General Information
| Completion: | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Truss |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Stadium / Arena |
| Equipment: |
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Location
| Location: |
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Reliant Park |
| Next to: |
Reliant Astrodome (1965)
|
| Coordinates: | 29° 41' 5" N 95° 24' 38" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| seats | 69 500 (72 000) |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 417 000 000 |
Materials
| truss |
composite
|
|---|---|
| columns |
high-strength reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| January 2001 | First supertruss is launched. |
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Participants
Architecture
Wind tunnel testing
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Steel construction
Roof mechanization supplier
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2002): Houston Stadium Is Open and Shut Case. Operable lid has $100-million impact on project's cost. In: Engineering News Record (1 July 2002).
- (2011): Recent Retractable Roof Structures for U.S. Stadia. Presented at: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011.
- (2003): Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 13, n. 2 (May 2003), pp. 103-107.
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20004022 - Published on:
30/06/2002 - Last updated on:
16/10/2015
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