A new roof for the Olympic Stadium

Author: Tim Finlay and Chris Walker

Date published

2 July 2015

Price
Free

A new roof for the Olympic Stadium

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Author

Tim Finlay and Chris Walker

Date published

2 July 2015

Author

Tim Finlay and Chris Walker

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Free

The design and erection engineering behind the new innovative gravity-stressed cable-net roof over the London 2012 Olympic Stadium.

Updated 24 March 2020

The London 2012 Olympic Stadium was transformed and then reopened as a world-class multi-mode athletics and football venue.

This talk describes the work to deconstruct the original roof and strengthen the retained supporting structure.


Further reading

Read the Structural Engineer article about the design and construction of the London 2012 Stadium.

A new roof for the Olympic Stadium

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Format:
Video
Video Length:
01:06:21
Publisher:
IStructE

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Case Study Stadium Roof Video IStructE London HQ

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