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On january 17 1978 the roof of the hartford civic center arena collapsed.
Hartford civic center roof. The xl center originally known as the hartford civic center is a multi purpose arena and convention center located in downtown hartford connecticut it is owned by the city of hartford and operated by spectra in december 2007 the center was renamed when the arena s naming rights were sold to xl group insurance company in a 6 year agreement. Community corner on this date. The arena is ranked the 28th largest among college. At approximately 4 15 a m.
This roof would eliminate the need for columns inside the arena in order to improve visibility from all sections. In using computer models or any other engineering tools engineers must be mindful of the strictures of guideline a under canon 1 which requires that engineers recognize that the lives safety health and welfare of the. Hartford civic center roof collapsed 1978 in the early morning hours of jan. Community corner hartford civic center roof collapsed 40 years ago in the early morning hours of jan.
The hartford civic center roof collapse is often cited as the archetypal case of overreliance on computer technology. 18 1978 the roof fell in under the weight of snow and ice. The xl center formerly known as the hartford civic center is a multi purpose arena and convention center located in downtown hartford connecticut usa. It collapsed into the arena below with a.
Designed and tested with a complex computer program the unique structure consisted of unusual pyramidal trusses and was supported by just four columns in order to provide an unobstructed view. 18 1978 the roof fell in under the weight of snow and ice. The arena roof was a 90 by 110 meter space frame levy and salvadori 1992 kaminetzky 1991 feld and carper 1997. The xl center originally known as the hartford civic center is a multi purpose arena and convention center located in downtown hartford connecticut owned by the city of hartford it is managed by the quasi public capital region development authority crda under a lease with the city and operated by spectra in december 2007 the center was renamed when the arena s naming rights were sold to.
The design of the hartford civic center roof was highly innovative for the time. On january 18 1978 the civic center roof collapsed six hours after the university of connecticut defeated the university of massachusetts 56 49. The fraoli blum and yesselman engineering firm proposed a design using a space frame roof measuring 300 by 360 feet.
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