Glass Structures : Design and Construction of Self-supporting Skins
Jan. Wurm
Bok Engelsk 2007 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Basel : : De Gruyter, , 2007.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (255 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Foreword by Graham Dodd; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 SPANS OF GLASS; 2.1 FROM LEAFY ARBOUR TO CLIMATE SKIN - THE SEARCH FOR PARADISE; Early period and Christian sacred architecture; The modern era; 2.2 THE GLASS ROOF: FORM, FUNCTION AND CONSTRUCTION; 3 FLAT GLASS AS A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; 3.1 PROPERTIES OF GLASS; Flat glass as a load-bearing material; Flat glass as a building skin material; 3.2 BASIC GLASS - FLOAT GLASS, ROLLED GLASS AND DRAWN GLASS; Manufacturing processes; Implications for design and construction; Implications for building skins. - 3.3 THE MECHANICAL PROCESSING OF GLASS - CUTTING, DRILLING AND GRINDING3.4 THE THERMAL TREATMENT OF GLASS - TEMPERING, ENAMELLING, BENDING AND SURFACE TEXTURING; Tempering; Enamelling and printing on glass; Thermal bending of glass; "Texturing" glass; 3.5 LAYERING AND BONDING OF PANES: LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED SAFETY GLASS; Manufacture and finishing; Implications for design and construction; Implications for the building skin; 3.6 COATING THE PANES AND SEALING THE EDGES: INSULATING GLASS; Surface coatings; The build-up of insulating glass; Implications for design and construction. - 7.2 THE GLASS COURTYARD - PLANAR LOAD-BEARING SYSTEMS7.3 THE GLASS BAND - CURVED LOAD-BEARING SYSTEMS; 7.4 THE GLASS CORE - DOUBLE-CURVED LOAD-BEARING SYSTEMS; 8 OUTLOOK; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES; PICTURE CREDITS; PARTNERS. - Implications for building skins4 DESIGN AND CONNECTIONS; 4.1 DESIGNING WITH GLASS; Flat glass as a building skin and construction element; Connections; Design calculation procedures; 4.2 THE USE OF GLASS PANES IN BUILDING SKINS; Glazing types; Residual load-bearing capacity of panes; Connections; 4.3 THE USE OF GLASS PLATES AND BEAMS IN STRUCTURES; Plates loaded in compression; Shear plates; Columns, glass fins and beams; Residual load-bearing capacity of glass; Connections; 5 FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS; 5.1 OVERVIEW; User demand profiles; 5.2 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING SKIN GEOMETRIES. - The glass courtyard - the flat or inclined roofThe glass band - the curved or folded roof; The glass core - the double-curved roof; 6 GLASS STRUCTURES; 6.1 FORMS OF LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURES IN FLAT GLASS; 6.2 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS; Grid geometry; Redundancy: safety in non-hierarchical structures; The safe design of glass structures loaded in compression; Modules and planes of connection; 6.3 LOAD-BEARING GLASS STRUCTURES; Beams and trusses; Plate structures; Cellular structures; 7 PROJECTS; 7.1 BACKGROUND OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. - Mit diesem Buch wird erstmals eine zusammenhängende Anleitung zum Planen und Gestalten von Glastragwerken vorgelegt. Im Zentrum steht das druckfeste, flächige Tragelement als Grundbaustein für weit gespannte Tragstrukturen. Dabei werden die Entwurfsparameter für Raum- und Konstruktionsformen multifunktionaler, selbsttragender Glashüllen systematisch und anschaulich erklärt.
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| ISBN | 978-3-7643-7608-6(ib.) : Nkr 389.00
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