Parking Garage Construction

[HelmutVII]

I guess it wasn't Delhomme. I do remember this game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_So..._football_team

After reading the article I see that they were 8 and 4 that year and beat Auburn and Alabama. A really nice season for them.

[MelRock]

Cajuns vs Southern Miss
November 28, 1987 (W) Cajuns 37 vs USM 30, Basketball Cajuns 86 vs Georgia 68
October 22, 1988 (L) Cajuns 14 vs USM 27
October 21, 1989 (W) Cajuns 24 @ USM 21
November 3, 1990 (L) Cajuns 13 vs USM 14 (HC)

Side note I was at all 5 games.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Kicked a field goal to win that 24/21 at USM. Mrs. Express opined Curley Hallman could not be that good a coach when Nelson Stokley beats you. She roflhao when EllisWho hired Curley.

We were at the Hattisbug win.

[Boomer]

Since we lost to USM the year before we had to cook for them---My photo was on the front page of the Hatts-bg newspaper in my UL cooking clothes the next day!!! Loved that kick!!! Great place to watch a game and remember seeing the expression of Mitchell when he broke around right end and took on and destroyed the USM DB!!!

[HelmutVII]

Parking garage construction has begun.

Snack Hut soon to be gone.



Temporary Snack Hut behind the Library.



A view from across Lewis Street. Rougeou Hall to left Fletcher Hall to right.

[basinbear]

With all due respect sir the information you provided is not factual. Farve and I are the same age 1 month apart and I started school in the fall of 87. Brett did beat the Cajuns on home coming in late 80's on a last second score with no time on the clock. I remember there was controversy with clock and time was put back on the clock for him to do so. I am almost certain it was 89 which was Brian's Sr. year.

Lost at home in 1990 to Favre...I was a member of the Football staff....we went 2 and 2 vs. Favre

[Fais do-do]

Do you happen to remember the guy who was in charge of the cafeteria near the dorms. I think his first name was Mike.

That guy gave me the famous joke that I have used many times...."How is dog poop and women alike? The older they are, the easier they are to pick up!" That guy was funny.

[HelmutVII]

There was a Mike Cowan that was Cafeteria manager for a long time. A rotund man if I remember correctly.

[HelmutVII]

They look like they are pretty much finished with the clearing and they are getting ready for foundation work.

This is a view of the site from the construction access road next to Fletcher hall.



An auger cast pile rig was moved in and set up.



They installed two test piles one for tension and another for compression. Below is a photo of the tension test pile. The compression test pile is to the right and out of the photograph. The four piles labeled "reaction pile" are what they will use to counter (or buck) the load placed on the test pile. It is a test that takes hours and is specific as to how to load and unload. They will be placing many tons of load on this pile to determine its ultimate strength. Hopefully is is at least 2 times the anticipated load on the pile. These piles have to set up for 28 days prior to the test. No other piles can be installed until this test is performed and the results are good. If the test is good then they proceed, if not then redesign is necessary. Everybody (especially the soils engineer and the structural engineer) hope the test passes because they don't want to redesign.

This is a very dangerous test because if any part of the test rig fails there are hundreds of tons of force that are released instantly. A hard had does not save you.



In the meantime, they will be assembling rebar cages. There will be literally tons of this material to tie, one bar at a time. All of this steel had to be detailed, the details approved, the steel ordered and bent and then shipped to the job site. This work took place in the mid to late fall and over the holidays. The structural engineer is praying that the load test on the auger piles are good because, if a redesign is necessary, then this steel may have to be modified.



The cages above will be lowered into the auger cast pile before the concrete is set. They will hold the cage in place until the concrete is strong enough to keep it in place. There appear to be about 6 long bars in the cage held together by the ring stirrups.

[basinbear]

No, Farve finished in 90, Jake was a freshman in 94.

Jake was a freshman in 1993

[DaddyCajun]

Thanks HelmutVII for all the technical info and pics you have provided all the Cajun Nation, we really appreicate you and your time!!!

[Turbine]

Jake was a freshman in 1993

At the time the 1993 miracle was the biggest single season turnaround in NCAA history.

Last I checked it still ranked tied for 4th, percentage wise.

In part because games were added to the season, and teams that would have just tied got to go bowling and grabbed an extra win.

You and the staff should be proud to park this somewhere on your Sports Mantle. I know I'm impressed.