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Issue 6

Browse the content of the June 2012 issue of The Structural Engineer.

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The Structural Engineer

Complete issue (June 2012)
All articles published in the June 2012 issue of The Structural Engineer.

Publish Date – 7 June 2012

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An amphitheatre for cycling: the design, analysis and construction of the London 2012 Velodrome
This article by the team at Expedition Engineering describes the design, analysis and construction of the London 2012 Velodrome. 

Publish Date – 7 June 2012

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London 2012 Olympic Games – Basketball Arena shell
This article describes how the building shell element of the 12 000-seat temporary demountable Basketball Arena for the London 2012 games was designed and built.

Publish Date – 7 June 2012

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Construction of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Village
This article details some of the challenges faced during the design and construction of the Olympic and Paralympic Village.

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The London 2012 International Broadcast Centre
​This paper outlines aspects of the structural engineering behind the International Broadcast Centre and particularly focuses on the key aspects of the Building Information Modelling that were used for the project.

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The structural aspects of the London 2012 Copper Box
This paper looks at the design of the Copper Box building; home to handball, goalball and the fencing elements of the Modern Pentathlon during the 2012 Games.

Publish Date – 7 June 2012

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London 2012 Aquatics Centre
This paper describes the design and construction of The Aquatics Centre, a centrepiece of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Publish Date – 7 June 2012

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London 2012 Olympic Stadium: Design and construction
This paper describes how the Olympic Stadium was developed around an innovative use of permanent and temporary structures to meet the 80 000 Games spectator capacity and a 25 000 Legacy spectator capacity.

Publish Date – 7 June 2012

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