Consulting in the science of buildings, structures and environment
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Overview
Riverside location: The new multi purpose arena will be a 22,000 seat venue with a curved roof and large glazed areas capable of housing a variety of University of Louisville teams.
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Services
- Cladding wind load engineering.
- Wind induced structural loads engineering
- Roof snow loading engineering using Finite Area Element (FAE) method.
- Wind comfort.
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Benefits
Comfort and safety: Pedestrians outside facility will experience comfortable and safe environment.
Reducing risk: Studies of wind and snow loads helped designers to equip building properly for climate conditions.
Effects on design: Accurate and project-specific design wind loads for the building structure and envelope (exterior cladding and roof). Accurate design snow loads were provided for the curved roof surface.
Saving money: Use of detailed wind loads and snow loads by designers led to optimized design of building components.