Project - MegaDome Festival Structure

Client - Mobile Structures

Location - various

Year - 2011

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Designed by Rudi Enos, the MegaDome is owned and operated by Mobile Structures. The structural work was done using NDN Membrane, a Finite Element Analysis software package by Special Structures Lab Ltd which is a collaboration between Rudi Enos Design and Alan White Design. 

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The structure has the largest clear area in front of the stage of any portable structure available for hire. The six King Poles in front of the stage form a 50 metre (164 feet) circle with a clear distance of 62 metres (200 feet) in front of the stage. At the recent Reading Festival there were more than 20,000 people enjoying a clear view of the performance.

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The centre section has the largest unsupported area of any large membrane structure in the world. The structure is a composite cable net, more than 15,000 metres of reinforced polyester webbing were used to support the membrane. 

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