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Open air football stadium with a seating capacity of 66,000.
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Services provided
- Wind tunnel tests to determine the cladding and structural wind loads for the design of the east and west roof canopies
- A sun / shade study to produce renderings of the shadow patterns for various times and dates to determine the degree of shading that would occur on the stadium field
- A water flume test to assess the magnitude and distribution of snow loading on the east and west roof canopies
- Wind tunnel tests to assess the wind environment in and around the stadium in terms of pedestrian comfort and safety
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) study to identify the wind flow characteristics at and above the playing field to assist with predictions on the play of the game
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