase to protect climbers from slipping in rain. This may be achieved simply by adding some floor boarding on the Kings Level above. (Non Masaranduba floor boarding exposed to rain will be covered in plastic sheet)

·        With the Western Staircase in operation visitors will no longer have to go thru the temporary workshop

5.5          Queens Floor Structure

·        The Queens floor is supported by 12 pillars that come up from the platform, they go on to support the King’s floor above

·        The outside square will be filled with 3” x 3” Anacaspi

·        Two iron beams with 8” diameter Remocaspi span across the pillars in an East-West direction. The Remocaspi is visible on the platform

·        10 of the most Eastern pillars have 3m diagonal 6”d Remocaspi uprights supporting the balcony

·        221m of 6”d Remocaspi will provide the necessary North-South floor supports. These go right to the inside edge of the balcony

·        The balcony is also supported with 6”d Remocaspi along the 34m of East-West edges. (These rest on the diagonal uprights mentioned above)

·        All spans now remaining are around 4.3m maximum. These are later bridged by 3” x 4” Anacaspi joists every 1m and then the 1” floorboards covering the 800m² (as King’s)

5.6          Orion’s Support Pillars (8)

·        There are 8 pillars that lead up from Kings, through Lions and on to support Orion’s floor. These Remocaspi columns are 5.432m long

·        The pillars are to rest above the North-South 5”x5” Anacaspi beams in the King’s floor

·        Temporary Scaffolding will be added to secure the pillars and provide access to the welding in the rest of the pyramid

5.7          Orion’s Floor Structure

·        The Orion floor is supported by 8 pillars that come up from Kings, they also support the Lions floor below

·        The outside square will be filled with 3” x 3” Anacaspi

·        Two iron beams with 3” x 3” Anacaspi span across the tops of the pillars in an East-West direction. The beams are hidden in the tops of the walls of the rooms in Lions.

·        5” x 5” Anacaspi beams have the job of tying together everything in the North-South direction. These are lost in the tops of the walls of rooms in Lions below

·        All spans now remaining are around 4.3m maximum. These are later bridged by 3” x 4” Anacaspi joists every 1m and then the 1” floorboards covering the 437m²

5.8          Lion’s Floor structure

·        The Lions floor is supported by 8 pillars that come up from Kings, they go on to support the Orion’s floor above

·        The outside square will be filled with 3” x 3” Anacaspi

·        Two iron beams with 3” x 3” Anacaspi span across the sides of the pillars in an East-West direction. The beams are hidden in the tops of the walls of Kings.

·        6”d Remocaspi beams have the job of tying together everything in the North-South direction. These are visible in the Kings rooms

·        All spans now remaining are around 4.3m maximum. These are later bridged by 3” x 4” Anacaspi joists every 1m and then the 1” floorboards covering the 655m²

5.9          Iron Triangulation Complete

·        With scaffolding in place the middle third of the pyramid can now have all the 4.266m based triangles (2 sides of 4.059m)  filled in. If possible to reduce the amount of iron wasted and increase strength much more welding will be performed

·        Decorative Remocaspi woods will be bolted on to hide the diagonal irons

5.10      Pyramid Fire Escape (East Side)

·        This is basically a ladder which gives another way of descending the pyramid in emergencies

5.11       Bottle Collection

·        By the end of this phase it is necessary that another third of the bottles have been collected. Lift utilisation is lowered to 43%