New Engineering Complex Construction Update

Posted on by Brittney VanDeventer

Spring and Summer 2019 Update

Students, faculty and staff have enjoyed a front-row view of the progress on the new engineering complex. This new home to Engineering Fundamentals, the Department of Nuclear Engineering, and more will offer a bold new gateway into the college and the UT campus, nestled cozily amid Neyland Stadium, The Hill, and the John D. Tickle Engineering Building.

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By June 2019, multiple floors were underway and started showing the layout of the building.
By June 2019, multiple floors were underway and started showing the layout of the building.
Workers prepare the complex lattice of rebar to hold the new building’s substantial concrete foundation.
Workers prepare the complex lattice of rebar to hold the new building’s substantial concrete foundation.
These thick concrete walls will house new research capabilities for nuclear engineering.
These thick concrete walls will house new research capabilities for nuclear engineering.
The new foundation meets the southeast slope of The Hill, merging the latest in engineering technology with the most enduring Volunteer traditions.
The new foundation meets the southeast slope of The Hill, merging the latest in engineering technology with the most enduring Volunteer traditions.
Workers performed precision acrobatics in tandem with a mighty boom arm to pour the many support columns.
Workers performed precision acrobatics in tandem with a mighty boom arm to pour the many support columns.
The groundwork was done and the new building’s foundation began to take shape by May 2019.
The groundwork was done and the new building’s foundation began to take shape by May 2019.