Of course, the new design required load tests in the precaster plant to ensure it would meet the prescribed standards and technical specifications - including blast design.
“The jointing becomes much more important between triple components,” says Bouchard, “especially on a stadium where you are dealing with a radius - you have to make sure the joints are in proper alignment.” While the three-level bleacher is likely to become the new industry standard, it does require the precaster to account for a lower tolerance. When you do triple bleacher sections, you produce fewer pieces, meaning you can use lower staffing levels, you need fewer anchors, and your erection costs are much lower because you are erecting 30 per cent fewer pieces.” A total of 1,960 pieces of precast - each with a median weight of 35,000 pounds - were produced for the bleachers. “We did that to save money on the budget,” explains Robert Bouchard, Vice President of BPDL, “and to position our company (during the bidding process). For this project, BPDL developed the first three-level stadium bleachers, whereas typically, bleachers have been produced in two-level sections, which generated significant savings on transportation and installation costs. Structural precast concrete always poses interesting challenges for the precaster. From the outside the structures looks similar to the original stadium, although the interior of the stadium is a separate structure, rising above the top of the exterior. The new NY Yankee Stadium features an exterior façade of Indiana Limestone, replicating that of the original Yankee Stadium. With that in mind, it set about several years ago on the daunting task of replacing what is arguably the most famous and storied sports facility in history: The so-called “House That Ruth Built” - Yankee Stadium.Įqually daunting was the task facing the Canadian-based precaster, Alma, Quebec-based BPDL – Béton Préfabriqué, that is contracted for the new Yankee Stadium. Love them or hate them, the New York Yankees Organization is keenly aware of its history, myth and legend. It does things differently - for better or worse - and is worshiped or reviled (there seems to be no in-between) for that. This team, this organization, is different. The words speak volumes about so many of its activities: It’s the New York Yankees.
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