steel structure of zaha hadid

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Steel structure of Zaha Hadid's

Aquatics Centre

Student: Voiculet-Bursuc Zenaida

Class: 3306

Year: 20!


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Concept

A conce"t ins"ired #$ the %uid &eoetr$ of (ater in otion)creatin& s"aces and a surroundin& en*ironent in s$"ath$

(ith the ri*er landsca"e of the +l$"ic ,ar. An undulatin& roof

s(ee"s u" fro the &round as a (a*e) enclosin& the "ools of

the Centre (ith its unif$in& &esture.

Construction started in /ul$ 200 and (as co"leted in /ul$ 20. 1he aluiniu roof co*erin& has #een "ro*ided #$

ali". 1he steel structure (as #uilt in coo"eration (ith 4atson

Steel Structures 5o(ned #$ Se*ereld-7o(en8. The ceiling was

built with 30,000 sections of Red Lauro timber . The six-board

dive tower is made from 462 tonnes of concrete The steel roof

weighs 3,200 tonnes 1he three "ools hold around 0 illion

litres of (ater.

Layout 1he Aquatics Centre is "lanned on an ortho&onal a9is that is


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"er"endicular to the Stratford Cit$ Brid&e. All three "ools are

ali&ned on this a9is. 1he trainin& "ool is located under the

#rid&e (ith the co"etition and di*in& "ools located (ithin the

lar&e "ool hall enclosed #$ the roof. 1he o*erall strate&$ is to

frae the #ase of the "ool hall as a "odiu connected to theStratford Cit$ Brid&e

1he "ool hall is e9"ressed a#o*e the "odiu #$ a lar&e

roof (hich arches alon& the sae

a9is as the "ools. ts for is&enerated #$ the si&htlines of the

;)!00 s"ectators in its +l$"ic

ode.


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Steel truss structural system

1he structural s$ste used to create the for of the roofco"rises a series of lon&-s"an steel trusses laid in a fanarran&eent.

At the north end of the roof) the transfer truss is su""orted#$ t(o reinforced concrete cores s"aced != a"art) eacheasurin& a""ro9iatel$ = 9 0) and su""orted *ia 9eds"herical #earin&s.

At the south end of the roof) the fan trusses are su""orted#$ a trans*erse truss (hich is) in turn) su""orted on a

reinforced concrete (all 0 tall and 2! (ide) *ia slidin&s"herical #earin&s > t(o free #earin&s slidin& north-south andeast-(est and one &uided #earin& slidin& north-south #utresistin& (ind loads in the east-(est direction.S"herical #earin&s ha*e #een used to connect the roof structureto the su#structure. 1hese allo( for a de&ree of rotationrequired at the su""orts as the roof de%ects) as (ell as for


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resistin& *er$ lar&e loads. 1he #earin&s (ill need toaccoodate si&nicant horiontal o*eents throu&hout the#uildin&?s life.

All the trusses are fored fro fa#ricated H-sections) and

the "lates used to for these are of *ar$in& thicnesses) u" to!. 1he roof?s o*erall sta#ilit$ is "ro*ided #$ a s$ste of horiontaland dia&onal cross #races in the roof surface #et(een the to"chords of the fan trusses. Structural e#ers and connections(ill #e full$ concealed since the roof structure is full$ clad andfeatures a ti#er so@t to its underside.

1he cur*ed roof so@t is #ein& lined (ith a""ro9iatel$ 3;)000ti#er stri"s) each 2.! lon&. 1he ti#er used is red louro) a

sustaina#l$ sourced Brailian hard(ood) chosen for its dura#ilit$and its a#ilit$ to (ithstand a huid en*ironent. 1he ti#er is scre(ed to a su#strate of counter #attens

9ed #ac to a erto su#-frae (hich is sus"ended fro thestructural steel to for the o*erall &eoetr$ of the ti#ercladdin& surface. 1he stri"s had to #e laid e9actl$ "arallel to theain "ool to hel" s(iers doin& #acstroe to s(i strai&ht.

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