Louisiana Superdome
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Truss
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| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena
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| Built: | 1971 - 1975 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA, North America |
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| Next to |
New Orleans Arena (1999)
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| Coordinates: | 29° 57' 3.00" N 90° 4' 53.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| diameter | 210 m | |
| height | 82.3 m | |
| covered area | 5 ha | |
| seats | max. 72 003 | |
| building volume | 3 500 000 m3 | |
| gross floor space | 25 000 m2 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
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Chronology
| 11 August 1971 | Beginning of construction. |
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| November 1975 | Completion. |
| 29 August 2005 | During the hurricane "Katrina", the superdome serves as emergency shelter. It sustains damage to the roof including two large gashes that result in water leakage into the arena. In the aftermath of the hurricane, as many as 20 000 persons sought refuge at the Superdome from the flooding of the city of New Orleans. |
Participants
Structural engineering
Steel construction
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Le stade couvert polyvalent "Louisiana Superdome" à la Nouvelle-Orléans (Etats-Unis), in "Acier = Stahl = Steel", March 1974 v. 39
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 331-332
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000384 |
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| Created: | 08/09/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |