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Journal
Volume 71 (1994)
Front matter 1
Miscellaneous 2
Preface 3
Table of Contents 5
Rubric: Session 1: Long-span structures for building and spaces: materials and concepts 11
Article: Conceptual design of long-span roofs 13
Article: Technical/economic evaluation of cables for long-span structures 25
Article: The valeria of Roman amphitheatres: the Colosseum 31
Article: Design and erection of long-span hypar-networks 37
Article: The lightest retractable roof 43
Article: Retractable roof using the 'reciprocal frame' 49
Article: Developments in cold formed roof structures 55
Article: Composite long-span joists 61
Article: Long-span glulam roofs for sport facilities 67
Article: Timber structures for the school for woodland studies in Dorset 73
Article: Design of overhead sloped glazing in places of public assembly 79
Article: Beautiful structures and spectator comfort 85
Rubric: Session 2: Outstanding long-span structures 89
Article: Application of Pantadome system to long-span roof structures 91
Article: Some Indian examples of large span building structures 101
Article: Strucutral design of the Osaka Dome 113
Article: Design and construction of the Sports Hall roof structure, Belgrade 119
Article: Design and concstruction of Kupolen exihibition hall and sports arena 125
Article: Design of a long-span prestressed concrete spherical shell roof 133
Article: Design of stell shell frames of the Fukuoka exihibition hall 139
Article: Roof structure for the new Singapore convention centre 145
Article: A few large span structures in India 155
Article: Point Theatre, concert hall and exhibition centre 161
Article: Central hall of Liederhalle Culture and Convention Centre Stuttgart 167
Article: Design of the France-Japan friendship monument 173
Article: Nouveau ministère de l'économie, des finances et du budget, Paris 179
Article: Design of a long-span multistory building above a railway station 185
Article: The creation of the roof to the Waterloo international terminal 191
Article: Denver International Airport tensile roof case study 197
Rubric: Posters 207
Article: National Indoor Arena of Birmingham designed for flexible operation 209
Article: Design of the atrium roof for the Imagination Headquaters, London 215
Article: Straight tensioned cable roof structures 221
Article: Toiture de l'hémicycle du parlement européen à Bruxelles 227
Article: Long-span girder using pre-cast concrete beams 231
Article: Sports hall "Kreuzbleiche" in St.Gallen, Switzerland 233
Article: Aircraft maintenance hangar, Cardiff, Wales 235
Article: Swimming complex Spartak in Sofia, Bulgaria 237
Rubric: Session 3: Managing crowds and hazard scenarios 239
Article: Crowd behaviour and associated management 241
Article: Engineering for crowd safety 247
Article: Effect of design on crowd safety and calculation of safe capacity 253
Article: Key crowd safety issues in the design of public venues 259
Article: Assessment of human and structural safety of sports grounds 265
Article: Crowd modelling 271
Article: Crowd actions and grandstands 277
Article: Dynamic loading of Feyernoord Stadium during pop concerts 283
Article: Design of stadium structures: a safety first approach 289
Article: Experience of cupola collapse with a diameter of 237 m 295
Article: Cathedral structures and fire 301
Article: Fire safety engineering of assembly buildings 307
Rubric: Session 4: Inspection, maintenance and operation 315
Article: The computer as an aid to better design 317
Article: Sydney Aquatic Centre roof drainage model tests 323
Article: Sympony Hall Birmingham: railway isolation and its maintenance 329
Article: Inspection and certification of passenger-carrying rides 335
Article: Engineering maintenance at Birmingham International Airport 341
Article: Check of roof loading of the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund 347
Article: Structural safety of long-span building structures 353