Olympic entrance canopies
Participants
Owner : Hellenic ministry of culture and sports – General Secretary of sports
Architectural and structural report : CALATRAVA SA
Contractor : J/V TERNA SA – PANTECHNIKI SA
Structural verification : As. Prof. C. Gantes, I. Vasilopoulou
Geotechnical study : G. Gazetas & Co
Foundation report : KANON CONSULTING SA
Location
Olympic Sports Complex, Marousi, Athens, Greece
General Information
Structural Type : Steel arches with cantilever
Function / usage : Entrance canopies
Part of the Olympic Sports Complex
Date of study : 2004
Date of construction : 2004
Status : in use
Geometry
Arch span : 53,50m
Cantilever length : 29,00m
Foundation :
piles diameters : Φ120m, Φ150m
piles length : 21,00m
Materials
Superstructure : Structural steel S355
Pilecaps : Reinforced concrete C35/45
Piles : Reinforced concrete C25/30
Changes from the original design
The arch tube thickness near the anchorage was increased from 20mm to 30mm.
Stiffener plates were used in the arch tubes at the connections with the main beams and at the anchorage.
The number of piles was increased from 5 to 8 per pile cap.
The diameter of the piles was increased from 1,00m to 1,20m and 1,50m.
The length of the piles was increased from 18,00m to 21,00m.
The arch anchorage detail was completely redesigned.
