OAKA Olympic Stadium
General Information
| Structural Type: |
roof: Arch-supported membrane structure |
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| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena
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| Completed in: | 1982 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe |
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| Part of: | |
| Coordinates: | 38° 2' 10.00" N 23° 47' 15.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| seats | 74 767 | |
| Renovation | ||
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| roof | arch span | 300 m |
Notes
The roof hangs in a giant arc of 80 m high. Each arc consists of two 3,5 m diameter tubes with a span of 304 m and support the new state-of-the-art roof. Movement of arc and roof construction weighing 8500 ton is done simultaneously using Enerpac PLC-controlled hydraulic systems with four 150 ton pull cylinders with 2 m stroke. These double-acting cylinders are attached to shoes in a sliding and guiding system pulling the arc with roof assembly step-by-step into the final position.
Participants
Contractor
Renovation (-2004)
Design
Structural engineering
Contractor
Steel construction
Subcontractor
Cables
Relevant Web Sites
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BBC News: Athens puts stadium to the test (10.06.2004)
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BBC Sport: Olympic roof takes shape (10.05.2004)
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CNN: Athens' Olympic roof rises at last (10.05.2004)
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ENR: Builders of Athens Olympics Struggle to the Finish Line (22.03.2004)
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Strand7: Athens Olympic Stadium Restyling
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Wikipedia: Olympic Stadium (Athens)
Relevant Publications
- Le stade olympique prend forme, in "Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment", 23 April 2004, n. 5239
- 18 500 tonnes d'acier installées en dix mois, in "Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment", 25 June 2004, n. 5248
- Cubierta del estadio Olímpico de Atenas, presented at IV Congreso de la Asociación Científico-Tecnica del Hormigón Estructural - Congreso Internacional de Estructuras, Valencia, 24-27.11.2008.
- Citius, altius, fortius, in "Baumeister", August 2004 v. 101
- Projektmanagement für das Olympiastadion Athen 2004, presented at 1. Symposium Stadien, 21.+22.10.2003, Leipzig.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0004315 |
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| Created: | 24/07/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |