Flexible composite materials : in architecture, construction and interiors /
"This book deals with technical textiles in three sections: in the first chapter, the material is introduced together with its specific properties; the second chapter deals with its uses in the areas of architecture, textile facades, solar protection and interior design, with special attention...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Birkhäuser,
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Principles : 1. Flexible composite materials production and modern uses of a polymorphic material / Ines De Giuli and Romain Ferrari : Textile: a polymorphic material : Traditional textiles ; The textile in technical applications (TTA, technical textiles) ; Textile technology used in architecture
- Material production : Producing the yarn ; From yarn to textile ; Refining the textiles: shaping the material ; Nature: a laboratory for advancing textile development?
- Textiles as a contribution to sustainable construction methods : Biodegradability and limiting the use of chemical products ; Recycling ; The concept of sustainability ; Textiles as they contribute to energy savings
- Construction : 2. Textile architecture / Bernard Maurin and René Motro : Conceptual design process
- Basic engineering principles : Equilibrium of cables and membranes under load ; Curvature ; Pretension ; Combination of pretension and curvature
- Form-finding : Analogue methods ; Numerical methods
- Patterning : Seams ; Flattening ; Compensation
- Load analysis : Calculation under snow ; Calculation under wind ; Additional loadings
- 3. Design details for successful implementation / Bernard Doriez and René Motro : Implementation challenges
- Classification of textile membranes : Inflatable systems ; System based on edges and peaks
- Types of application
- Connection details : Lacing cords ; Membrane corners : Design requirements for the technical details; Simple corner: mast fixing; Non-adjustable edge cables; Simple mast connection ; The poles ; Central supporting masts
- Variants and specific technical solutions : Structural choices: form and connection : Façade canopies; Grandstands and shelters ; Innovative detail ; But also ...
- 4. Textile façdes / Stefano Bertino, Andrea Giovanni Mainini and Tiziana Poli : Textile envelope: performance and application fields ; Textile building envelope systems for diffuse architecture ; Textile building envelope limitations ; Performance checklist for building designers : Environmental performance; Technical performance ; Textile envelope's future for low environmental impact buildings
- 5. Solar protection / Mark Cox, Tim De Haas, Roel Gijsbers, Arno Pronk, Ivo Vrouwe and Jeroen Weijers : Introduction : Key terms on solar protection
- Basic heat transfer principles : Radiation emission and radiators ; Radiation ; Convection ; Transmission
- Membrane facade categories : Double-layer construction; Transparent membranes; Non-transparent membranes; Semi-transparent construction; Airtight membranes; Air-open membranes; Ventilated cavity ; Examples of technical textile applications : Second-skin façade; Climate façade; Roofs; Shelters
- Typology of building constructions : Transparent membrane on the inside ; Non-transparent membrane on the inside ; Transparent membrane on the outside ; Non-transparent membrane on the outside
- Case study
- 6. From raw material to the finished product: interior textiles / Anais Missakian, Khipra Nichols and Liliane Wong : Fibre development
- Finishing
- Applications in the interior environment : Strength ; Acoustics ; UV resistance/light control
- Future potential
- 7. The new lightweight structure: tensairity / Rolf H. Luchsinger : The technology
- Research and development
- Realised structures.
- Case studies : 8. Architecture textiles : Seine-Aval water purification plant, Achères, France
- Colmar Outdoor Theatre, Colmar, France
- Puerto Madero Terrace, Puerto Madero Docks, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Octahedron, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Giant rugby ball, Paris, France; London, Great Britain; Tokyo, Japan; Sydney, Australia
- Century Lotus Stadium, Foshan, China
- Onmilife Stadium, Guadalajara, Mexico
- AP & P Church, Maassluis, The Netherlands
- Le Lido: Circus Arts Center, Toulouse, France
- 9. Textile façades : Stücki Business Park, Basel, Switzerland
- Yendi Office Building, Bulle, Switzerland
- Deichmann Flagship Store, Essen, Germany
- German Pavilion "Balancity" at Expo 2010 Shanghai, China
- Keramikland Showroom and Office Building, Cham, Switzerland
- Sede iGuzzini Illuminazone España, Barcelona, Spain
- 10. Solar protection : Riffa Views International School, Manama, Bahrain
- Shade-shadow courtyard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Office building, Basel, Switzerland
- The Dolder Grand Hotel, Zurich, Switzerland
- Paul Klee Center, Bern, Switzerland
- 11. Interior textiles : Chantereyne Pool, Cherbourg-Octeville, France
- Gonfreville Martial Arts Centre and Chess Club, Gonfreville-l'Orcher, France
- Kremlin-Bicêtre Aquatics Centre, Paris, France
- VHV Group Headquarters, Hanover, Germany.