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Inner membrane of National Aquatics Center sealed off
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2007-04-02 17:53
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(BEIJING, March 31) -- The major nodal points of the inner membrane layer on the competition hall of the National Aquatics Center were sealed off on Saturday, laying a solid foundation for the completion of the whole project.
The fit-up process will follow soon and the center is expected to be completed in late October. Its construction started on December 24, 2003.
Dubbed the "Water Cube," the center will be used for swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming events in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The outside of center is covered by a membrane structure made of advanced material called ETFE, or ethylene-tetra-fluoro-ethylene. Over 100,000sqm of ETFE foils were used, making this the single largest ETFE structure in the world to date.
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