Fig 116- Constructing Concrete Slabs

STRUCTURE ANALYSIS

TRANSVERSE SECTION- Y- Columns and Raker Beams are

under compression. Details and Load Path Diagram

Suspension Cable to Slab Joinery Suspension Cable to Cable Joinery Suspension Cable to Truss Joinery

LONGITUDINAL SECTION- Y- Columns and Raker Beams are

under compression.

Marked in Yellow are the structural members of the stadium. On the right side, I have tried to resolve the load paths of the various members to understand the tension and compression in the system. The inside part of the truss is under compression, while the outside part is under tension. This gives rise to the usage of compression rings at the inner circumference of the trusses and tension rings along with bracing members on the outer circumference of the trusses.

Clockwise:

Fig 193- Structural members in Stadium Source- Author (Using Rhino 7.0, Grasshopper)

Fig 194- Structural details: Suspension Source- Author (Using Rhino 7.0)

Fig 195- Load path diagram for stadium Source- Author (Using Rhino 7.0, Grasshopper) SERVICES (HVAC, Water Harvesting and Drainage)

The next crucial thing with respect to cricket stadium design is managing drainage. A subair drainage system is being proposed for the same. This is inspired by the latest system that is being installed at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

A network of pipes would be laid down on the ground. The vacuum mode would be activated after the rainfall, which would suck all the water and would take it to a storage tank after natural filtration. Pressure mode would then be activated which would release hot water. This would dry the ground quickly and play could resume within 30 minutes. Other than collecting rainwater, some amount of water could be generated from solar harvesting, as is being done for Stadiums in Qatar.

This water from storage would then be transferred to the chiller room, from where it would be transferred to AHUs, and then using the VAV system it would be transferred to ducts for individual spaces.

Fig 196- Services (HVAC, Water Harvesting and Drainage) Source- Author (Using Rhino 7.0, Grasshopper)