SCHÜRMANN VELODROMES National Velodrome ABUJA/NIGERIA

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SCHÜRMANN TRACK NR. 118

ALL AFRICAN GAMES 2003
ABUJA / NIGERIA

		THE TRACK
Velodrome Abuja / Nigeria	Computer rendering	Our first track on the African continent. Now SCHÜRMANN ARCHITECTS have executed tracks on all five continents of the world. The velodrome is part of a large complex in vincity of the "Main Bowl", a large, olympic-size stadium in the new capital of Nigeria. Abuja is located in the central part of Nigeria. A fast growing city, in which the All African Games 2003 will be held.
Earthwork preparation	The weather and temperature conditions made this project an extremely demanding task.	During construction
Frequent and heavy tropical rainfall, high humidity and high temperatures always around 30° C (and above) created a lot of difficulties during the execution.	rain cover
	In addition the locally available materials for the construction were difficult to obtain and needed a lot of individual treatment and preparation before they could be used for constructing a cycle track of highest standard.
In spite of all the problems it was finally possible to reach an extremely good result.	In the end -as always- everybody was happy about the work and specially the achieved quality. Abuja is certainly the most up-to-date installation and the concrete track with the highest standard on the African continent.	It took a lot of discussions, manpower, time and personal effort to create such a result.
The lines go on	The track is ready	A very smooth surface
The successful team	*One very proud "BIG OGA"*	The successful team

Owner:	Task Force on National Main Bowl Complex Abuja, Nigeria

Track architect: General consultation cycling: Site supervision:	SCHÜRMANN ARCHITECTS Ralph Schürmann Ralph Schürmann/Faisal Nabrawi

General contractor:	Julius Berger Nigeria PLC

Engineering & roof:	Schlaich Bergermann & Partner Stuttgart/GER (S.Plieninger)
Architect stadium:	ASS Architekten, Stuttgart/GER

Technical Data Track:
Length:	250 m
Width:	7,10 m
Inclination max:	~42 degrees
Inclination min:	~12 degrees

Surface:	concrete
Substructure:	reinforced concrete

Construction time track:	6 months (Apr-Oct 2002)

		THE STADIUM
Design: ASS Architekten		A multi-purpose stadium for track-cycling, stage and sports-events, exhibitions and congregations. Support buildings for large events, championships etc. Capacity: 3.000 - 6.000 specatators
elevation	layout	elevation

		THE ROOF
Design, execution design, site-supervison: Schlaich Bergermann & Partner Consulting engineers Stuttgart / Germany		Roof type: Membrane-roof with bearing cable-construction Size: 150 x 110 meters (490 x 360 feet) Height: 30 meters (98 feet) Height masts: 50 meters (164 feet) Roof surface: 12.300 m² (132.400 sqare feet)

photos:
archive Schürmann
Copyright on other photos and drawings:
Julius Berger Nigeria PLC / Schlaich Bergermann & Partners / ASS-Architekten

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