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Author Motro, René, 1946-

Title Flexible composite materials in architecture, construction and interiors / Rene Motro (ed.)
Published Basel : Birkhauser, 2013

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Description 232 pages : many illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 29 cm
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.Flexible Composite Materials: Production And Modern Uses Of A Polymorphic Material / Romain Ferrari -- Introduction -- 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 -- Conclusion -- 2.Textile Architecture / Rene Motro -- Conceptual design process -- Basic engineering principles -- Equilibrium of cables and membranes under toad -- Curvature -- Pretension -- Combination of pretension and curvature -- Form-finding -- Analogue methods --
Contents note continued: Numerical methods -- Patterning -- Seams -- Flattening -- Compensation -- Load analysis -- Calculation under snow -- Calculation under wind -- Additional loadings -- Conclusion -- 3.Design Details For Successful Implementation / Rene Motro -- Introduction -- 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 -- Adjustable corner -- Membrane 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 -- Facade canopies -- Grandstands and shelters -- Innovative detail -- But also... -- Conclusion -- 4.Textile Facades / Tiziana Poli -- Textile envelope: performance and application fields --
Contents note continued: 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 / 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 facade -- Climate facade -- Roofs -- Shelters -- Typology of building constructions -- Transparent membrane on the inside -- Non-transparent membrane on the inside -- Transparent membrane on the outside --
Contents note continued: Non-transparent membrane on the outside -- Case study -- 6.From Raw Material To The Finished Product: Interior Textiles / 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 -- Introduction -- The technology -- Research and development -- Realised structures -- Conclusion -- 8.Architectural Textiles -- Seine-Aval Water Purification Plant -- Acheres, 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 -- Omnilife Stadium -- Guadalajara, Mexico -- AP&P Church -- Maassluis, The Netherlands -- Le Lido - Circus Arts Center --
Contents note continued: Toulouse, France -- 9.Textile Facades -- Stucki Business Park -- Basel, Switzerland -- Yendi Office Building -- Bulle, Switzerland -- Deichmann Flagship Store -- Essen, Germany -- German Pavilion "Balancity" At Expo 2010 Shanghai -- Shanghai, China -- Keramikland Showroom And Office Building -- Cham, Switzerland -- Sede iGUZZINI Illuminazione Espana -- 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-Bicetre Aquatics Centre -- Paris, France -- VHV Group Headquarters -- Hanover, Germany
Summary "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 to detailing techniques and construction principes. The third chapter illustrates the various fields of application with a selection of some twenty-four international built projects."--P. [4] of cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 228) and index
Subject Industrial fabrics.
Architecture -- Details.
Building materials.
Composite construction.
Textile fabrics.
Textile fabrics in interior decoration.
Synthetic fabrics in building.
Architecture.
Author Montro, Rene
LC no. 2012464664
ISBN 9783764389727 (hbk.)
3764389729 (hbk.)