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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by APPdiesel » Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm

It's my understanding lowering the field isn't a cost effective option because there's a creek flowing through solid bedrock underneath it. It would require diverting the stream and a significant amount of expensive blasting to achieve.
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Unread post by Rekdiver » Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:01 pm

If there is a creek 5 feet under that field I’ll kiss u on the lips.

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Unread post by Rekdiver » Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:02 pm

Oh and there is a CIA listening station under Varisty Gym

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Unread post by NewApp » Sat Mar 09, 2019 3:54 pm

APPdiesel wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm
It's my understanding lowering the field isn't a cost effective option because there's a creek flowing through solid bedrock underneath it. It would require diverting the stream and a significant amount of expensive blasting to achieve.
Two separate outside teams of geologists
have said similar things as your post as well as two in house geologists, APPdiesel. Not sure about the five feet aspect but it is just under the surface so to speak.
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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by appgrouch » Mon Mar 11, 2019 9:09 am

Rekdiver wrote:
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Oh and there is a CIA listening station under Varsity Gym
ONI not CIA
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Unread post by BTK2000 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:13 am

Oh are we going back to the lowering the field talks? I would also like to talk about the piped in music and band placement if we are bringing up beaten horses

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Unread post by GregPercussion » Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:20 am

BTK2000 wrote:
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Oh are we going back to the lowering the field talks? I would also like to talk about the piped in music and band placement if we are bringing up beaten horses
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Unread post by HighPointApp » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:23 am

APPdiesel wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm
It's my understanding lowering the field isn't a cost effective option because there's a creek flowing through solid bedrock underneath it. It would require diverting the stream and a significant amount of expensive blasting to achieve.
How can it be solid bedrock if there's a creek flowing through it?
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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by BTK2000 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:48 am

HighPointApp wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:23 am
APPdiesel wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm
It's my understanding lowering the field isn't a cost effective option because there's a creek flowing through solid bedrock underneath it. It would require diverting the stream and a significant amount of expensive blasting to achieve.
How can it be solid bedrock if there's a creek flowing through it?
Remember they had to blast just to put the new scoreboard in and went through a couple drillbits as well.

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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by BTK2000 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:53 am

BTK2000 wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:48 am
HighPointApp wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:23 am
APPdiesel wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm
It's my understanding lowering the field isn't a cost effective option because there's a creek flowing through solid bedrock underneath it. It would require diverting the stream and a significant amount of expensive blasting to achieve.
How can it be solid bedrock if there's a creek flowing through it?
Remember they had to blast just to put the new scoreboard in and went through a couple drillbits as well.

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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by HighPointApp » Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:12 pm

BTK2000 wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:48 am
HighPointApp wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:23 am
APPdiesel wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm
It's my understanding lowering the field isn't a cost effective option because there's a creek flowing through solid bedrock underneath it. It would require diverting the stream and a significant amount of expensive blasting to achieve.
How can it be solid bedrock if there's a creek flowing through it?
Remember they had to blast just to put the new scoreboard in and went through a couple drillbits as well.

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Unread post by StorminASU » Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:28 pm

APPdiesel wrote:
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Are those drill bits only a few inches in diameter? What did drilling with such a tiny bit accomplish for the scoreboard?

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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by TheMoody1 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:30 pm

StorminASU wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:28 pm
APPdiesel wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm


Are those drill bits only a few inches in diameter? What did drilling with such a tiny bit accomplish for the scoreboard?
Maybe they drilled the holes for the explosives?

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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by FeartheNeers » Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:54 pm

StorminASU wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:28 pm
APPdiesel wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm


Are those drill bits only a few inches in diameter? What did drilling with such a tiny bit accomplish for the scoreboard?
What's pictured aren't really individual drill bits so much as replaceable "teeth," and a bunch of them all get affixed to the end of something this boring head. So they were probably used in the process of drilling out holes for pilings. And what's cool is that you can see the angle of the cutting head they were drilling with by looking at the wear pattern on the used teeth.
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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by StorminASU » Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:11 pm

FeartheNeers wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:54 pm
StorminASU wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 1:28 pm
APPdiesel wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:31 pm


Are those drill bits only a few inches in diameter? What did drilling with such a tiny bit accomplish for the scoreboard?
What's pictured aren't really individual drill bits so much as replaceable "teeth," and a bunch of them all get affixed to the end of something this boring head. So they were probably used in the process of drilling out holes for pilings. And what's cool is that you can see the angle of the cutting head they were drilling with by looking at the wear pattern on the used teeth.
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That makes much more sense, thanks!

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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by Yosef10 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 5:21 pm

BTK2000 wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:13 am
Oh are we going back to the lowering the field talks? I would also like to talk about the piped in music and band placement if we are bringing up beaten horses
Haha that wasn’t my intent and i had forgot that was a frequent topic of discussion around here. I just thought Dukes renovation was well done and they have a great looking venue because of it.

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Re: Stadium Area Pics

Unread post by BTK2000 » Mon Mar 11, 2019 5:27 pm

Yosef10 wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 5:21 pm
BTK2000 wrote:
Mon Mar 11, 2019 10:13 am
Oh are we going back to the lowering the field talks? I would also like to talk about the piped in music and band placement if we are bringing up beaten horses
Haha that wasn’t my intent and i had forgot that was a frequent topic of discussion around here. I just thought Dukes renovation was well done and they have a great looking venue because of it.
Haha it’s all good. Yeah I agree that Duke did a great job with that renovation. I’ve also always heard that our stadium is tricky to add on to because of the different generations of additions that already exist. For example the current grandstand on the home side can’t be added onto because of new building codes that it doesn’t meet, but that’s just speculation and hearsay on my end.

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