The steel erectors would not have to wait 30 days to start steel erection. Yes, the design strength of the concrete in the foundations should be met in 28 days, but that strength is needed for maximum load and any possible uplift on the anchor bolts. As long as very little uplift is allowed on the anchor bolts by bracing the columns, they could start erection in less than a week. The concrete will have approx. 80% of its design strength in 7 days. The steel framework itself does not put much load on the foundations. By time any significant load is installed on the steel, usually more than 30 days has passed since the foundation concrete has been poured.
Concrete testing can be done at 7 and 14 days and 28 day strength projected. Concrete still gets a little stronger after 28 days, but it is not taken into account.
The number of porta potties will give us an idea of how many workers are on site and how fast they want to build as we go along. Texas had/has an insane number of porta potties near the south end extension as they're in a rush to get their supercomputers online. I'd also keep an eye out for trailers for the main or subcontractors. I wonder if they'll have a dedicated contractor parking area or if they'll use space up @ the main factory and shuttle workers to the site.
@@geoffkendall3191 You got me curious, so I did a search. Recommended is one per ten workers with a 40/hour work week. Giga Texas must have more or they pump them out more often as they seem to have a lot of workers on weekends.
@@ZaneglerTeslaSemiStalker-vt3or Just for fun I counted the number by the South extension in Texas in Brad Sloan's 7/11 video. 102 including one on the roof. lol There are a lot more scattered throughout Giga Texas.
@@geoffkendall3191 Recommended one PP per ten workers on a standard 40-hour work week. More if they are workers on weekends or with flex schedules. Or they could just clean or pump them out more often.
I think it will take about a year to complete the building and install the production equipment, first deliveries from this factory, Q4 2025 or Q1 2026. Finding enough people to work there will be a challenge.. OR Tesla could deploy 1000 Optimus robots there!
My guess is that it will be finished “in time.” They need BOTH the battery flow to be ready and their big buyers to have their depots set up. That last will require lengthy permits and work with the local power companies. They won’t need the trucks before that is all in place, so the factory won’t need to be ramped before that.
Great video. Good to see solid progress. Hopefully they can now move at “Tesla speed” Is it possible for you to pull permits that shows the building details? I am guessing that the manufacturing process for Semi will be relatively simpler than cars. Is it possible that Tesla decided to construct a new structure for Semi and CATL batteries as Panasonic did not want to share their technology with CATL?
At giga Austin they have used piles under each foundation. It looks like this is not needed at giga Nevada. So ground must be a lot more sturdy in Nevada site.
End of 2017 semi was introduced, entered limited production in Dec of 2022. Only a few hundred in total built since then sadly. And the excellent data shared from the Pepsi run on less event last Sep shows it does what it was designed to do. Plus tesla supposedly has a couple dozen of them hauling batteries&motors replacing diesel like for like from a daily workload perspective.
Great video and thanks for following this so well. I know this has come up before but please date your videos. Just place the date under you existing heading.
@@rolanddeschain965 Tesla already has many pre-orders. So apparently an all electric semi, saving many thousands of dollars in fuel and maintenance every year, not to mention cutting down on pollution that we all have to breath, especially the truckers, is not a useless product to the people that really matter: the executives in charge of shipping. But I guess you know better.
perhaps it could be a bit fainter or smaller but it is important for him to mark his content because it is going to be copied and passed around a great deal in the course of this construction project. He deserves to have anyone who sees it know where it came from.
you didn't really fly around enough to get us an idea of what everything looks like. This factory is tough to figure out especially with the different elevations and all the new buildings built since the "giga nevada" Can you do like a map of the site on your next vid?
I'd like a view from higher above to see where this new factory will be in relation to the existing factory. All I see is that a few footing holes have been dug in a rectangular section of dirt.
The steel erectors would not have to wait 30 days to start steel erection. Yes, the design strength of the concrete in the foundations should be met in 28 days, but that strength is needed for maximum load and any possible uplift on the anchor bolts. As long as very little uplift is allowed on the anchor bolts by bracing the columns, they could start erection in less than a week. The concrete will have approx. 80% of its design strength in 7 days. The steel framework itself does not put much load on the foundations. By time any significant load is installed on the steel, usually more than 30 days has passed since the foundation concrete has been poured.
Excellent point. We do get very high winds.
But the concrete has to be tested after 28-30 days for strength- destructive testing…and it has to pass spec or get torn out and redone
Concrete testing can be done at 7 and 14 days and 28 day strength projected. Concrete still gets a little stronger after 28 days, but it is not taken into account.
Your day in the sun is beginning Sir! Thank you for what you do.
Depends on cost probably. I should have mentioned temperatures have been > 100 F
Thanks for the update.
Enjoying the more frequent updates
The number of porta potties will give us an idea of how many workers are on site and how fast they want to build as we go along. Texas had/has an insane number of porta potties near the south end extension as they're in a rush to get their supercomputers online. I'd also keep an eye out for trailers for the main or subcontractors. I wonder if they'll have a dedicated contractor parking area or if they'll use space up @ the main factory and shuttle workers to the site.
That is forensic poo science right there 😅
Do you know the mandated number of persons per pooty and are there separate ones for women
@@geoffkendall3191 You got me curious, so I did a search. Recommended is one per ten workers with a 40/hour work week. Giga Texas must have more or they pump them out more often as they seem to have a lot of workers on weekends.
@@ZaneglerTeslaSemiStalker-vt3or Just for fun I counted the number by the South extension in Texas in Brad Sloan's 7/11 video. 102 including one on the roof. lol There are a lot more scattered throughout Giga Texas.
@@geoffkendall3191 Recommended one PP per ten workers on a standard 40-hour work week. More if they are workers on weekends or with flex schedules. Or they could just clean or pump them out more often.
Thanks for keepig an eye on this new *GigaFactory.*
Finally things start to get interesting.
with DJI drones, you can automate the flight path so reduce some of the labor for these updates.
Thanks for the video!
Great detail
I think it will take about a year to complete the building and install the production equipment, first deliveries from this factory, Q4 2025 or Q1 2026.
Finding enough people to work there will be a challenge.. OR Tesla could deploy 1000 Optimus robots there!
“Trench Foundation” is called “Strip Footing in Civil Engineering terms :)
This is great news. I think it will take at lease one year complete. Thank you for the video.
My guess is that it will be finished “in time.” They need BOTH the battery flow to be ready and their big buyers to have their depots set up. That last will require lengthy permits and work with the local power companies. They won’t need the trucks before that is all in place, so the factory won’t need to be ramped before that.
Cheers.
Can you comment how the housing crunch nearby is doing?
Labor and housing market is tight.
They make a different type of cement called high early that can be used in only 14 days instead of 28 maybe maybe this is what they’re going to do
I don't know what the urgency of this project is, but I assume the faster drying cement has some trade-offs.
Thank you. Construction knowledge update is great to have. 👍
Z you need to cut out the ums and ahhhs
THANKS ZANEGLER 🤗💚💚💚
Great video. Good to see solid progress. Hopefully they can now move at “Tesla speed”
Is it possible for you to pull permits that shows the building details?
I am guessing that the manufacturing process for Semi will be relatively simpler than cars.
Is it possible that Tesla decided to construct a new structure for Semi and CATL batteries as Panasonic did not want to share their technology with CATL?
Thanks for the update.
forward these updates going forward!
Great video Z. Could you please date stamp your videos, you’ll love it when you’ll do a recap….😊
Thanks much for your efforts. Definitely more fun watching this truly move forward.
More to come!
At giga Austin they have used piles under each foundation. It looks like this is not needed at giga Nevada. So ground must be a lot more sturdy in Nevada site.
Check my previous videos. That is exactly what I was thinking. Giga tx was a filled in quarry.
Thanks!
Holy cow. You are the first! Really appreciate this.
Thanks for the update. I'm surprised Tesla didn't start this build already, since the truck was introduced, what, a couple of years now?
It’s been a mystery to me for sure.
End of 2017 semi was introduced, entered limited production in Dec of 2022. Only a few hundred in total built since then sadly.
And the excellent data shared from the Pepsi run on less event last Sep shows it does what it was designed to do.
Plus tesla supposedly has a couple dozen of them hauling batteries&motors replacing diesel like for like from a daily workload perspective.
Tesla now needs to ramp up the semi super charging route & corridors like they did with passenger EV's
Great video and thanks for following this so well. I know this has come up before but please date your videos. Just place the date under you existing heading.
Thanks for the tip!
I'm guessing that they will start moving equipment and robots in in Q1 2025. Production will start 5 or 6 months after that.
Why would you build a useless product?
@@rolanddeschain965 Tesla already has many pre-orders. So apparently an all electric semi, saving many thousands of dollars in fuel and maintenance every year, not to mention cutting down on pollution that we all have to breath, especially the truckers, is not a useless product to the people that really matter: the executives in charge of shipping. But I guess you know better.
@@rolanddeschain965 Anyone who thinks this is a useless product is more braindead than biden...
useless? Saving money on diesel is not useless 😂
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Great video, thanks. How often will you be doing the flyovers?
They could start putting the rebar cages into those pits to speed things up.
There's no rush, you'd have to be a fool to buy a truck that can't haul cargo.
Thanks for this Video. I have a request. Could you, during the video, remove the name and Program name in the top left of the screen. Thank you.
perhaps it could be a bit fainter or smaller but it is important for him to mark his content because it is going to be copied and passed around a great deal in the course of this construction project. He deserves to have anyone who sees it know where it came from.
This is a necessary evil. My early content was flat-up being stolen with no attribution. I
Daily vídeos please!
you didn't really fly around enough to get us an idea of what everything looks like. This factory is tough to figure out especially with the different elevations and all the new buildings built since the "giga nevada" Can you do like a map of the site on your next vid?
That's the point. You don't actually think this is real, do you?😅 electric trucks...Noone is buying the cars😅
I'd like a view from higher above to see where this new factory will be in relation to the existing factory. All I see is that a few footing holes have been dug in a rectangular section of dirt.
So these trucks will be hauling empty trailers made of cardboard?
Whatever they haul, they will haul it faster and farther without all the clack clack clack 😂😂😂😂