New Stadium Details And Discussions

Ionman34 said:

Depth and area are irrelevant to curing time. Concrete has a "curing curve" (can't remember the proper term for it). Target strength is based on 28 days curing, but most structural mixes will hit approx. 70% of that after around 7 days.
Remember that curing is a chemical reaction, it isn't a drying process so depth, area etc are irrelevant, it all cures at pretty much the same rate.

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The point I was trying to get at in my original question is whether the concrete would cure sufficiently during the day, if it were put down first thing in the morning, and it got down to zero the following night. Quite evidently, from the helpful comments you have made it won't. So, whilst my question might have been a bit daft, at least I have learnt something! Thanks for your patience.

Roynie said:

The point I was trying to get at in my original question is whether the concrete would cure sufficiently during the day, if it were put down first thing in the morning, and it got down to zero the following night. Quite evidently, from the helpful comments you have made it won't. So, whilst my question might have been a bit daft, at least I have learnt something! Thanks for your patience.

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Not a daft question.

Concrete actually generates its own heat when curing. As long as the temperature when poured is 5 or above, a drop in temperature the following night won't affect the cure, though any exposed face should be covered or you may get surface cracking.

I can just imagine Levy taking into account when selling season tickets in the Kop stand (which i had a weird thought the other day, hope fans singing "Park Lane" realise they are as good as standing in the Paxton Road) he will be asking for height and weight measurements, just in case safe standing is allowed to make sure we get the most in

Ionman34 said:

Not a daft question.

Concrete actually generates its own heat when curing. As long as the temperature when poured is 5 or above, a drop in temperature the following night won't affect the cure, though any exposed face should be covered or you may get surface cracking.

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I did realise that creating concrete is to set off a chemical reaction, which generates heat. I suppose when it comes down to it my question could be phrase as: "at what point does the ambient temperature around a chemical reaction diminish that reaction to a point where it ceases."

But that's just too fcuking boring a question!

Thanks

Spock!

EDIT: Guess who's had a drink! TTFN

https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/822232439984529408

It looks absolutely stunning.

Luka Van der Bale said:

https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/822232439984529408

It looks absolutely stunning.

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Love the sweep around the ground, looks immense. All the corporate stuff, I couldn't really give a shit about, as long as it makes the club money, and keeps the basic tickets as reasonably priced as is possible these days. I mean, a cheese and wine suite at football...Lol.

Is it on anything else but twitter? Can't access my account keeps saying there was a problem.

While all the corporate stuff makes me feel all uncomfortable. I'd like see Levy's grin at Brady as he sits in the directors box at the London Stadium in a few months time. Sampling Brady's attempt at premium hospitality.

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While all the corporate stuff makes me feel all uncomfortable. I'd like see Levy's grin at Brady as he sits in the directors box at the London Stadium in a few months time. Sampling Brady's attempt at premium hospitality.

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She'll probably offer him a ham sandwich wrapped in foil and a can of special brew.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...am-unveil-flash-new-stadium-glass-tunnel.html

I do love a cheese room.

Mustard said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...am-unveil-flash-new-stadium-glass-tunnel.html

I do love a cheese room.

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Am hoping that there'll be a cockerel made out of dairylea triangles

'Inside the H Club — for which there are 176 packages available — there will be a Michelin star dining experience, with cheese waiter and sommelier on hand to select for you the perfect wine to accompany a disappointing draw against Stoke.'

Sums it up for me. Whatever they offer off the pitch, it's what happens on the pitch which truly matters for the Matchday experience. Glad we're taking care of that too.

Not sure if this already posted.

http://m.building.co.uk/5085854.article?mobilesite=enabled&origin=bldgbreakingnewsletter

Tottenham heading for Wembley

Club board due to make final decision on moving this March

Tottenham Hotspur has told Building it will be moving into Wembley stadium to play its home games next season with a final decision on when to leave its historic White Hart Lane ground due this spring.

Speculation has surrounded where the Premier League club will play next season while Mace completes work on its new 61,000 seat stadium on the site of its existing ground ahead of an August 2018 deadline.

Wembley has long been earmarked as Spurs’ favoured location although the club has so far not decided to officially confirm the move.

But the club’s executive director Donna Cullen said Tottenham has signed a heads of agreement with Wembley which is 13 miles away in north-west London and has a capacity of 90,000.

It is understood that Tottenham will make a final decision to leave its current home of more than 100 years this March before it starts sending out renewal forms to season ticket holders the following month.

“The intention is to look to go Wembley for one season,” Cullen said. She added that the club would only move once it was sure the build programme was on track, admitting: “We are being very diligent about it all. We’re just being extra cautious.”

The man in charge of the scheme for project architect Populous, Chris Lee, who also worked on Arsenal’s Emirates stadium, said the job was on schedule but the club said it does not want to begin demolition of its existing ground until it is absolutely sure its replacement is on time.

Cullen added moving out at the end of the season was also dependent on other factors such as work to upgrade nearby White Hart Lane station - to ensure it can cope with the thousands of extra supporters on match days - being done in time for August next year.

The club said it had looked at other options for its one-season relocation including the home of MK Dons, 50 miles up the M1, as well as a ground share with fierce rivals West Ham at the London Stadium in Stratford - but Wembley, where the club played its Champions League games this season, won out because it was the preferred option of fans.

Once the Tottenham board, which includes Cullen, gives the green light to leave this season ‘soft’ demolition - such as stripping out - of the existing ground is expected to begin immediately with work to tear down the main ground starting as soon as it completes its final game of this season, currently scheduled to be against Manchester United on May 13.

Two shifts a day are working over 14 hours a day at the site with around 800 workers currently on it with work being carried out on Saturdays and Sundays as well. Around 1,800 workers will be on the project when it reaches peak this autumn.

Mace has been working at the site since spring 2015 and has access to around two-thirds of the new ground with the remaining third of work - which is on space taken up by the existing ground - given over to the 17,000 seat South stand and the erection of the roof which will be carried out by Buckingham Group.

German firm Schlaich Bergermann, which worked on a stadium on its home city of Stuttgart, has been hired to carry out the roof engineering.

Fit out of the general admission areas will begin this April but the more complex fit-out is due to be started by London firm Base and will include Tottenham’s H Club venue, which will be restricted to just 88 members paying £30,000 a year, and its Tunnel Club - which will allow fans to see players coming and going to the changing rooms. This will be restricted to 104 seats with fans being charged £19,000 a year.

Once demolished, the existing ground will be replaced with public space, a hotel and a sports hub which is expected to include a diving tank and climbing wall. Close to 600 residential units will be built at the site under a scheme designed by Allies and Morrison. A grade II listed building at the site, Warmington House, is being turned into a museum depicting local history along with the club’s.

Other firms working on the site include steelwork contractor Severfield, concrete firm Morrisroe and pre-cast firm, Antrim-based Macrete.

86.8m bar and a beer delivery system capable of pouring 10,000 pints in a minute. Who knows, we might finally be able to get a pint at half time at this rate!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38682911

I went on the VR tour last week and asked about the chances of us not being at Wembley next year and was told we would be going there. They also said details would be going out to season ticket holders about the new ground in about 6 weeks.

By the way if you get a chance to go to the VR tour its very impressive.

It looks absolutely incredible - so impressed with the plans so far.

stonecolddeanaustin said:

86.8m bar and a beer delivery system capable of pouring 10,000 pints in a minute. Who knows, we might finally be able to get a pint at half time at this rate!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38682911

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Micro-brewery? Hope the club are hooking up with Beavertown on this.

Not sure i've seen this posted yet

anyone know if its possible to view this VR thing ourselves?...like on Google Cardboard or PSVR?

id love to have a look at that.

nightgoat said:

Micro-brewery? Hope the club are hooking up with Beavertown on this.

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Anything that's not warm pissy Carlsberg would be a step in the right direction!