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The Structural Engineer, Volume 55, Issue 7, 1977
An additional stand was required at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre to provide covered seating for a further 5000 spectators. The structure comprises an in situ RC frame with a steel canopy. For aesthetic reasons, the design brief required the canopy to resemble that of the existing stand. A.J.J. Bartak, D.C. Kaye and T.J. George
The President: Once in every four years we have the Olympic Games and whatever arguments and difficulties the Olympic movement may go through, it presents to the engineering world an opportunity to undertake structures of a magnitude and complexity which does not occur on any other occasion. There are a handful of engineers who are lucky enough and able enough to be chosen as consulting engineers for these projects.
The President: You mention in the paper that there is quite a range of strengths I think between 100-800 M N/,m2. Would you like to say something about the reasons? Is it the proportion of the glass fibres or is the size of the fibres?