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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 5:22 PM
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Exclamation Dome raising on BC Place today

You can watch the dome raising on BC Place here:

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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 5:39 PM
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It's protuberrific! It's convexcellent!


It's.....uhh......Dome-stonishing!
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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 5:45 PM
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going quicker than I expected. can see the rim already.
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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 6:04 PM
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Exclamation The dome is going up right now!

The dome is going up right now! Go dome go, and dome haters go away!
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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 6:19 PM
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whooooo.
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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 6:27 PM
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Ever put a marshmallow in the microwave?

Now multiply that by a zillion.
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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 6:30 PM
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Seems to be coming along quite well!
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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 6:54 PM
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that's cool.

Nice weather you're having out there as well.
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Old Posted Jan 19, 2007, 7:21 PM
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BC Lions are happy

The BC Lions must be happy!

Question: They are inflating it as it's raining; it's not heavy rain but it is raining. I thought it had to be dry before inflation.

Would they plug the rain outlet holes in the center before inflation or can they inflate and still let the rainwater pour down from the center holes as it rises? Would plugging the outlet holes create too much of a water load in the center, preventing proper inflation?
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Old Posted Jan 20, 2007, 12:10 AM
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January 19, 2007

How the BC Place roof was raised

STEP ONE: Excess water was pumped off the roof.

STEP TWO: The building technical staff turned on 11 fans, one at a time staged over 15-second intervals.

STEP THREE: Thirty riggers performed visual roof inspections from inside the building to look for small tears or kinks in the cabling.

STEP FOUR: The rectangular side panels are inflated. Technical staff slowed down fans as the top diamond panels began to invert.

STEP FIVE: Once the roof was fully inflated, fan pressure was systematically reduced.

STEP SIX: The riggers begin inspections by walking and checking all cables on the roof.

STEP SEVEN: Drain plugs are replaced.

STEP EIGHT: Eliminator frames and clamp points are inspected from the ring beam.

STEP NINE: Internal inspections of the roof and building will be completed by engineers and inspection crews.
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Old Posted Jan 20, 2007, 8:35 PM
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Images of the roof inflation:



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Old Posted Jan 20, 2007, 10:30 PM
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It's great to see BC Place back in the skyline...

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Old Posted Jan 20, 2007, 11:28 PM
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im glad you guys have your dome back.
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It's no barn raising, but close enough.
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Old Posted Jan 21, 2007, 8:05 PM
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video of roof reinflation

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