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[QUOTE="CuseOnly, post: 1213434, member: 2804"]
No offense/disrespect intended but why is it such a huge undertaking that the Dome can't handle a Rigid roof structure?

There are hundreds of new materials in the last 10-15 years that are now available, translucent and otherwise.  Much lighter than anything used in the past.  So much so that Minnesota, another Northern city with cold and snowfall is placing a rigid roof on it's new Dome seeing the obvious folly of the type of roof structure that we are still using.

Seems engineers for the Vikings figured out something translucent that can handle the weight of snow, that naturally heats the structure to keep snow off/melted.  It is angled differently than most domes to contribute to keeping the weight off the roof as well as keeping it clean.

[url]http://www.vikings.com/stadium/new-stadium/[/url]

Looks to me like they are placing trusses to support the roof on concrete and rebar just like the Dome is made of.

Why can't SU just hire the same design and engineering firm.
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