Chapter 160: Dusting until dark
“[Wesson district expletive] can you still be like this?”
Frederick was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.
Under the command of Professor Einhard, a high-power mud pump driven by a steam engine was placed next to the foundation pit. Several students connected long pipes to the ground. Then he released the mire spell on the ground, and the originally solid soil turned into swamp mud, which was sucked away and discharged into the waiting carriage at the mud pump.
Not long after, the mud in the carriage failed and turned back into mud.
The soil would be loaded onto ships at a nearby wharf, and then hauled to the north and dumped in the swamps along the river between the former Rothburg and the current city of Ratibor.
I have to say that the efficiency of digging soil using this method is not low, but it is a bit expensive for magicians.
At noon, several students who had been using the mire spell all morning were so tired that they could hardly pick up spoons. Frederick hurriedly asked the kitchen to add chicken drumsticks to them.
The food at the construction site is not bad, because it is strenuous physical work, and you can't do the work if you don't have enough to eat.
Today's lunch was barley porridge, steam bread, fish, cheese and vegetable soup, as well as tea. Frederick ate the same as everyone else.
Professor Einhard and Frederick sat together and introduced the quagmire technique and its application while eating.
Frederick asked curiously: "Can the quagmire technique be used on rocks?"
If granite can be liquefied and restored, then he still has to make some crazy cement.
Professor Einhard replied: "There is no way. The quagmire technique can only work on loose places such as mud and sand. It can only reduce the hardness of hard rocks. It is used when mining stones and carvings. "
"In principle, magic elements fill the gaps and liquefy them. The most obvious example is that the stronger the land, the more the same effect is achieved. The effect requires greater effort.”
Frederick nodded after hearing this, feeling a little regretful.
In the afternoon, he planned to teach the carpenters to cut and nail templates. When the carpenters heard that it was so simple, they all politely asked the master to step aside and not get in the way, in case someone's hammer head is not tight and flies off. It will be troublesome to come out.
Frederick had nothing to say. He didn’t know how to do carpentry, so he could only let professionals like them perform freely.
But he soon found work, going to the steel bar yard to instruct workers in bending steel bars.
Professor Einhard is also here. Although he is watching the workers working, he seems to be thinking about something.
After seeing Frederick appear, he said: "Principal, I have calculated that if there are sufficient raw materials and manpower, it only takes 30 days for us to build a factory building, and it only takes 15 days to build one floor of a residential building without the foundation." . ”
Frederick nodded slightly. He was not sure about the current construction speed and did not draw a horizontal plan, but based on his own experience, it was about the same.
He looked at the workers in the steel field and said: "Now I ask everyone to do a little bit of everything. Firstly, to see who is good at what job, and secondly, to let them know a little bit about everything. These People are all seeds. In the future, if one person can lead three or five people, there will be many construction workers in a few years.” We can build libraries and factories for many years. "At the same time, construction technology must keep up with development. This road has no end."
Professor Einhard nodded repeatedly and sighed: "The combination of steel and stone has brought a revolution to the construction industry, but it has also brought huge challenges. We still have a lot to study."< br>
“Principal, please increase some research funds for our School of Architecture.”
The corners of Frederick’s mouth twitched. These professors really seize every opportunity to ask for funds, so he replied, “ No problem, just write a report to the vice president."
He was too lazy to give Professor Einhard a chance to speak.
The progress of the construction site is basically smooth. The excavation time of the foundation pit is as expected, followed by compacting the ground at the location of the ground beams, laying the cushion layer, placing steel bars and nailing the formwork.
There is no secret here. Someone could copy it at a glance and Frederick snickered. This shows that steel bars and cement have an extra customer.
Many people have come to visit in the past few days, including a group of high-level officials from Weisen State, and senior officials retained by the new territory also came to show their faces in front of the leaders.
Even Thomas came over to collect news, and behind him was Hozenplozzi who was wearing sunglasses. Nowadays, many children who read comic books can recognize him.
No matter which world you are in, the appearance of a beautiful girl on a construction site will always cause the entire site to press the pause button.
“Why don’t you cover up the sun!” Katie spotted Frederick in the red hat at a glance, “Why are you still wearing such thick clothes?” The sun in late July was very fierce, and Philip Like other workers, Te Lie wore sturdy long clothes and long trousers, with a towel behind his helmet covering the back of his neck.
Frederick raised his head and saw Katie wearing a safety helmet. He smiled and replied: "This way you are not afraid of the sun. Why are you here today? I will be busy for a while."
After saying that, he continued to tie steel bars with thin wires. The skill he had used to earn tuition fees for himself since high school was still there. This speed was unmatched by anyone on the construction site.
A few workers were surrounding him, watching intently what the masters were doing.
After tying a circle of stirrups around the main ribs of the ground beam, Frederick said to the workers: "You practice by yourself first, I will come back later."
When he walked out of the foundation pit, Katie immediately took out a handkerchief from her handbag to wipe off the sweat, rust and dirt traces on his face.
“Why did I get so dirty after not going home for so long?” Katie complained while wiping her hands. “She is also covered in stinky sweat and looks like a monkey. Have you eaten or bathed properly? "
After saying that, she took out a gummy candy from her handbag and stuffed it into Frederick's mouth.
Frederick just smiled, said nothing, and prepared to take Katie back to the office. The scene was too chaotic.
In fact, he himself is also very strange. The job that was extremely tiring in his previous life is also extremely tiring now, but he is still willing to do it.
If you think about it carefully, this may be some kind of memory of your hometown.
At this moment, Professor Einhard came over and said excitedly to Frederick: "Principal, the floor beams of Factory No. 1 have begun to be poured."
Frederick Follow him immediately and let Katie go to the office first.
Katie was also curious about what they were doing, so she held a parasol and watched the fun.
There is a row of machines next to the No. 1 factory building site. It looks like a large iron bucket that can easily put Frederick into it. It is placed on a shelf with the opening facing upward. There is a magic reciprocator next to it.
Frederick was standing next to one of the mixers watching the workers use wooden buckets to pour a certain amount of gravel, cement and sand into the machine, and then started the magic reciprocator. The machine drove a rubber roller, which in turn drove the roller to rotate.
When the dry ingredients are mixed evenly, add water and mix for about two minutes.
At this time, the machine stops, and the worker turns a turntable so that the drum mouth faces downward, and pours the concrete into the prepared bucket.
Frederick immediately asked people to test the slump and make test blocks. Finally, he found that the slump was about 130mm, which was considered qualified.
The workers began to stir the concrete continuously, and as soon as it was finished, they immediately pulled it over with a bucket truck and poured it between the formwork.
There are workers nearby preparing materials and transporting materials from the warehouse to prevent construction from being interrupted due to lack of materials.
With the previous experience of laying bedding, the scene seemed to be in order, and there were no more problems such as car crashes.
Frederick came here to watch, and Katie followed and moved the parasol to his head.
Wagons of concrete were poured into the formwork, and a magician kept casting spells on the side. Earth-yellow light balls as big as fists hit the concrete inside. The next moment, a large piece of concrete vibrated on its own. Bubbles came out from time to time and didn't stop for almost half a minute.
Frederick held a steel bar in his hand and inserted it here and there from time to time to check whether the concrete was delaminating.
The result is good. Earthquake can be used instead of vibrator. As long as the time and intensity are controlled well, the spell intensity is low and it does not consume much magic.
However, the formwork needs to be strengthened, especially when the floor is poured in the future, otherwise it may collapse.
Everyone at the construction site worked together today. When the floor beams of Factory No. 1 were laid in one go, covered with linen cloth and watered, it was already dark.
Frederick had been in a state of excitement. When the construction was over, he subconsciously touched his cell phone to ask Fatty Liu to buy fried noodles. As a result, he only had a bag in his pocket that Katie had stuffed in when she left. Pack fondant.
The wind in the midsummer night is a bit hot, and the sweat on the clothes will be dried after a while, making people a little irritable after a tiring day.
He couldn't help but sigh and invited everyone to go to the cafeteria for a midnight snack. He had prepared cold beer tonight.
As for the extra concrete, it was all moved to the gate to harden the road surface.
(End of this chapter)