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Re: Vale view

By VoR22/6 21:20Mon Jun 22 21:20:34 2026In response to Re: Vale view

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The Main Stand will not be lightweight construction.

Any of the other stands that are erected, if of sizeable capacity, will not be lightweight construction.

It's not only the 'dead load' of the structures that count, it's also the live load of the people in the stands that count.

Also, stands have to withstand uplift in high winds, so the foundations not only need enough mass to transfer the column loads vertically to the bearing strata but also have to act as ground anchors.

At the other end of the scale, the new Trinity Road Stand at Villa Park is anchored into the ground with friction piles, to resist the uplift.

Edited by VoR at 21:21:57 on 22nd June 2026

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