Pile Caps at Salt Lake City Rink Are `Encaged' After Bolt Failure

After a three-month stall in construction triggered by the collapse of one suspension bridge-like element, a $2-million fix is under way on the exterior cable-supported roof of Salt Lake City's $27-million 2002 Winter Olympics skating arena. Work calls for fitting steel cages over all the drive...

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Published inENR Vol. 245; no. 6; p. 13
Main Author Tony Illia in Salt Lake City
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York BNP Media 07.08.2000
Subjects
Cables
Construction accidents & safety
Design
Engineers
Olympic games
Repair & maintenance
Skating
Stadiums
Synthetic products
United States > US
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Summary:After a three-month stall in construction triggered by the collapse of one suspension bridge-like element, a $2-million fix is under way on the exterior cable-supported roof of Salt Lake City's $27-million 2002 Winter Olympics skating arena. Work calls for fitting steel cages over all the driven H-pier pile caps that, like tent stakes, anchor the roof's 12 suspension cables. The fix also includes replacing the snapped cable and the portion of roof damaged by the April 19 failure, which injured three workers.
ISSN:0891-9526