Stadiums, Arenas, & Other Long-span Structures

"The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner."Joe Paterno

Arenas

Blyth (Squaw Valley) 1960 Winter Games Olympic Skating Arena (March 29, 1983)
Harford Civic Center (Jan. 18, 1978)
King Dome - Roof Performance Failures and Ceiling Collapse (AE 537 2013 J. Miller)
Stadium Southland, New Zealand - Heavy snowfall, construction defects and design problems. (Sept. 18, 2010) (AE 537 2014 - Y. Abraham)
Texas A & M University Riding Arena - Collapse During Construction (June 22, 2013) Available
Utah Olympic Oval - 2002 Olympic Speed Skating - Partial Collapse During Construction (April 19, 2000) Available

C. W. Post College Auditorium Collapse, Brookville, NY (Jan. 21, 1978) - AE 537 -11 Babyak

Beaver Stadium North Stands - Construction Defects and Remediation - In progress coming soon, University Park, PA (AE 537 2013 M. Ceglar)
Enschede Stadium Roof Collapse ( July 7, 2011) Enschede, the Netherlands
Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Engenhao, 2007 Pan American Games / 2016 Olmypic Statium - Roof Deficiencies discovered prior to Olympics >
Montreal Olympic Stadium (Multiple failures including fire, tower and roof damage in 1980's, falling concrete slab in 1991 and Fabric Roof Failure in January 1999.
University of Washington Football Stadium (Feb. 25, 1987)
University of Idaho Stadium, Moscow Idaho: Moisture Deterioration (1975-1980) (AE 537 2014 Dastalfo)