Projects
Please take a look at our portfolio to see how we have delivered our services on a variety of structures including: Airports, Stadiums, Bridges, Warehouses, Sports venues, processing plants, power stations, commercial and retail buildings.
Wimbledon Centre Court Redevelopment
3DS had the privilege of carrying out both connection design and modeling of the New East Stand which comprised of 879 tonnes of structural steelwork. Considerable additions and modifications were also made to the North and West stands.
However the ‘icing on the cake’ was the modeling of the Fixed roof (1700 tonnes). This consisisted of 4 primary roof trusses North, East, South and West. The North truss spans 79m and weighs in at 231 tonnes, with the East and West trusses also spanning 79m and weighing in at a healthy 195 tonnes each. The South truss is considerably lighter at just 117 tonnes.
Particularly challenging was the development of the secondary steel to support the roof cladding of which there are 143 cladding planes in total.
3DS are extremely proud to have received a 2009 European Award for outstanding steel constructions, as a result of their successful work on this exciting project.
Castleford Footbridge
The 131m long, 4m wide footbridge is the catalyst for further regeneration of the Castleford Bay area, which was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary series,
The Castleford Project.
The continuous steel thin box section deck is supported on three sets of striking 'V' shaped steel piers. The slender deck incorporates seating within the depth of the structure, and the bridge has a hardwood timber finish. Concealed lighting within the handrails and spotlighting enhance the visual impact, enabling the bridge to be the pinnacle of the regeneration that it represents.
The O2 Arena
Some of the 3DS team had been involved with the construction of the original Millennium Dome Structure and so it was fitting that 3DS were asked to model the 2700 tonnes of structural steelwork for the O2 Arena roof.
The complete roof system including cladding, walkways, ductwork and other services was completed at ground level and then raised into position in one piece. The safe erection of the 4000 tonnes roof in one lift of more than 40m high was enabled by the use of strand jacking.
The new roof system sits 2M below the existing fabric roof of the original Millennium Dome.
National Tennis Centre, Roehampton
The National Tennis Centre (NTC) opened in 2007 and is a focal point for Britain's top players.
The building houses 6 indoor tennis courts and measures 114m x 54m on plan.
The roof is curved in section and has a column free span of approximately 40m
Structural Steel Design Awards 2006 - The Emirates Stadium
3DS worked closely and in harmony with the engineering team and steelwork fabricator in order to solve the many complex issues inherent in this type of roof structure.
The roof structure for the 60,000 seater stadium consists of Primary,Secondary,Tertiary and perimeter trusses.The 2 Primary trusses each Weigh 638 tonnes and span 205 metres.
The 2 Secondary trusses (which span 100 metres between the Primary’s) each weigh 103 tonnes.
The 32 Tertiary trusses span from the Primary and Secondary trusses to the Perimeter truss.
The fact that the roof was constructed on only two major temporary support trestles lead to some complex geometrical deflections which needed to be resolved. The result was that the roof needed to be modelled with two totally independent geometries. The maximum deflection at Mid Span was over 600mm, resulting in a pre-set model for the primary steelwork and a deflected model geometry for the secondary purlin steelwork.
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