Today was the first formal workday for the AU Outdoor Demo Lab. There were about ten students on site at different times throughout the day. We focused on building the perimeter formwork, stalking the boards in, using a string to make a consistent elevation, and splicing the boards when necessary.
First, we set the elevations at the corners with string lines. Then, to build the perimeter formwork, we cut 2x4s into the correct lengths for each side of the exterior forms. The 40' sides were made of 3-12' boards, plus a 4'3" board on each side. The 30' sides were made of 10' boards; this will give the concrete truck ample room to be in the interior section on the day of the pour.
