HARD ROCK STADIUM

The Hard Rock Stadium (formerly known as the Sunlife Stadium) in Miami is home to the Miami Dolphins NFL and University of Miami football teams. The 65,000-seat facility had a USD 500M major renovation over a 3-year period and is now a truly world class sports entertainment venue. One of the most striking features of the new Hard Rock Stadium is the giant cable supported canopy roof with a total surface area of 58,000m2 including 8,800m2 of translucent ETFE.

The canopy is supported by a Teufelberger-Redaelli FLC 128 and FLC 90 structural cables in a cable stayed structural form radiating out from four new steel pylons located at each of the corner sections of the roof. Further tie down cables complete the Teufelberger-Redaelli supply. The new canopy roof is designed to withstand wind speeds of up to 250km/hour which is equivalent of a category IV hurricane. The cable system is made up of 64 individual cable assemblies. Teufelberger-Redaelli's scope was the manufacturing, supply, specialist tensioning equipment and installation supervision.