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he National Sports Centre has seen two significant projects completed recently, putting Bermuda’s premier sports facility in world-class condition. The cantilevered roof over the 2000-seat grandstand required urgent maintenance, as the
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harsh realities of being so close to the ocean was leading to inevitable rust and deterioration. Michael Kirkos, civil engineer at Brunel Engineering Ltd., explains that the grandstand was built in the late 1990s, and no maintenance had taken place since
then. He says the roof framework consists of 21 trusses and structural members spanning between the trusses to support the roof deck. The trusses are fixed to concrete posts with long hold-down bolts anchoring the roof structure in place. “The column posts receive uplift and BUILDINGBERMUDA2021
