Construction of Al Thumama Stadium, a host venue for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, continues to progress rapidly with the stadium concrete works now completed.
The team building the venue, proposed to host games up to and including the quarter-final stage, is installing the steel and cables in preparation for the operation known as the 'big lift' of the roof structure.
Al Thumama Stadium Project Manager, Saoud Al Ansari, said:
"The roof columns and compression ring serve as an integral part for the roof's structure. Successfully installing these items means we are a step closer to the big lift, which is considered the main event in stadium construction."
He continued:
"The big lift requires the use of 80 hydraulic jacks and 10 hydraulic pumps installed around the compression ring to carefully lift an intricate 727-ton cable net system into place. This laborious procedure is expected to take approximately seven to 14 days."
More than 50,000 cubic meters of concrete have been cast at the site, while 2,285 tons of steel have been installed and approximately 38,400 square meters of masonry works have been completed.
Materials to build Al Thumama Stadium are brought from many providers from different countries including USA, Spain, Japan, South Korea, Luxemburg, Turkey, Germany and Switzerland.
The design of the 40,000-seat stadium is inspired by the 'gahfiya' headpiece worn by men in Qatar and across the MENA region. It is the first venue to be designed solely by a Qatari architect, Ibrahim Mohammed Jaidah.
Source: https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/10/03/2019/Concrete-works-completed-at-Qatar-2022-Stadium-in-Al-Thumama
