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If you are talking about the retaining wall that runs along the West side of the Jake, they put down crushed gravel to help with drainage and to reduce expansion/contraction damage due to freezing.
I don’t know if it’s the reason but this morning, I emailed ISU for assistance.
It appears that the NW exterior walkway is being poured, but it is a bit hard to tell for sure due to the camera angle.
Does anyone know if they plan to irrigate the hillsides? I captured this screenshot of a tractor making what looks like shallow trenches.
Here I underlined 3 of them:
I don't think they are for drainage because they're not deep enough and they don't run down the slope.
Here I underlined 3 of them:
I don't think they are for drainage because they're not deep enough and they don't run down the slope.
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I just looked at the weather forecast. Rain all day tomorrow, colder Friday, rain a couple days next week—and the OV’s coming on the 4th. No wonder they’re trying to make hay while the sun shines today!
I'd volunteer the rest of this week to get the SPC up and ready for coach.. Better than looking at excel all day
I did a search of the photo archives located here to check on this:
WebCam Archive - Stark Performance Center
This February 11th shows the tunnel with the north retaining wall and two sections of the tunnel gone.
And here are a couple more photos that bring us into May:
They poured an extension to the south retaining wall on March 3 and attached that black square cap to the end of the retaining wall on April 5 (you can see it inside the red circle above).
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Thank you!I did a search of the photo archives located here to check on this:
From what I can tell, that is the original tunnel. Here is a photo from January 27th showing the tunnel end with the original retaining walls still attached (the retaining walls were painted unlike the google picture I posted earlier).WebCam Archive - Stark Performance Center
www.fpm.iastate.edu
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This February 11th shows the tunnel with the north retaining wall and two sections of the tunnel gone.
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And here are a couple more photos that bring us into May:
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They poured an extension to the south retaining wall on March 3 and attached that black square cap to the end of the retaining wall on April 5 (you can see it inside the red circle above).
I guess this is the program from that game?
Iowa State vs. Nebraska, November 15, 1980 | Iowa State University Library
Sad story. I actually remember liking that helmet logo, as a student.I guess this is the program from that game?
Iowa State vs. Nebraska, November 15, 1980 | Iowa State University Library
digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu
The more pictures I see of the vertical concrete slabs, the more I dislike them. It sure seems like they could have came up with a design that doesn't look like so "medieval". The SEZ has the same concept but no gaps in the concrete slabs which looks much cleaner.
The SEZ has the same slabs but also has the flag poles mounted that fly the Big XII team flags. So I expect that the NEZ will do the same and you won't even notice the embrasure/ crenels / battlements.
Similar, but not quite the same... having said that, I'm fine with both although I do think it's odd they didn't use the same style. I'm sure there's a reason for that?
Could it be that the panels in the north end zone extend higher than the south end zone? From these pictures it looks like the panels in the south end zone are level with the railing and I think the panels in the north end zone go up higher than a railing would be.
