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Originally Posted by reddog794
So we have a councilor that now has publicly supported a 20-25k stadium, there is an underground urban-geek (spade is a spade) primordial soup. Some fantastic, realistic renderings, with my only question being, is there a way fenwick to calculate the structural area, and work out at least how much concrete would be required, as well as steel supports and cantilevers? Then we can gauge the cost a little better. Not accurately, but at least a loose figure on what you've designed.
Does Ms. Uteck check this board, and if so, how can we get this information to her, as she is obviously one of the tails wagging the dog. This Moncton Uteck Bowl could be a blessing in disguise. It makes good ammo for those who do want proper sports and entertainment infrastructure.
Just the steam coming out of my ears.
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I got my M.Eng in Chemical Engineering and therefore took some structural engineering courses as an undergraduate - but that doesn't qualify me to make such calculations. I am in the R&D field specializing in fire retardant plastics. The best that I can do is come up with 3D conceptual models to check sight-lines and get an idea of the size required for a stadium. I can also research the building code requirements to see how many washrooms are required, the exit requirements, concourse square footage required, etc. However, in the end, qualified structural engineers would be required to do the structural design. With such a structure that will hold thousands of people, the structural engineers should have many years of experience.
I am mainly interested in getting ideas from people on this forum regarding the general conceptual stadium design that people like. One way to get a rough cost estimate is to base the design on other stadiums that have been built in North America and Europe. I like the Cardiff City Stadium which is somewhat similar to the Red Bull Stadium in New Jersey except the Cardiff City Stadium is much cheaper. It seems like anything built in the NY City area is expensive.
Cardiff City stadium -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_City_Stadium
Red Bull Arena -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Arena_%28New_Jersey%29
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