September 29, 2011 Washington Monument Engineers

glatt · 09-29-2011, 08:46 AM

There was a short article in the paper this morning. Some interesting tidbits:
-of the 4 engineers, there were 2 men and 2 women
-they carried iPads containing all the relevant data from the big renovation done about a decade ago
-they carried digital cameras to document everything, (and I saw them taking each other's pictures.)
-they carried rubber mallets for tapping on each block to listen for any hollow sounds that might indicate hidden cracks
-they also had a small collection of trowels and other masonry tools

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09-29-2011, 08:46 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	There was a short article in the paper this morning. Some interesting tidbits: -of the 4 engineers, there were 2 men and 2 women -they carried iPads containing all the relevant data from the big renovation done about a decade ago -they carried digital cameras to document everything, (and I saw them taking each other's pictures.) -they carried rubber mallets for tapping on each block to listen for any hollow sounds that might indicate hidden cracks -they also had a small collection of trowels and other masonry tools

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