Newly Constructed Multi-Purpose Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria

The following data refer to the model of the stadium (without VIP box)

Length: ca. 248 m (814 ft) | Width: ca. 156 m (512 ft) | Height: ca. 24 m (79 ft)
Number of Nodes: 6,024 | Members: 12,049 | Cross-Sections: 37

Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria. About 400,000 inhabitants live here.

The steel structure of the stadium was calculated by formTL using RSTAB.

Structure

The stadium consists of two separate steel structures. One is the VIP box and the other has rounded corners and a straight back. The VIP area is a straight truss system with a vertical facade, straight cantilevered beams, and rectangular facade panels. The other part of the stadium structure has curved cantilevered beams and rhomboidal facade panels.

The RSTAB model of the VIP box consists of 4,610 members and the main model of the stadium includes 12,049 members. The cantilevered roof beams are tubular trusses made of steel S 355.

The ornamental facade was made from 15 mm (0.59 in) thick cast panels of white Plexiglas. The point-mounted Plexiglas panels in the area of the arch beams are partially cut out and together form a large mosaic. Acoustic trapezoidal sheet metal was used as roofing.

Thanks to the geometry of the stadium, the visibility is optimal. Moreover, it is designed in such a way that ideal escape routes are guaranteed in case of emergencies.