The main structure of the roof of the main stadium for the World Cup in Qatar was completed
Xinhua News Agency, Doha, February 13-The main roof structure of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Main Stadium project undertaken by China Railway Construction International Group (China Railway Construction) was successfully completed on the 13th.
This stadium will undertake important events and events such as the opening, closing ceremonies and finals of the 2022 World Cup.
On the same day, the main cable net of the project with a total weight of about 2,300 tons was stretched and formed and successfully connected to the steel structure. The main structure of the roof was successfully completed.
Shen Jiayong, the construction manager of the project’s roofing engineering, said that the success of the main cable net is directly related to the success of the overall project. The construction accuracy of the cable-membrane project has a great impact on the final roof configuration and roof drainage. An important node in the construction of the entire project.
According to reports, the main cable net of the project’s roof adopts a double-spoke tension structure with a span of 274 meters and a cantilevering distance of 76 meters. The cable net roof single building with the largest span and the largest cantilever distance in the net system.
After the completion of the Qatar World Cup main stadium, it can accommodate 92,000 spectators. It is currently the largest and largest professional stadium constructed overseas by Chinese companies.
In December 2020, the design of this project was printed on Qatar's newly issued 10-riyal banknote.