March 29, 2005 East Pylon: Final steps in preparing anchors
Art hides everywhere -
here are two stay pipe entrances as seen from inside the pylon
The cables are all cut to a standard length as shown by Cyril, my professor of
stay-cable theory
Then the wedges are permanently seated with another special Freyssinet tool
and a gun used to permanently seat the wedge
Then long bolts are inserted to hold the cable array cover
Preparing the gasket and cover
