Hayward Field - University of Oregon.
Fought and Company Celebrates Completion of Hayward Field at University of Oregon.
Eugene, Oregon
A project like Hayward Field Renovation only comes around once in a lifetime. Steeped in a rich 100-year history Hayward Field has become the nation’s most storied track and field venue. Hayward Field has been the home of legends since its inception. Named for the father of Oregon track and field, and one of its most innovative early coaches, Bill Hayward (1904 – 1947).
The architecture of this new track and field “theatre” is advanced, with multiple interwoven layers. It has a capacity of 12,650 permanent seats, with the option to expand to nearly 25,000 seats. At the core, and supporting the majority of the weight are 50 raker trusses and 77 curved steel bents. Each bent repeats evenly, morphing slightly in scale, following the geometry of the track. Intended to create a heroic wood roof structure, these steel bents are capped on both sides with Douglas fir glue laminated beams, a tribute to Oregon history, culture, and forest products.
Stitching it all together on the outside of the bents is a complex web of curved steel pipe called the diagrid. The diagrid consists of 539 individually rolled 14” pipe sections welded and bolted together. The diagrid interfaces with an aluminum extrusion, and tension cable system stretching a Texlon ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene) translucent silver membrane over the diagrid structure, the final outer skin of the stadium.
Needless to say when Fought and Company (Tigard, OR.) was invited to bid on this landmark project, they didn’t hesitate to enter the race. Once the contract was awarded to Fought, their teams quickly got to work. Expectations of the owners were high. Workers had to come together on an accelerated timeline and create a world-class track and field facility by May 2020. A myriad of factors and details had to be taken into consideration. A structure of this scale and complexity with 32 erection sequences, would present many unforeseen challenges.
Fought & Company increased it’s work force running two shifts working day and night in order to fulfill it’s obligations. New equipment for processing large amounts of pipe with advanced geometry and complicated intersections was acquired. Innovative techniques and solutions unique to the design were developed to solve complex problems. Hayward Field was a massive undertaking and pushed the production limits of Fought. Overcoming the many challenges presented by a project like Hayward Field to deliver a high quality product is what defines Fought and Company as a premier fabricator and leader in our industry.
Get a birds eye view of the project shot with a drone for one of our partners Ness Campbell.
Fought and Company is pleased to have been involved with this historical, world class renovation.
Let the games begin!
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