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Textiles, polymers and composites for buildings /

Textiles, polymers and composites are increasingly being utilised within the building industry. This pioneering text provides a concise and representative overview of the opportunities available for textile, polymer and composite fibres to be used in construction and architecture.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pohl, G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2010.
Colección:Woodhead publishing in textiles ; 95.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1 Main types of textiles and polymers used in building and construction: Types and production of textiles used for building and construction-- Technical characteristics and requirements of textiles used for building and construction-- Fibre reinforced polymer composite materials for building and construction-- Developing and testing textiles and coatings for tensioned membrane structures-- Polymer foils used in construction. Part 2 Applications of textiles and polymers in construction: Tensile structures
  • textiles for architecture and design-- The role, properties and applications of textile materials in sustainable buildings-- Learning from nature: lightweight constructions using the 'technical plant stem'-- The role of textiles in providing biomimetic solutions for construction-- Smart textile and polymer fibres for structural health monitoring-- Textiles for insulation systems, control of solar gains and thermal losses and solar systems-- Sustainable buildings: Biomimicry and textile applications-- Challenges in using textile materials in architecture: the case of Australia-- Innovative composite-fibre components in architecture.