Re roofing the louisiana superdome in august of 2005 hurricane katrina formed over the bahamas and over the course of the next week made its way to the southern united states.
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The superdome was built to withstand most natural catastrophes.
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Workers prepare to weld in more roof panels.
Ten thousand pieces of metal decking were examined or installed coated with inches of polyurethane foam and then several layers of urethane coating.
Dome managers usually clean the 10 acre roof every two years.
Don kiebels the superdome is getting a makeover and that includes a new do and likely as new name.
The superdome roof did not have an air barrier at least not the replacement roof installed in 2002 the one that failed during katrina.
Spray foam creates a seamless monolithic barrier both water proofing and insulating.
Mold and fungus tend to grow on the surface especially on the side that doesn t get direct sunlight.
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The spray foam insulation used to restore the permanent roof of the louisiana superdome in new orleans is a non ozone depleting closed cell insulation.
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It was reported that the smoke dampers at the top of the roof were sucked off during katrina and that allowed the wind to enter exacerbating building pressurization and stressing the roof assembly.
While the storm reached maximum wind speeds of 175 mph the winds had slowed to around 74 95 mph by the time it reached the us.
The louisiana superdome polyurethane foam roof under construction.
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The 9 7 acre roof of the dome whose normal use is as a sports venue was damaged severely by hurricane katrina in august 2005.
450 million superdome renovation to include new roof design name posted by.
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The roof was estimated to be able to withstand winds with speeds of up to 200 mph 320 km h but flood waters could still possibly reach the second level 20 feet 6 1 m from the ground making the structure an unreliable shelter in severe rain and wind.
