Dallas Cowboys Training Facility

SGH performed a structural analysis of the 88,000 sq ft, steel-framed building, which spanned the practice football field. Highlights of our work include the following:

• Evaluated the original design from 2004 and subsequent retrofits that occurred over the next four years
• Developed a three-dimensional model to evaluate the as-designed and as-built structure
• Identified several shortcomings in the design, including buckling strength limitations of the truss chord members and misapplication of wind loads and internal pressures
• Concluded that the design and subsequent modifications were inadequate
• Evaluated alternative design options and concluded that a safer alternative with the same geometry as the original design was feasible