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'Stam's Stadium Stalls - See Olympic Park Fly-through

26 September 2014 | Updated 01 January 1970
 

Cracks have been found in steel work during recent efforts to rebuild West Ham's soon to be new home - Olympic Stadium - roof.

Industry publication, The Construction Enquirer, claims cracking was spotted in some of the welds during recent lifting operations at the site.

Sources close to the project have also claimed that some strengthening plates in parts of the new roof structure had been missed out.Steelwork contractor William Hare is overseeing remedial work to resolve these issues. Balfour Beatty is  the main contractor on the £195m combined contract to convert the stadium and rebuild the roof.

It is understood problems were noticed on the main tension ring during work to lift some of the cables into place.

According to the London Legacy Project, the roof is world’s largest single span cantilever roof - and it comes with its share of engineering challenges.

 

Olympic Park Fly-through

Balfour Beatty was awarded the £154 million Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Stadium transformation contract

earlier this year with the E20 Stadium LLP being a joint venture between the London Legacy Development Corporation and Newham Council. This contract encompasses the £41 million Stadium roof contract.

The new venue will host five matches during the Rugby World Cup 2015 and will be the permanent home of West Ham United Football Club from 2016. The venue will also become the new national competition stadium for athletics in the UK.

Sustainable construction methods will include features of the existing facility being recycled and incorporated into the new Stadium and the re-use of crushed demolition material, existing balustrades and sanitary ware.

At construction peak the project will employ up to 400 people. Balfour Beatty will work with WorkPlace, Newham Council’s employment service, to ensure the employment of local people where possible. Balfour Beatty has also committed to create apprenticeships which will amount to 7% of the total workforce.

Once reconfigured the stadium’s cable net roof, 84 metres wide at its deepest point, will be the largest cantilevered roof in the world covering every Stadium seat, improving acoustics and spectator experience.

Article written by Brian Shillibeer | Published 26 September 2014

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