Newly Constructed Multi-Purpose Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria Following a three-year construction period, a stadium with 30,000 seats was completed in 2014 in Uyo, Nigeria. Major national and interna- tional events will take place in this multifunctional two-tier stadium. Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria. Uyo has about 400,000 inhabitants. The steel structure has been calcu- lated by formTL using RSTAB. Construction The stadium consists of two sepa- rate structures. One is the VIP box and the other has rounded corners and a straight back. The VIP area is a straight truss system with vertical façade, straight cantilevered beams and rectangular façade panels. The other part of the stadium structure has curved cantilevered beams and rhomboidal façade panels

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