Masonry Magazine November 2001 Page. 44
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The first of these obstacles was the scaffolding, which proved to be a major undertaking for a variety of reasons. Three different types of scaffolding were used on the American Airlines Center, which is not unusual, but what made this project unique was the fact that all three were used simultaneously and sometimes were even tied into each other. Erection and maintenance of these scaffolds proved to be a difficult task for the foremen on the project. Another obstacle was the proper placement and even the types of tiebacks used. Because of the dynamics of the building, special tiebacks were engineered in order to tie the scaffolding off to the structure safely, and to ensure that the partially constructed building could support this large amount of scaffolding safely.
With the fast-paced schedule of the project facing DBI, it created additional scheduling problems for them as well, caused in large part to the issues of scaffolding, which became one of the biggest challenges on the project. There was a tremendous amount of preplanning that was needed between the architects, general contractors and subcontractors to coordinate the project, especially since four other trades were utilizing DBI's scaffolding at the same time as their own masons. That proved to be essential in making sure the schedule was adhered to. Tracy Webster, DBI Director of Safety, had the difficult task of making sure that all of the scaffolding was safe and was in compliance with all of the proper OSHA regulations for all the different trades using DBI's scaffolds. "After the first week, we had to kick a couple of contractors off our scaffolding because they were not maintaining the scaffolding properly," said Webster. "The integrity of the scaffolding needed to be maintained for the safety of everyone utilizing it."
By far the greatest challenge of the project was the issue of placing giant brick arches on each side of the arena. In order to place the arches, DBI needed to prefabricate 164 panels (41 for each arch) on the ground and hoist and place them into the right position at the right angle. Each panel contained over 450 brick and weighed over 4,000 lbs. In addition to the panel weight, they were "L" shaped, which placed the center of