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Statistics about the materials
- 5,290 US Tons of steel (4,799 Metric Tons) (10,580,000 pounds)
(equal to 2/3 the steel in the Eiffel Tower) for 15,000
specially designed steel footing weights, varying between
615 and 837 pounds each, according to the width of the gate,
(279 - 379 Kg.). Gates vary in width because there are 25
different widths of walkways in Central Park. The weights
are resting on the hard surface of the walkways. There were
no holes in Central Park.
- 315,491 linear feet (60 miles) (96.5 Km.) of Vinyl tube,
5 inch x 5 inch square, (12,7 x 12,7 cm.) extruded in saffron
color, recyclable, specially designed, (for each gate: 2
vertical 16 feet long (4,87 meter), and one horizontal (varying
between 6 and 18 feet, because the width of the walkways
varies)
- 15,000 specially designed, recyclable, cast aluminum upper
corner reinforcements which hold together the 2 vertical
poles to the horizontal pole.
- 15,000 base anchor sleeves. Which will be bolted to the steel
footing weights.
- 15,000 (1/2 inch x 8 inch x 8 inch) (1.27 x 22,8 x 22,8 cm.)
steel leveling plates. The leveling plate is between the
base anchor sleeve and the steel base, it has a pivoting
bolt which will ensure the perfect verticality of the poles,
even when the walkways are inclined.
- 165,000 bolts and self locking nuts. (7,500 x 22)
- 15,000 (8 x 8 x 8 inch) (22,8 x 22,8 x 22,8 cm.) Vinyl leveling
plate covers, to hide the bolts.
- 116,389 miles (187,311 Km.) of nylon thread to be extruded
in saffron color and specially woven into 1,067,330 square
feet (99,155 square meters) of recyclable, rip-stop fabric,
and then shipped to the sewing factory to be cut and sewn
into 7,500 fabric panels of various widths. 46 miles (74
Km.) of hems.
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