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Kenan fixed for Saturday
Submitted by rpickeral on 09/18/2008 - 15:36
CHAPEL HILL — In an effort to cement the Kenan Stadium experience this weekend, roughly 300 cracks in the arena’s concrete have been fixed.
The school used a structural engineering firm to check the safety of North Carolina’s home stadium after a small chunk of concrete fell into the stands around section 220 during UNC’s opener against McNeese State on August 30.
Roughly 300 problem areas – none of which appeared immediately hazardous – have been fixed, said Willie Scroggs, UNC’s senior associate athletics director for facilities, by either chipping out the loose pieces (mostly around handrails) and/or re-cementing the areas. The work is scheduled to be finished Friday.
The total cost was between $80,000 and $90,000; the funds came out of the athletics department’s facilities maintenance budget.
In addition, the P.A. system — which shorted out during a storm during the opener — and the elevators, which also went on the fritz, are currently in working order.
“We expect the place to be packed Saturday,” when the Tar Heels play Virginia Tech, Scroggs said. “And it will be safe.”
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Comments
What a beautiful football field, though.
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 14:58 — UNCAlumnusThat part is true. Especially the end zones.
What a dump
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 13:36 — Leroy Corso (not verified)nm
This is our section
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 08:55 — Bam (not verified)I hope a piece of concrete doesn't hit me in the head Saturday!
Cementing Kenan stadium
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 21:39 — BSCE Packer (not verified)Let's make this story technically correct. Being a 1981 alum of NCSU (Civil Engineering), let's correct the use of the word "cement." Cement comes in bags, or in bulk, and is the product of a high temperature kiln operation. In this article, the author should have used the term "concrete." Cement is a very fine highly alkaline calcium based powder. On the other hand, concrete is the "set up" or solid mixture of cement, water, and aggregate (small stone to the un-technical). So, UNC re-concreted certain areas of Kenan stadium. To say they cemented the repaired areas would mean that they opened and dumped out a very fine cement powder, which is not what they did.....I hope. I learned this in Dr. Barnes CONCRETE class at State. Hope this sets the record straight.
Talk about filling the
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 22:08 — Anonymous (not verified)Talk about filling the typical state stereotype....who cares.
"Talk about filling the
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 15:15 — JamesinWillowSprings"Talk about filling the typical state stereotype....who cares."
Signed,
Buried Under Kenan Rubble.
you should
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 07:35 — izzykareemI care, and every other Hole sitting in Kenan in that dilapidated stadium should care too. I bet the engineering firm is probably owned/staffed by mostly NCSU grads. Can you find that out Robbi Pickeral.
Me Too
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 21:16 — FloydTurboI'm in the Upper Deck at Kenan too ..... have been faithfully thru the Bunting Era and earlier. South Side #222. I'm one of six Tar Heel fans who is able to laugh at our regionally well-known arrogance and pomposity.
And its MR TURBO!
Good one, honestly.
Fri, 09/19/2008 - 14:57 — UNCAlumnusMr. Turbo,
I sit in 222, too. Your seats are better than mine, I'm sure. I sit on the very last row. The view is nice, though. I like the perspective. I appreciate your gender clarification. I'll address you as such in the future. Anyway, again, nice joke. I appreciate laughter very much.
That's a good one Mr. (or Miss) Turbo
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 18:45 — UNCAlumnusGood jokes should be applauded. I hope everything will work, as this games on TV. That would be quite a site if something else were to malfunction. As for the stadium, I sit in the upper deck. If it collapses I'll go out on top.
Phooey ...
Thu, 09/18/2008 - 18:03 — FloydTurbo"The scoreboard should work" ...... fans are urged to bring stop watches and calculators just in case however.