General Information
| Other name(s): | The Millennium Dome; North Greenwich Arena; Arena |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1997 |
| Completion: | 31 December 1999 |
| Status: | damaged |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cable-suspended membrane structure Cable-stayed structure |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Multipurpose hall |
Location
| Location: |
Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Part of: | |
| Next to: |
North Greenwich Transportation Interchange (1998)
|
| Coordinates: | 51° 30' 10.31" N 0° 0' 11.58" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| membrane covered area | 80 000 m² | |
| site area | 200 000 m² | |
| dome | height | 50 m |
| masts | height | 100 m |
Materials
| masts |
steel
|
|---|---|
| membrane |
PTFE-coated glass-fiber fabric
|
Chronology
| 23 June 1997 | First piles bored. |
|---|---|
| October 1997 | Masts finished |
| March 1998 | Cables are stressed. |
Notes
Built to house the Millennium Exhibition, the Dome was to provide a cover over the whole site under which the elements of the exhibition could be built later. The main component of the structure is a radial net of 72 straight tensioned cables These span 25 m from node to node and carry tensioned fabric panels. The nodes are supported by an array of cables hanging from the 100m high masts. Around the perimeter the radial cables are supported by masts and tied down to anchor points where the vertical forces are taken by tension piles and the radial forces by a compression ring beam on the ground.
Since the cables defl ect both vertically and horizontally under loads the cables are connected at each node with a detail that allows movement in both directions. This avoids the risk of fatigue at the cable terminations. The radial geometry on the spherical cap minimizes the risk of ponding under snow loading.
Source: Liddell, Ian and McCormick, Fergus (2012) Special steel structures in Steel Designers' Manual: The Steel Construction Institute, Seventh Edition (eds B. Davison and G. W. Owens), Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK
Participants
Client
Architecture
- Richard Rogers Partnership
- Richard Rogers (architect)
- Mike Davies (architect)
- Andrew Morris (architect)
Structural engineering
Engineering
- Ian Liddell (engineer)
- Rodger Webster (engineer)
- Glyn Trippick (engineer)
Checking engineering
General contractor
Steel construction
Membrane supplier
Mechanical & electrical engineering
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2000): Bau des Millennium Domes in London. In: Bauingenieur, v. 75, n. 1 (January 2000), pp. 46-47.
- (2000): Construction of the Millennium Dome on the Greenwich peninsula, London. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, v. 138, n. 5 (May 2000), pp. 52-57.
- (1999): Design and Construction of the Millennium Dome, UK. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 9, n. 3 (August 1999), pp. 172-175.
- : An Engineer's Guide to Interesting Structures in London. Arranged for Walking Tours. pp. 48-49.
- (2000): Engineering design of the Millennium Dome. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering, v. 138, n. 5 (May 2000), pp. 42-51.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000362 - Published on:
04/09/1999 - Last updated on:
20/02/2022