Metrodome Roof Collapses?

[Dichotomy]

http://msn.foxsports.com/video/shows/nfl-on-fox?vid=ca15cffb-3b66-49a0-84ca-20ed0a175567&from=msnhp&gt1=39002

holy wow    glad nobody was hurt

[Dadsguns]

WOW!!

Wonder how deep that pile of snow is in the middle of the field?

[LLogann]

In the end... The Gints will have to wait a day to get their butts whooped by the best 63 year old QB that ever played.

[DaCoon]

That is why I love the Superdome. Even with the force of Katrina the roof held up. Had a couple holes in it, but still held up.

[Bodhi]

Can you imagine had that happened during a game... anyone under that would have been toast.

[ROX]

It has happened before--back when they called it the HHH Humphrey Dome.  It was a far more fragile "inflated" dome back them.  Dumb mistake in an area where ice & snow can be on the ground from October to May.

I vividly remember May of 1982 when in Winona, MN the "mountain" of plowed snow & ice was still around the parking lot light poles in May.

It comes with the neighborhood.

ROX

[Karnak]

Can you imagine had that happened during a game... anyone under that would have been toast.

There are some photos out there from the inside. It didn't collapse, just deflated and is hanging down.  The seats are all still well below it and while there is some snow on the field, it isn't that much.

I doubt there would have been any fatalities if it had been occupied unless people panicked.

[grizz441]

Engineering Fail.

[Dichotomy]

No doubt Grizz

ya think somebody, somewhere, is pooping in his or her pants right now?

[grizz441]

No doubt Grizz

ya think somebody, somewhere, is pooping in his or her pants right now?

What the heck happened?  Excess snow simply caused it to collapse?  I don't know the details but shouldn't it have been designed to withstand those snow loads? lol.

We're not talking a 100 year storm or anything here.

[IrishOne]

even mother nature doesn't want Favre's streak to come to an end   

[Kuhn]

It has happened before--back when they called it the HHH Humphrey Dome.  It was a far more fragile "inflated" dome back them.  Dumb mistake in an area where ice & snow can be on the ground from October to May.

I vividly remember May of 1982 when in Winona, MN the "mountain" of plowed snow & ice was still around the parking lot light poles in May.

It comes with the neighborhood.

ROX

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/541322-metrodome-collapse-the-latest-news-on-giants-vs-vikings-game/entry/34167-minneapolis-metrodome-a-history-of-dome-collapses

[Karnak]

What the heck happened?  Excess snow simply caused it to collapse?  I don't know the details but shouldn't it have been designed to withstand those snow loads? lol.

We're not talking a 100 year storm or anything here.

Two of the panels tore and it deflated, as I understand it.

[Dichotomy]

What the heck happened?  Excess snow simply caused it to collapse?  I don't know the details but shouldn't it have been designed to withstand those snow loads? lol.

We're not talking a 100 year storm or anything here.

No clue as I haven't got any idea what that roof is constructed of.  I just re watched the video and it appears that the fabric began tearing in the middle the it just cascaded from there. So my initial reaction is fatigue but that's a guess and I wouldn't hang my hat on it.  I'll keep an eye out for any reports that come out.  If you see something let me know. 

Not exactly my discipline but there's very little that's not worth learning huh?  I'm still looking at the data you forwarded as time allows.  Those videos were fanfreakingtastic.  If you ever need any AASHTO stuff let me know.

I'm starting to learn how to design wind turbine poles.  EIA / TIA 222G.  Totally different world from AASHTO ..

[Masherbrum]

There are some photos out there from the inside. It didn't collapse, just deflated and is hanging down.  The seats are all still well below it and while there is some snow on the field, it isn't that much.

I doubt there would have been any fatalities if it had been occupied unless people panicked.

The roof collapsed, the weight of this latest snowfall caused it to do just that.    That is a significant quantity of snow btw.    We got hit with the same weather pattern today and I can understand why the roof collapsed.