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Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Presented by: Kevan Brown & Andrew Matias. Presentation Outline. Project development Project Engineering Project Funding Social and Political Issues Sources Questions?. The Plan:. Background: -Professional baseball has been
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Citizens Bank ParkPhiladelphia Pennsylvania Presented by: Kevan Brown & Andrew Matias
Presentation Outline • Project development • Project Engineering • Project Funding • Social and Political Issues • Sources • Questions?
The Plan: Background: -Professional baseball has been Sharing a stadium with the local Professional football team since 1971 (Veterans Stadium) -1996; Bill passed to develop 4 new Stadiums for professional sports teams in P.A. -Search for the site lasted for 2 Years! -Project given to EwingCole engineering firm -Project began Nov. 2001, park opened April 2004 in time for the 2004 season Design Goals: -clear view of downtown area -open web structural steel system That supports the artistic elements of the stadium -readily accessible to fans
Project Engineering • Field level is 23ft below street level which is also beneath the water table • A system of sewer lines and draining pipes were of crucialimportance to the design and current functionality of the stadium. • Geotechnical Engineers were used to determine how much groundwater neededto beremoved to keep the construction site dry. • A series of deep wellsand drains keeps the water at bay. • Also, a deep foundation system (comprised of steel H pipes) was required due to the upper layers of sediment being comprised of mainly sand and clay.
More Project Engineering • Concrete shear walls and piers were used beneath the lower levels of the buildings and the seating bowl to provide lateral resistance to wind, seismic forces, and earth pressure. • The seating bowl itself is one of the most distinctive features. The concept features a series of straight seating sections, each angled toward home plate all around the field. • The resulting geometry maximizes views of the infield from each of the 43,500 seats.
How much did this project cost? $458 MILLION 50% of funding came from private institutions 50% of funding came from public financing Naming rights bought by Citizens Bank
Social & Political Issues • Parking/ access to transportation • Taxes
Sources • http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/phibpk.htm • HOME RUN. By: Loos, Jared; Patel, Pradeep. Civil Engineering (08857024), Jun2004, Vol. 74 Issue 6, p56-63 (ASCE)