{"id":4304,"date":"2010-05-01T12:07:38","date_gmt":"2010-05-01T12:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2012-06-26T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T12:10:10","slug":"girder-clamp-secures-stadium-canopy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/girder-clamp-secures-stadium-canopy\/","title":{"rendered":"Girder clamp secures stadium canopy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/aLindapter-Target-Field.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4305\" title=\"aLindapter-Target-Field\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/aLindapter-Target-Field.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/aLindapter-Target-Field.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/aLindapter-Target-Field-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new Target Field ballpark in Minneapolis, USA, which features a 1,988t steel sunshade canopy that sweeps around the stadium, has been successfully suspended with Lindapter steelwork fixings.<\/p>\n<p>The architecturally stunning curved canopy presented a challenge to the connection design due to the connecting beams varying in size and angle throughout. The engineers also had to meet a vital criterion of accommodating up to 22.3kN of wind load, while the contractor favoured a simple to install, universal connection that could be used on both primary and secondary steel sections.<\/p>\n<p>Lindapter provided a single solution that exceeded these requirements with the Type LR Girder Clamp connection system, independently approved to a safe working load of 58.8kN at a 5:1 factor of safety. The self-adjustable assembly is compatible with flange thicknesses of 3mm to 20mm, while an over-sized slotted location plate enabled the simple adjustment to fit variations in beam width and connection angle.<\/p>\n<p>The efficient connection allowed the canopy risers to be easily aligned into position, allowing a faster installation in comparison to more time consuming conventional methods such as drilling, or repeated tack welding and grinding, thereby reducing on-site costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Target Field ballpark in Minneapolis, USA, which features a 1,988t steel sunshade canopy that sweeps around the stadium, has been successfully suspended with Lindapter steelwork fixings. The architecturally stunning curved canopy presented a challenge to the connection design due to the connecting beams varying in size and angle throughout. The engineers also had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[436,682,683],"class_list":["post-4304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-lindapter","tag-minneapolis","tag-usa"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/aLindapter-Target-Field.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3WsLP-17q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4304"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4307,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4304\/revisions\/4307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}