"The uniqueness of the project extends to its very structure, with the steel
roof structure alone weighing a record 4,000 tons.
The team building the venue -- proposed to host games up to and including the quarter-final stage -- is installing the steel and cables in preparation for the operation known as the 'big lift' of the
roof structure. Al Thumama Stadium Project Manager, Saoud al Ansari, said: "The roof columns and compression ring serve as an integral part for the roof's structure.
The SCs Al Rayyan Project Manager, Abdullah al-Fehani, said: "This is a big milestone for the project and makes Al Rayyan Stadium the first building in Qatar with this type of
roof structure with tensile-compression ring system.
| C Hudson, c/o agent, variation condition 5 (windows) on previous permission 2015/90199 for Listed Building Consent for removal of mono-pitch
roof structure and replacement with dual pitch
roof structure, 17, Finthorpe Lane, Almondbury.
3M, the laminates and films conglomerate, provided 'Dyneon Fluoroplastic ETFE' for the
roof structure at Tottenham Hale station, as part of a construction project to ensure it is fit for purpose for decades to come.
Thornton Tomasetti designed the new static
roof structure that will support the moving roof and accommodate the roof plant equipment.
Due to the excavation of close distance coal strata and the effect of coal pillars in the gobs, the
roof structure of the gobs of excavated Jurassic coal strata is relatively complex.
This tough, elastic, weather-resistant coating stretches with the roofs movement to bridge joints and cracks, while its permeability to water vapor prevents moisture build-up in the
roof structure. The coating boasts excellent resistance to ozone, hydrolysis, and many chemicals.
The main gathering space is separated from the ancillary zone by a concrete frame which provides support for the
roof structure of timber and steel bowstring trusses.
Once the interior was stripped and the attached roofs were down, the deconstruction crew then began removal of the main
roof structure. The cedar roofing and shiplap was cut into 4-foot wide strips, knocked and pried from the rafters from inside the structure and sent to the debris pile.
The entire
roof structure was then surveyed and the report has confirmed that condensation has affected the steelwork within the
roof structure.