University of Colorado Boulder Athletic Complex
LOCATION:
Boulder, Colorado
techniques:
Soil Nail Walls, Soldier Beam and Lagging, Shotcrete, Drilled Shafts
subsurface conditions:
Fills consisting of sand and clay grading with depth to claystone, siltstone and Pierre Shale bedrock
size and solutions:
60,000 square feet of soil nail, shotcrete, cantilevered soldier beam and wood lagging walls, as well as drilled shaft secant walls with shotcrete facing, approximately 50 feet tall at its highest point
partners:
Owner: University of Colorado Boulder
General Contractor: Mortensen Construction
project snapshot:
Nicholson constructed both temporary and permanent earth retention as support of excavation for the University of Colorado Boulder Athletic Department’s new state-of-the-art football training center. The majority of the earth retention work was focused on the new full-size indoor football practice field, which also included two-levels of below-grade parking. We were awarded this work thanks to our extensive experience as well as our ability to quickly respond to the client’s needs. Throughout the project, Nicholson worked in coordination with the design team to continually adjust, re-design, and construct the earth retention systems as the project scope progressed.
