Stadium and arena design

• Other Authors: Culley, Peter (Editor), Pascoe, John (Editor) (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : ICE Publishing, 2015.
• Edition: 2 edition.
• Subjects: Stadiums > Design and construction.; Sports facilities > Design and construction.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781680157178; 1680157175; 0727757903; 9780727757906
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 pages)

This book recognises the importance of the multidisciplinary approach required to design, build and run modern, international stadiums. Bringing together a broad range of knowledge from specialists in each of the key areas of stadium and arena design, this book provides up-to-date, practical guidanc...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I. Past, present and future : 1. Evolution of Stadium and Arena Engineering
• 2. Sustainable design of major sports stadiums : case study analysis of stadiums for the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney, 2004 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing
• 3. Symbiosis and Advanced Technologies
• Part II. Specialist skills : 4. Stadium Site Appraisal
• 5. Stadium Circulation : Transport planning and crowd control
• 6. Engineering Secure Stadiums
• 7. Blast Engineering in Sport Stadiums
• 8. Fire engineering in sports stadiums
• 9. Stadium Signage
• 10. Stadium Acoustics
• Part III. Elements of construction : 11. Computerised design of stadiums
• 12. Concrete Technology in Stadium Development
• 13. Formwork for Precast/Prestressed Stadium Components
• 14. Steel in Stadium Engineering
• 15. Natural and artificial pitches for stadiums
• 16. Retractable roof solutions for sports stadiums and arenas
• Part IV. Case studies : 17. Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
• 18. Centre Court, Wimbledon
• 19. National Stadium (Bird's Nest), Beijing
• Part V. Appendices : A. Pitch dimensions, boundaries and layouts
• B. Medals
• C. Stadium projects : selected URLs
• Index.