citizens bank park philadelphia pennsylvania presented by: kevan brown & andrew matias
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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 beenSharing a stadium with the localProfessional 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 seasonDesign Goals: -clear view of downtown area-open web structural steel systemThat 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 crucial importance to the design and current functionality of the stadium.
• Geotechnical Engineers were used to determine how much ground water needed to be removed to keep the construction site dry.
• A series of deep wells and 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)
Questions???