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GIANT POUR "THE BUILDING OF AN ICE FLOOR"Wednesday, June 12, 2002 The biggest GIANT Center milestone to date, the GIANT POUR! Hershey, PA - The foundation of the floor is composed of layers of limestone, sand, piping and concrete. The final thickness of the entire floor is over two feet. The concrete itself will be eight inches thick and is poured all at one time, taking approximately ten hours to complete. From one end to the other, the floor has to be level within an eighth of an inch (the thickness of a nickel). This is accomplished by using sophisticated laser equipment. It will take 430 cubic yards of concrete to complete; filling a total of 43 cement trucks and enough concrete to make an average size sidewalk one-mile long. The finished floor is approximately 85’ by 200’ and contains over 7 miles of welded steel pipe used to cool the floor to 18 degrees Fahrenheit. Once completed, the ice surface for hockey is only one inch thick. This can be covered with an insulated floor to have concerts, shows or sporting events. There are even special anchors placed into the concrete for Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's visit for their circus equipment. The companies involved in the process of building the floor are: The entire ice floor system has been designed to be the very best, and even though the HERSHEYPARK Arena was built over 65 years ago, much of this new system mirrors it. HERSHEY has set high standards regarding HERSHEYPARK Arena's ice system and as a result has been known throughout the American Hockey League for having the best ice surface in the League. GIANT Center will also maintain this tradition setting its goals for this high quality. For more information, please contact: # # # |
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