The new roof cost 70million and is identical to the one that has covered centre court.
Wimbledon centre court roof weight.
The height of the roof is 16 meters from the surface of the court.
Deploying the roof over the court from this position will take under 10 minutes the actual time.
No roof in 2007 new fixed roof in 2008 retractable part in 2009.
When fully deployed the roof covers an area of 5200 meter square.
Also being a residential area low noise emissions from shear wrenches.
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Tcbs were exclusively used on this intricate and complex steelwork.
Roof centre court completed in 2009.
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Main works commenced after the championships 2006 as part of wholesale improvements to the east side of centre court.
The total weight of structural steelwork in the fixed part of the roof is approximately 1 700 tonnes.
For the first wimbledon championship in 1877 a total of 12 courts were available which were laid out in a 3 4 grid and there was no actual centre court.
The name centre court derives from the location of the principal court at the all england croquet club s original site off worple road wimbledon where the main court was located in the centre of all the other courts.
But also in terms of stiffness to limit deflections when the retractable roof is deployed.
As the all england club unveiled the retractable roof at centre court yesterday that will lead to the biggest scheduling shake up in wimbledon s 132 year history organisers admitted indoor.
A new retractable roof has been unveiled over wimbledon s no 1 court ahead of this summer s competition.
There are plans for another retractable roof.
On 17 may 2009 centre court at the all england lawn tennis club aeltc in wimbledon tested the functionality of its new retractable roof with upgraded 15 000 seat capacity.
The total weight of the wimbledon championships roof is 3000 tonnes.
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But wimbledon s centre court roof will be there to keep it out.
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In order for the famous centre court to have an innovative sliding roof canopy installed the main stadia had to be re built to handle the increased weight and loads.