University of Wisconsin Badgers, Camp Randall Stadium
Wisconsin
Date: 2009-2018, 2020, 2022
Badgers join Packers, Bucs, Astros, Riverdogs, and many more in failed stadium caulk joint replacement and expansion joint retrofit
Replacement nearly every year of failed caulk and backer rod became tiresome to the University of Wisconsin. This led them to join a growing number of stadium managers and facility owners to begin a staged retrofit of all of the stadium joints. From EMSEAL’s complete line of stadium expansion joints, the engineers selected the precompressed foam sealant DSM System. After removing the failed liquid sealant, the joint faces were cleaned with grinders to remove old sealant residue, then the DSM System was installed. Transitions at all inside and outside corners of the treads and risers were field fabricated by the experienced, EMSEAL-preferred contractor. The finished installation ensures that the precompressed sealant will handle thermal movements free of adhesion in tension at the bondline and with minimal tension within the sealant itself.
Stadium Expansion Warrants Full Suite of Expansion Joints
Collaboration on the Badgers Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison continues to today. As UW has continued to maintain over the years, and expand the stadium with added seating, club suites, and other amenities, it understandably continues to trust Sika EMSEAL with its expansion joint needs.
Fire Rated Concourse Joint Transition Seamlessly to Watertight Concourses
The versatility of the SJS and SJS-FR systems allows for both fire-rated joint covers in the club suite floors while transitioning beyond the window walls to the standard, watertight version in the open-air concourses.
Fire Compartmentation at Expansion Joints is Essential for Life Safety
Fire-rated Emshield WFR and DFR ensure floor to wall FR-compartmentation in smaller joints. And the ever-versatile, market-defining Seismic Colorseal seals walls, parapets, and deck-to-wall conditions while ensuring watertight transition to SJS and DSM wherever they intersect.
Transitions Key to Continuity of Seal
The success of the project would not have been possible without the dedication to detail and quality of the installing contractor. The fantastic team at Concrete & Masonry Restoration, LLC ensured that every transition, every detail, was executed with the utmost care to ensure continuity of seal within and between expansion joint systems and at every change in plane and direction.
Interior Stadium Suite Expansion Joints--Integral Fire Rating Makes Joint Cover Installation Quick and Efficient
Unique in the market to the SJS-FR system from Sika Emseal is its built in, UL-tested and certified, fire rating. Installed entirely from the deck surface, SJS-FR ensures life safety while providing and durable, slip-resistant walking surface for patrons.
No Expansion Joint Detail To Small
Not detail is too small. The transition from stadium concourses to the seating bowl is notoriously tricky. It has become routine for Sika Emseal. Here the DSM SYSTEM in the concourse transitions to the SJS System in the bowl. Careful inspection of the photo will show the SJS cover plate notched at the railing mounts to ensure movement can be freely accommodated.
Doorway, Deck-To-Wall, and Wall Expansion Joint Transitions
At this service entrance, SJS with its non-invasively anchored foam-and-spline support, secures the chamfered cover plate to ensure a safe and durable walking and rolling surface. The SJS transitions to DSM System in the deck-to-wall condition and further transitions into Seismic Colorseal in the walls joint. This is a good illustration of how Seismic Colorseal installs into a recessed, inside corner condition in the wall and how it conforms to rough substrates.
Lowest Total Cost of Ownership Stadium Expansion Joints
The UW Badgers join over 350 other teams and sports venues in benefiting from the lasting performance of the Sika Emseal suite of stadium expansion joints. This unrivaled track record is proof of the value of doing right–at new construction, or when retrofitting an existing stadium. You could pay a bit less up front for joint covers, but you’ll never pay less in the long run when you use Sika Emseal expansion joint solutions.
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