Jumping supporters in the PSV stadium

Simon Wijte How do you prevent stands from collapsing? An interview with construction expert Simon Wijte. Seating for away fans in the Philips Stadion will be filled only to half capacity until further notice. This news was announced by PSV last week. The reason: research has shown that this section of the stand may be unable to withstand the impact of masses of supporters jumping up and down in unison. How do you establish something like this? And how can the structure be reinforced? Full professor of Sustainment of Concrete Structures Simon Wijte has been involved in the process of developing guidelines for the construction of soccer stadiums and other large, publicly accessible structures. It was a heart-stopping moment in 2019 when the roof of the AZ stadium in Alkmaar collapsed. -After that, the Stadium Protocol was drawn up on the orders of the Ministry of the Interior,- tells Wijte, who complements his part-time professorship at TU/e with his role as board member of Hageman, a consultancy involved in the development of regulations necessitated by the protocol.