The erection of the East Stand Roof

[Caveman]

Top dollar! That stand is going to look mint!!

 

[Garage_Doors]

Uploaded by 'Oakwood Engineering'.

I don't know what their role in the project is.

thet are Structural steel specialists in Manchester and Darlington.

But we don't appear in their list of projects

 

[Marc]

Its Megastructures comes to Sussex!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Anyone know if our Wembley style Arches are going to be lit up at night? Guess after our planning permission battle it would be unlikely (bat impacts!), but it would look amazing as you made your way to the ground at night if they were.

At the very least, in a few weeks time, I'm hoping to see a Christmas tree, illuminated with blue and white lights, sitting on top of the roof.

 

[Scoffers]

Brilliant that, great stuff

 

[seven stands]

shows how the crane is going to get bigger . . . not been this excited about a crane since i got a remote controlled one for winter festival

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

Very interesting, wonder why Buckinghams put it on You tube.

Could understand then releasing it for us anoraks, but for it to appear on the tube un-announced seems a bit random.

Great video, but it is a real shame that a member of NSC has to stumble across it on YouTube!! I think the official Falmer section on the BHAFC site could do with a lot of work and updating - the last update was on 04/10/09!!

The saving grace is that we have weekly updates from JS and people adding all the pics to an unofficial site which is a great effort by the people involved and should shame the Club into creating a much more informative website dedicated to Falmer, not a few pages buried away on the official site.

 

[warsaw]

OH. MY. GOD. That is amazing. I hope someone hasn't made a mistake with their calculations and made a bit too short. And I still don't understand how the thing holds itself up , perhaps someone can explain in very simple language for me?

 

[dougdeep]

OH. MY. GOD. That is amazing. I hope someone hasn't made a mistake with their calculations and made a bit too short. And I still don't understand how the thing holds itself up , perhaps someone can explain in very simple language for me?

Chewing gum, from the underside of the Withdean seats.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

The video was put on You Tube by Oakwood Engineering - home: oakwood engineering services, manchester, darlington

They are involved in some seriously major projects, not just our little stadium.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

oh. My. God. That is amazing. I hope someone hasn't made a mistake with their calculations and made a bit too short. And i still don't understand how the thing holds itself up , perhaps someone can explain in very simple language for me?

thrust blocks.

 

[Garage_Doors]

OH. MY. GOD. That is amazing. I hope someone hasn't made a mistake with their calculations and made a bit too short. And I still don't understand how the thing holds itself up , perhaps someone can explain in very simple language for me?

The arch and the roof hold each other in a cantilever way, or balancing scales.
Think of it in the way a bicyle spoked wheel works together, ( some spokes are in compression and other tension).
The arch goes up first using temporary supports then the roof is built and when its all self supporting each other the temporary supports get taken down.

By using this system it avoids have any roof supports sited between the paying guests and the pitch, so everyone get an un-obscured "parabolic" view

 

[Jack Straw]

The Green Mile, Clockwork Orange, Jaws, and anything with Jennifer Aniston in are my favourite films.
Now there is a new number 1.
This is absolutely the best film ever.

 

[dingobruce]

WOW!

 

[WATFORD zero]

thrust blocks.

Another example of new posters on here launching into insults when it's completely uncalled for ! He just asked a simple question

 

[Gazwag]

And I still don't understand how the thing holds itself up , perhaps someone can explain in very simple language for me?

I will never understand how it all stays up in the air, even after a simply explanation is given. I need to get an old bike wheel, some concrete and a couple of dog heads and thrust blocks in the back garden and have a go.

But what a beautiful video and you can see where the dogs head bit gets its name.

 

[sjamesb3466]

Great video, but it is a real shame that a member of NSC has to stumble across it on YouTube!! I think the official Falmer section on the BHAFC site could do with a lot of work and updating - the last update was on 04/10/09!!

The video was on Martin Perry's blog on Seagulls world so although that is a pay to view service it was actually made for the club website

 

[Bwian]

Great video, but it is a real shame that a member of NSC has to stumble across it on YouTube!! I think the official Falmer section on the BHAFC site could do with a lot of work and updating - the last update was on 04/10/09!!

The saving grace is that we have weekly updates from JS and people adding all the pics to an unofficial site which is a great effort by the people involved and should shame the Club into creating a much more informative website dedicated to Falmer, not a few pages buried away on the official site.

The fans efforts are far superior to anything the club does-and that's with limited access to the site. Thanks to everybody who uploads their pictures and videos.