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tri ! See Distribution :ora;-jdu,m DATE VTO.'.V Febraai'y 13 , 1963 0, Finsand JC3 :-;o. e2ject Kaiser InTlnsays Weekly Field Activity Rep^r;- Kiddle* cur. Constructicn 7100 Transmitted herewith is the subject rsport for ending February 13j 1963. QAF/sec week no i-n <i] o tn Distribution Arar.o . C. Osborne . G. Kramer . Vf. Barnes . S. Foley . a. Smith . Cox J. 3,, Lofca H. L. Srannaman Kaissr H. "jT' beIf (.Oakland) W. ?. Bor; (Oakland) D. A. F. X. VCa,,l7S% J. W. Irvin V. L. F:\-nkson A. L. A-'- Ujy-n ^ at li. C. ->vJv4WllW4 cc: Central File Kaiser Reading File Arcco Reading File f KEN 004452 Wia:<W *sr KAISER ENGINEERS WEEUtf FIELD ACTIVIST REPORT Week Ending February 13 s 1963 V&ATHER: Clear and cool throughout the period. TSMPhHA^JBh: Maximum - 30 degress Minimum - 10 degrees CLIENT: Armeo Steel Corporation LOCATION: Middletown, Ohio JOB HUMBER: 6471 JOS VISITORS W. F, Bert, L. H Misner and R. J. Wolf Management General Supervision Field Engineering Warehs. St Mtl. Control Survey Offisa Srv. & Repro. Clerical Craft * TOTAL SUhHARX FORCE REPORT Kaiser Engineers Foothill Excmnt Non-Exerant Subcontractors Electric ^tgl 4 19 43 3 2 1 ---- 72 4 3 15 7 24 5 m 375 19 12 3 15 821 942 19 5 46 n 84 i 11 19 6 16 31 6]& 2J24 713 2., 602 * A'-f-^rage fsr :-:eck of men sn payroll,, .Vfer'ge for '.:eek of Crafts is as felloes Kaiser Engineers *' ..> 4 -'4masters P?vthill Electric 769 V7 '**-/* KEN 004453 ~3 - WSSSLT FIELD ACTI7ITX acPOOT Week Ending February 13, 1963 PROJECT PBOGBbSS 1. 73A3 - HOT STRIP MILL 1.3 Structural and Mias ellancous 3tael: An average work force of bwanty-one ironworkers was maintained in ih9 hob strip mill during the period. In - the finisher area, the Avonworksrs us>rksd on swing shift to complete miscellaneous steel items required for startup. In the dovneoiler area, the ironworkers were installing the valve maintenance platform for dewnooiler #3. Sixteen eheatmeial workers continued installation of the heat shield at the stack for furnace #3 together with bridge drive coupling guard installation on erane 302 in the slab yard. lo4 Roofing pnd Siding: Installation of the dry scale skip hoist tower siding was virtually scaplsted during the period but the roofing has not been placed. 15 Halting and Ventilating; Insulation of steam and condensate piping in the bag houses continued during the period and is now virtually completed. Mnneapolis-Honeywell continued during the period with installation of the control systems for the bag houses. The pneumatic tubing has now been ccapleted for the steam control valves at the bag houses and the remaining work consists of location of electrical instruments. Sheetmetal workers were repairing plenums during the period and still have some dampers to complete. Adjustments have been made to the belt pulleys and new belts installed where required. Filter aid will have to be removed from the bags already installed and the bags straightened prior to refilling,, The fume elimination system at the finishing stands has now been completed apart from the installation of three expansion joints which will be done by Kaiser forces. Final bolt-up and testing still remains to be done. lob Mechanical: During the period, Eichleey Corporation maintained an average work force of twenty-eight men on mechanical installation in the hot strip mill. In the rougher area, Ansco operations ran seventeen slabs from re heat furnace #1 through rougher #6 on Tuesday, February 13th. The next day aft additional fourteen slabs were heated in furnace #1 and run through the roughing train Including the crop shear. In the finishing mill area, all mechanical tests for the main mills and auxiliary components were com pleted. At the close of this period, Vfestingbouse initiated their speed regulation testa and start of mill tuno-up. In the hot runout table area, good progress was made on reinstallation of the 339 hot runout and carry over table rolls. At the close of the period, all of these rolls were reinstalled and 20 rolls required final setting and coupling. In the dovneoiler area, testing of the dewncoiler auxiliaries continued throughout the period. The brake wheel for table 37 was received and installed. KEN 004454 -- la, -- ViSEKLT FIELD ACTXVIT? 23F0OT Weak Ending P^fcjr.iaxy 13 1963 The tail'lifting plates afc the coil bander ware also installed. In the soil conveyor area, gear cover installation was continued on conveyors 4, 5, ? and 8o Sceae interference was experienced between structural supports and the gear covers at conveyor 7 end 8 and modifications will bo required. At soil conveyor 6, the additional parts required to modify the radial turn ware received at the job sits and will be installed next period. Coil con veyors 9 and 10 are now ready for testing. Electrical power to operate the soil conveyors in the green soil storage area is scheduled to oe available during the last week of February. 1.7 Piping: During the peried, 333 feet of piping was installed for a total to date of 341*037 feet. The estimate at completion on the grease systems and well water piping have been revised and a total of 1,665 feet of piping now remains to be installed. Systems worked on during the period were the grease system, sfcesm, plant air, furnace cooling water* mill low pressure water and instrumentation. The pickling and flushing operations have now been completed on all lube oil and hydraulic systems. Pickling of the oxygen system which was installed by Delta should start next period. The majority of the sump pumps that had been returned to the factory bare now arrived back on site and have been reinstalled. However* the original pro blem on these sump pumps is still apparent and the vendor* s representative has been requested to return and review this problem. The flushing of hydraulic system 19 has been completed and the system is presently being reassaabled for hand over to start-up operations. Hydraulic system 17 has bean completed and handed over to start-up. The cylinder bleed lines still remain to be installed at hydraulic system 13] however* the system is usable by start-up. The Universal filter at the finisher area has now been in stalled and the balance of the piping has been hydro-tested. Repair of leaks has now been completed on the three downcoiler air systems and these systems have been accepted. Grease piping for the runout rolls is being replaced as the work on balancing the rolls progresses. At grease house #2, (at the north end of the roll shop) well water piping revisions associated with the Foam-X system will be initiated early next period and will require re-excavation of the underground line. At the pump house* a design change on the oil pump for compressor #2 will now take one week to complete* A Worthington representative will be on site next period. During the period* a pipefitter force of seventy-nine men was maintained in the hot strip mill piping operations. 1.8 Electrical* Foothill Electric Corporation maintained an average work force of two hundred and forty electricians in the hot strip mill. Electrical progress was concentrated in the finishing mill area* downcoiler area and the coil conveyor area. In the furnace and rougher area* the twenty pro cessed television units were completed. The smoke detector alarm system in the power tunnel was also coupleted. Installation of the smoke detector system in the i. line tunnel is now in progress. During the period* Foothill KEN 004455 &ZKLT FIELD ACTIVITY RLPOaT 'Week Landing February 13, 1968 Installed 8,300 lbs* of exposed conduit for a total to dato of 1,530,COO lbs. or 99% complete. 10.CCO feet f low voltage cable was installed fcr a total to data of 1,926,000 feet r 97% -somplete. 300 low voltage cable terminations were mads "or a `"t-sl to date f 32,600 or 97% complete. 5,CC0 feet of control sable was installed for a total to date of 2,C43,COO or 98% complete. ICO control cable terminations were made for a total to date of 61,500 or 97% expiate. 18,OCO feet of computer cable was installed for a total to date of 936,OCQ feet r 99% complete. 2C0 computer cable terminaisxcns were made for a total `to date of 29,9CO or 99% complete. 1,700 lbs. of lighting conduit and 1,7C0 feet of wiro was installed. 300 termina tions and 9,400 feet of TV and communications cable was installed. 50 lbs. of structure grounding was installed during the period for a total to date of 145*COO lbs. or 94% complete. 1.9 Migcellaneous Subcontracts: Owns Corning Fiberglas Company maintained an average work force of _ twenty-five men on insulation during the period. 2,232 feet of steam pipe was insulated in the hot strip mill and 814 feat of condensate piping was insulated. 91 feet of lube oil 10 was insulated during the period. Progress was also continued on the metal jacketing for lube oil 10. Delta Pipeline Constructors installed 420 feet of 4n well water piping ia the slab yard during the period. 1,183 feet of 3/4" piping was installed during the period in the cutting stations with seven now remaining for com pletion. During the period, teats were run on the natural gas piping on D line and the oxygen piping on & line in the hot atrip mill. Testing has now been completed in the roll shop area. Salem-Broeius continued with refractory installation in furnace #3 where the front end seal and water jacket refractories are completed. The same areas on #2 unit are scheduled for completion during next period. On Tuesday, February 13th, Babcock and Wilcox operated boiler #1 on waste heat from the furnace. Prior to this operation, steam supply had been obtained by operating #2 boiler. Honeywell is 93% complete with instrumentation in the waste heat boiler area. Tfts majority of boiler #3 impulse lines have been tested. During the period. Installation of tubing and equipment for #3 unit was in progress*: Stuart Painting maintained an average work force of fourteen men in the hot strip mill. Painting operations in the finisher and downcoiler areas were performed on swing shift due to start-up operations on the day shift. Painting was continued at the boiler house, pump house and the clarifier building , together with the oil cellar from columns 33 to 47. Progress was maintained on the mill aisle punch list items from columns 1 to 42. Paint ing has now been completed In the roll shop and the oil cellar from columns 13 to 33. KEN 004456 -6-- WixKLX FIELD ACTIVITY HEPORT Week jaiaing February 13, 1963 2. 71A& - SLAB MILL 2.1 Excavation arid Backfill: 8,074 cubic yards of backfill was made during the period in the #4 scale pit area for & total to date of 226,167 cubic yards. 2.2 Concrete: 212 cubic yards of concrete was placed for a total to date of 48,122 cubic yards. Concrete for the period consisted mainly of mill aisle slabs along line, eurb fill concrete at the main mill I1G set and the control room base slab. Feming continued throughout the period for the gantry crane track slab east of scale pit #4. The forming for this pour is 2C$ complete. 2.3 Structural and Mgcll*neoua Steel: During the period, three ironworker crews continued with installation of miscellaneous iron in the slab mill. The scarfer smoke hood is 952 complete. The scarfer maintenance platform was essentially completed and the scarfer house reel was installed. Pro gress continued on the oil skimmer platform handrail which is now 50$ complete. An estimated 338 tons of miscellaneous steel including batch covers remain to be installed in the slab mill area. Good progress was maintained on installation of stacks for bag houses 3, 4 and 5* The stack erection for bag house 3 was 80$ complete at the close of the period. 2.6 Mechanical: Eichleay Corporation maintained an average work force of fiftysix men on mechanical installation in the slab mill. At the main in area, the vertical mill drive was installed. Progress continued on related com ponents laclading the front and rear manipulator drive motors throughout the period. The eighteen slab mill tables are all installed and 80$ are grouted in place. Erection of the fume elimination structure is scheduled to begin next period. Eichleay Corporation worked Saturday, February 10 on mechanical installation in the slab mill. 2.7 Pining: Banter Corporation maintained an average work force of fiftynine men in the slab mill. In the oil cellar, pickling of lube oil 6 and the fill line was completed and circulation of flushing oil was in progress at the close of the period. Preparations were under way for hydrJj.esting of lube oil 7 which is scheduled for next week. Progress was 0atimd on the fabrication of header piping for the scarfer slag watme^yetam in the scale pit pump room. The process water lines in the pipo tnanel are 50$ installed* It was established this period by Eichleay Corporation that Hunter could proceed with piping on the main mill in limited areas to be coordinated with mechanical installation. 994 feet of pipe was installed during the period for a total to date of 25,828 feet. 2.8 Electrical: Foothill Electric maintained an average work force of two hundred and forty men in the slab mill. During the period, 3j700 lbs. of exposed conduit was installed for a total to date of 119,000 lbs. or 74$ KEN 004457 n, . .it--w y.i -7- ' WEEKLI FEU) ACTI7ITT REPORT Week iaiding February 13 1966 complete. 1,300 fast of cable tray was installed for a total to date of 20,000-'feet. 900 lbs. of structure grounding was installed for a total to date of 29*000 lbs. or 56$ complete. 28,000 feet of low voltage cable was installed for a total io date of 92,COO feet or 16$ complete. 8,000 fast of control cable was installed for a total to date of 28,000 feet or 10$ complete. 1,400 fcot of computer cable was installed for a total to date of 1,400 feet or 2$ complete. 1,900 lbs. of conduit, 3*600 feet of wire and forty fixtures were installed. 21-13.8 KV terminations were installed for a total to date of 156 or 87$ complete. 3. 7143 - SOAKING PITS 3.2 Concrete: 95 cubic yards of concrete was placed at the charging tracks for an overall total of 29*594 cubic yards. 3.3 Structural and Miscellaneous Steel: Installation continued on the square tube handrail along the loading dock ramp. This handrail is now 60$ com plete. The seals and dcor mountings at the west end of the soaking pits are essentially completed. Steel framing for the ingot buggy drive house was completed and miscellaneous ironwork for crane #358 was also completed . this period. The skip hoist structure including the bucket and chute lias been erected and the coke breeze conveyor structure is 40$ complete. 3.4 Roofing and Siding: 5*165 square feet of siding was installed for a total to date of 103,070 square feet. 325 square feet of roofing was installed for a total to date of 77,552 square feet. The service bay siding is 50$ complete and completion of the east end crane repair dormer is 80$ complete. Roof decking for the ingot buggy drive houses were completed this period. 3.6 Mechanical: Loftue Engineering maintained an average work force of ninetyeight men on battery installation in the soaking pit. Refractory installa tion in batteries 4* 5 and 6, apart from plastic refractory, has been com pleted. Twelve cover csrriagee were assembled and are ready for installation next period. Progress continued on battery steal platforms and handrail for the three west end units. Overall piping for the batteries continued through out the period at batteries 1 and 2 and is now 70$ complete. Electrical pro gress for bsttcries 1, 2 and 3 is 40$ complete. 3.7 Fij^gpDalfca Pipeline Constructors maintained an average work force of 1 uisitjffjjlinn si on eervies piping in the soaking pits. Progress consisted mainly^of vertical drops from the headers for compressed air, o^rgen, well water and fuel lines. 1,705 feet of pipe was installed during the period for a total to date of 10,060 feet. 3.8 Electrical: Foothill Electric Corporation installed 2,400 lbs. of exposed conduit for a total to date of 80,000 lbs. or 57$ complete. 2,500 lbs. of lighting conduit, 2,300 feet of lighting wire and twenty-six fixtures were installed. KEN 004458 aamaw -8 - WEEKLY FIELD ACTIVITY REPOST Week Ending February 13, 1968 4- T1^ ~ SHOP ASP 24QLD YARD 4.1 Excavation and Backfill: 3,4CO cubic yards of excavation was completed for a total to data f 203,175 cubic yards. 1,142 cubic yards of backfill was placed for a total to date of 261,160 cubic yards. 4.2 Concrete: 175 cubic yards of concrete was placed for a total to date of 20,193 cubic yards. This concrete included a pier at the track hopper, the flux conveyor base slab, conveyor 5 footing and the grade beam and stair pads at column 17. At the mold yard, all the conduit risers were poured together with the subgrade slab for the railroad crossing. 4.3 Structural and Miscellaneous Steel: 388 tons of structural steel was erected at the main B.O.F. facility for a total to date of 8,185 tons. (This total to date includes 2,086 tons at the mold yard.} At the main B.O.F. facility, 5,771 tons of structural steel (excluding 328 tons of anchor bolts and base plates) has been installed to date. Kb steel was erected on February 9th due to bad weather conditions. Erection of flux bins continued with bins #1, 2, 5 and 6 being erected and the top sections for bins #3 and 4* Sufficient crane rail has now been welded in plac:to permit complete erection of lance crane #506. Progress was continued on the erection of stairways during the period. This was initiated on February 8th. 4.6 Mechanical: At the mold yard, the rectifier and switchgear was moved into the rectifier building on February 8th. The majority of the switchgear was set during the period. Wiring of bridge crane #521 and 522 continued during the period together with the lube system on crane #522. 4.7 Pining: At the mold yard, piping continued on the crossover# for roof drains. The interference problem between the crane trolley and the roof drains has bees resolved and the roof drains are now to be completed as originally planned* 5. ms - smnhM mtLDm 5.3 Structural and Miscellaneous Steel: Erection of the rectifier building eoauaMp tlvougb the period! Setting of fixtures was initiated in the reetfiRj# building on the 12th of February. The heat shield at the reetil|l building is presently being installed. 54 Sooffoa and 3,184 *quare feet of siding was installed for a revised total to date of 30,211 square feet. 664 square feet of roofing was installed' for a total to date of 22,248 square feet. Progress con tinued on the installation of the ridge ventilators during the period. A start was made on the welding of brackets for the roof drains on February 12th. KEN 004459 WEfiXLT FIELD ACTIVITY HiFOST Week Ending February 13, 1968 60 7150. 7156 and 7159 - PICKLE AREA 6.2 Concrete: A total of 142 cubic yards of concrete was placed in pickle lines 4 and 5 during the period. This concrete included the second lift for the welder foundation on pickle line 4* During the period, formwork continued for the second lift of the #1 and 2 pay-off reels on #4 pickle line. Cn #5 pictclo line, pile driving was completed at #2 catenary pit and excavation is in progress. Forming continued for the wet loop pit slab. Excavation was completed for #1 and 2 pay-off reels. 6.3 Structural and Miscellaneous Steel: During the period, Ohio Valley erected 43 tons of structural steel in the pickle coil storage building for a total to date of 1,367 tons. Four trusses were set during the period and the re maining two trusses have been assembled on the ground. Bolt-up of the structure continued together with spreading of the purlins. Erection of the pickle tank support steel and looper car rails for the #4 pickle line was initiated on February 12th. 6.4 Roofing and Siding: At the green coil storage building, installation of the roof vents continued during the period. These ventilators are 6s complete. In the pickle lines, construction of the built-up roofing os the south lean-to continued and is now complete up to column 29. Progress was recorded on the installation of Steelax siding for the east gable of the pickier building. The outside lean-to roof has been completed to column 42 and the built-up roofing can proceed. 606 Mechanical: Ohio Valley started erection of the looper car rail and pickle tank support columns on pickle line #4* To date, 300 feet of looper car rail and ten pickle tank support columns have been set. In the green coil storage building, Ohio Valley has now set grating of conveyor #7 downcoders. Handrails on the crane access platforms were also installed. 6.7 Pining: Delta Pipeline Constructors has installed 1,370 feet of pipe in the pickle lines. Running of the service pipe headers was initiated along 0 line on February 7th. Progress was continued on the atom water piping in the south laen-to. In the green coil storage, building, work has been resumed on the grease piping for the cranes. Grease piping for erane #404 is rnmnjjts ml has been started on crane #409. Kom Woolley continued insta2jS|iNi of service piping along C line and has installed 1,120 feet 6.8 Eloctrlcalt Daring the period. Lake Erie Hectric continued cable pulling required for the energising of the substation on February 21. The charger and distribution panels have been set in the battery room. Terminations in the #4 motor room are scheduled for completion during next period. Terminations in the green coil control house have been completed. Check out of the 13.8 KV gear Allis-Chalaera is complete and ready for test on February 19th. KEN 004460 - 10 - WEEKLY FIELD ACTIVITY HSPORT 'Week Ending February 13, 1963 7. UTILITIES 7105 - Miscellaneous Pining; Steel has been unloaded for the elevated wat er storage tank and erection is scheduled to start during the week of February 19th. 7?v!Q - Power Distribution; In the melt area switching station, the in stallation of metering equipment ha3 been completed. Fulling of the cables into the mold prsp rectifier building was completed on February 12 and cable pulling to the Stripper rectifier building will be started early next period. 7111 - Sanitary Sewera: Delta Pipeline Constructors continued corrective work on the infiltration problem in the steelmaking area. 120 feet of 8" pipe has been relayed between aanfeolss 572 and 573. Pipe laying has been initiated between manholes 585 and 586 north of the B.O.F. office building. 73.12 - Drainage and Site Oevelotment: 7,500 cubic yards of backfill was placed during the period for a total to date of 1,004*959 cubic yards. . Work continued on the manhole tope in the vicinity of the mold yard, stripper building and B.O.F. 60 feet of 12" CMP was placsd between man holes 469 and 228 together with 150 feet of 8" CMP west of the B.O.F. building. 7119 - Trackwork: DHS Corporation installed 1,500 feet of track north west of the mold yard together with three turnouts in the area. 652 feet of flange way crossings were installed at various locations on the project. 7117! - Locker Rooms; In the steelmaking area, personnel locker erection was started in the east locker area and overhead vent duets are now being installed. This building is 80 complete* 7186 - Waste Disposal for the Pickle Facility: 1,290 cubic yards of backfill was placed daring the period west of the waste disposal building. During the period, concrete for the southeast wall of the tank farm was placed. Foraing had started for the slabs of the aeration and flocculation tank slabs together with the railroad track slab in the waste disposal buildings Erection of the structural steel for the waste disposal build ing coafcinusd during the period with a total of 108 tons erected to date. OAF/see Construction Manager KEN 004461