Wilshire Grand Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles, the 1,100-foot skyscraper, is the tallest building west of Mississippi (architects A.C. Martin Partners, structural engineers Brandow & Johnston).  Its construction brought many unique concrete material engineering challenges related to both the mat foundation 17.5-foot deep and the core.  Twining assisted in responding to them all.

Services provided  

During continuous construction of 21,200 yd3  mass foundation (2014 Guinness record), Twining provided quality control at 7 batch plants, 13 specially During continuous construction of 21,200 yd3  mass foundation (2014 Guinness record), Twining provided quality control at 7 batch plants, 13 specially equipped stations next to boom pumps, temperature monitoring of the matt, and technical support to the concrete supplier and contractor. Equipped stations next to boom pumps, temperature monitoring of the matt, and technical support to the concrete supplier and contractor.

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