Buck Hoists Play an Essential Role in Building the Tower
Clip: Episode 1 | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
To transport materials the team uses two elevators known as buck hoists.
To help transport construction materials and builders to different floors of the Scorpion Tower, the team uses two elevators attached to the building, known as buck hoists. Though the buck hoists are meant to ease the building process, the crew encounters a dilemma when they discover that the buck hoist tower has begun to lean away from the building.
Buck Hoists Play an Essential Role in Building the Tower
Clip: Episode 1 | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
To help transport construction materials and builders to different floors of the Scorpion Tower, the team uses two elevators attached to the building, known as buck hoists. Though the buck hoists are meant to ease the building process, the crew encounters a dilemma when they discover that the buck hoist tower has begun to lean away from the building.
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The exoskeleton of the Scorpion Tower is created using glass fiber reinforced concrete. (1m 24s)
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Mark Morabito must conduct a floor-by-floor inspection of the building every day. (2m 38s)
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