Olympic Oval Roof Structure Design, Production, Erection Highlights
Feature Report Olympic Oval Roof Structure Design, Production, Erection Highlights Barry Lester, P.E. Partner Simpson Lester Goodrich Partnership - Calgary, Alberta - Herb Armitage, P.E. Senior Advisor, Project Partnership Con-Force Structures Limited Calgary, Alberta raditionally, the Olympic Games tual construction cost was $27.2 million Thave produced a number of exciting (Canadian). The precast prestressed structural designs and have left the host concrete work (including post-tension- city with a legacy of outstanding sports ing) amounted to $3 million (Canadian). facilities. Often, this has resulted in The Oval, constructed as one of the an equally monumental debt. The venues for the 1988 Winter Olympic Speed Skating Oval (see Fig. 1) for Games, will serve during the Games as the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, the site for speed skating and, after the Alberta, is different. Games, as a multi-functional athletic The Olympic Oval features a unique field house. These functions and a gen- precast prestressed concrete, segmental eral description of the complete build- arch roof structure which marries a ing have been described in a previously world class structure to a very austere published paper.' budget. The maximum building budget This article will describe the design, for the entire facility was set at $30 mil- manufacture and erection of the precast lion (Canadian funds in 1985). The ac- roof structure itself. 50 The Olympic Oval, a $27 million speed skating facility made for the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, was built using precast pre- stressed concrete. This report describes the concept, design, production and erection features of the roof structure.
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