This paper describes a wind-tunnel research of surface pressure distributio
n on a football stadium covering. A full-depth atmospheric boundary layer s
imulation with barrier, elliptic wedge and surface roughness corresponding
to a sub-urban terrain was used, with a scale factor of 250. Mean pressure
coefficients over the covering were determined. Likewise, maximum and minim
um peak pressure coefficients were determined at areas of interest, using t
he area-averaged pressure measurement technique and applying the extreme-va
lue method. On the other hand, a comparison between quasi-static and extrem
e-value assessment methods was made. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rig
hts reserved.