RETRACTABLE
ROOF FACTS
230 FT
THE HEIGHT OF THE ROOF
FROM FIELD LEVEL
240,000 SQ FT
SIZE OF ROOF (600’
X
33
400’)
TOTAL NUMBER OF
STEEL TRUSS SECTIONS
2.4 MILLION LBS
19,000 TONS
APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF
STEEL USED FOR THE ROOF
DIAMETER OF THE WHEELS FOR
THE RETRACTABLE ROOF 393,000 LBS
THERE WILL BE 120 WHEELS AVERAGE WEIGHT OF
ONE STEEL BOX TRUSS SECTION
ETFE is a plastic polymer related
to Teflon. It is highly transparent,
very lightweight (compared to
glass), and in modern architecture
is used to replace glass walls or
skylights in long-span conditions.
In Globe Life Field, ETFE will be
utilized along concourses to allow
natural light to filter throughout
the building.
400 FEET
6
THE CRANE’S
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
WEIGHT OF ONE
RETRACTABLE ROOF STEEL TRUSS
42 IN
223 120,900 SQ FT
TOTAL NUMBER OF
ETFE CUSHIONS TOTAL AREA
COVERED BY ETFE
16’ x 10’ to 200’ x 10’
CUSHION SIZE VARIES THROUGHOUT THE ROOF
3 WEEKS 3,000 TONS
APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF TIME
IT TAKES TO ASSEMBLE THE CRANE THE WEIGHT OF
THE CRANE
5,000,000 POUNDS 140
THE WEIGHT THE CRANE
IS CAPABLE OF LIFTING TRUCKLOADS OF FREIGHT
DELIVERED FOR CRANE
CONSTRUCTION