Project Description
The arches for the Olympic Oval are the longest spanning hybrid steel-wood arches in the world. Spanning 100m, the arches are strengthened by a 10mm thick steel blade on the bottom edge, with W150 steel beams and 25mm thick steel plates strengthening the top. The steel beams rise off the pine beetle wood slabs at both ends to create a raised roof and cantilever overhangs.
Solution Description
The arches for the Olympic Oval are the longest spanning hybrid steel-wood arches in the world. Spanning 100m, the arches are strengthened by a 10mm thick steel blade on the bottom edge, with W150 steel beams and 25mm thick steel plates strengthening the top. The steel beams rise off the pine beetle wood slabs at both ends to create a raised roof and cantilever overhangs.
Project Team
Owner: City of Richmond
Architect: Cannon Design
Structural Engineer: (Roof) Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers, (Base) Glotman Simpson Consulting Engineers
Project Manager / General Contractor: Dominion Fairmile Construction, MHPM Project managers
Fabricator: George Third & Son Ltd.
Detailer: Tru-Line Drafting
Erector: KWH Constructors
