Stadium La Montura, Chile
Customer Project
15 January 2020
001156
A roofing made of steel and fabric membranes was designed for the football stadium in San Bernardo, a city in the south of Santiago de Chile. The elegant, curved design in lightweight construction now also covers the standing area.
Architect |
Espacio cubierto S.A. Santiago, Chile www.espaciocubierto.com |
Structural Analysis |
Ing. Ernesto Hernandez Muñoz FHS Ingeniería Estructural Ltda. Santiago, Chile www.fhsingenieria.cl |
- Length: ~ 275.6 ft
- Width: ~ 78.7 ft
- Height: ~ 55.8 ft
- Number of Nodes: 626
- Number of Cross-Sections: 24
- Number of Members: 908
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The main structural elements, such as arches and bracing curve members, are made of steel and have a total span of ~ 241.1 ft between the concrete pile supports. The cladding system consists of a series of tensioned fabric membranes with a width of ~ 10.5 ft, which span a length of ~ 23 to 42.7 feet and are surrounded by corner cables.
This roofing system creates a transparent picture of the roof while protecting spectators from the effects of weather at the same time.
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