PROJECT PROFILE WJE www.wje.com Purdue University, Ross-Ade Stadium Grandstand Framing Evaluation | West Lafayette, IN CLIENT Purdue University BACKGROUND Constructed in multiple phases, Ross-Ade Stadium consists of horseshoe-shaped grandstands on the north, east, and west sides of the field, with a plaza on the south side of the field. The upper portion of the grandstands on the north, east, and west sides of the field are supported by steel framing members constructed in 1969, 1955, and 1949, respectively. A renovation and addition of the press box on the west side of the stadium was completed in 2003, which modified areas of the west grandstands. The lower bowl

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