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An Unusual Structure
The main grandstand roof of the Jalan Besar Stadium is a unique steel structure, which is a combination of cable suspension, compression arch, and portal frame structure. A revolutionary new structural development is the use of prestressed cables tying the column bases together to eliminate reduce the horizontal loads on the foundations. The result is an elegant lightweight structure, which floats above the grandstand, and requires the minimum footprint to suit a narrow site.
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SINGAPORE STRUCTURAL STEEL SOCIETY DESIGN AWARD
JALAN BESAR STADIUM ROOF
Judges' Comment : An extremely ingenious, novel and well executed solution to a problem driven by difficult site conditions. The engineering development is well explained in the submission, the solution is both practical and attractive and, whilst the original concept might be quite straightforward, to deliver this required proper understanding of quite complex structural behaviour.
>> Roof & Facade Dec 2007
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