Challenges of Stadium Construction—Case Study
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 10, Issue 3
Abstract
The distinctive design and construction requirements of an outdoor athletic stadium in Haifa, Israel, are described in this paper. This open-air stadium accommodates approximately 2,400 seats in its upper deck, while the lower part of the stadium contains offices and visitors’ facilities. The stadium has a distinctive arrangement of 30 m high bowed-concrete columns from which 24 m long curved concrete beams are cantilevered. Because of restricted access to the project site, it was necessary to cast the stadium’s concrete columns and beams on site and then lift these elements with large cranes.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to express their appreciation to Dr. Eliahu Kent, the architect; Shimon Moyal, the structural designer (with Moshe Péer Consultation and Structural Design Ltd.); and Yossi Sikuler, Technical Manager for Hanson Israel (ready-mix concrete supplier). The Curly Krieger Stadium is dedicated as a memorial to the eleven Israeli athletes who lost their lives at the Munich Olympic Games in 1972.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 10 • Issue 3 • August 2005
Pages: 181 - 189
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Received: Jun 16, 2004
Accepted: Jun 16, 2004
Published online: Aug 1, 2005
Published in print: Aug 2005
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