New Stadium Details And Discussions
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worcestersauce
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Do those circular roof support pieces not need some supporting steelwork before they can take the strain of the roof?
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That is why we have supporting cable lift structure for...
worcestersauce
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I don't follow, what I mean is that the steel frame above the south stand is only thin uprights which look too weak to take the tension of the roof, do they not need strengthening?
arunspurs
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No, there is another ring structure that will be lifted , like a wheel rim. The pressure will be taken by the high tension cable and distributed across the ring. This is a tried & tested way of building every stadium roof nowadays
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worcestersauce
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Ah, so the ring at the top won't take any of the tension from the roof then? I had that wrong, I thought that was what it would be hung from, sort of, and so would be pulled inwards under some force, if that's not the case we are probably closer to raising the roof that I thought as the perimeter had to be finished first.
EDIT: I've just looked at the interactive camera shots on the Official site and I still can't see how the roof can go up very soon, if the ring isn't going to be used in any way to support the roof there must be some more steelwork to go in, the tension cables can't be held with anchorage on only three sides so surely the south side must be included, the south end of the roof cant flap in the breeze.
If I am being dumb and am missing something simple then please ca someone enlighten me.
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When you see that, it’s amazing to think we once got 76,000 into the old stadium.
I think the old centre circle is outside the new south stand
worcestersauce
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I guess it'll be in the atrium area behind the stand but inside.
Dunc2610
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There will be cables attached all around the compression ring, the steel uprights you currently see in a ring at lower level will be pulled up with the cable network and attach to the outer ring. Look at the north stand and you'll see how the cables attach.
kr1978
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I want that, it looks fantastic
worcestersauce
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Thanks, so it does seem that we need to provide that lower ring at the south stand then.
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Yeah for the most part itsi there, juatjthe angled supportd needn't be attached as per the other three sides.
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The compression team certainly have sped up and OK my guesstimate of ring completion by the 18th looks pessimistic now. It looks like all pieces will be in be in by next week.That’ll take them another two weeks
However I suggest that the bolts will not be fully tightened for this stand until after the last 2 pieces are eased in, and so I'll stick to the 18th as my guestimate of ring completion date as I feel torquing the bolts to operational tensions is a tricky job.
Yeah I've moved the goalposts a little, and I might move them again.but only me and Levy seem to be playing this game anyway, and he gets an update from Mace twice a day.
