Gillette Stadium

Some of the items SGH consulted on include the following:

• Cracking and deterioration of structural precast concrete stadia units and their supporting beams
• Ponding throughout the stadium
• Strength of the curtain wall of the luxury suites to resist wind loads
• Leakage from expansion joints
• Cracked glass handrails
• Apparent mold growth in the curtain wall surrounding the concourse
• Valve joint failure in the pump-assisted high zone grey water system

Highlights of SGH’s work include the following:

• Surveyed structural stadia units using an onsite data capture system that helped streamline the investigation and report the extent of the problems to the owner
• Performed a petrographic examination of concrete in our laboratory to determine the causes of cracking and deterioration
• Evaluated construction tolerances to determine the cause of ponding on the stadia units
• Constructed a scale stadium model for a wind tunnel study to determine wind loads on luxury suite walls for comparison with design assumptions
• Monitored and evaluated grey water system operation, simulated testing of component failure, coordinated hydrodynamic analysis of the system, and determined the probable cause of the failure