Free Standing Tension Structures

Author : Binbing Wang
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203420497
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free-Standing Tension Structures written by Binbing Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architects are constantly looking for new methods to create large indoor spaces unhindered by columns and other supports. Tensile and cable-strut structures are one method of producing such spaces. They also enable the creation of different shaped spaces allowing architects more scope for innovation. Free-standing Tension Structures: From Tensegrity Systems to Cable-strut Systems provides the background engineering needed to produce these wonderful structures. Providing a complete background to the underlying structural engineering theories of tensegrity, this book will prove invaluable for all architects and engineers working on tensile structures.

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ISBN 13 : 9780203693094
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free-Standing Tension Structures written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architects are constantly looking for new methods to create large indoor spaces unhindered by columns and other supports. Tensile and cable-strut structures are one method of producing such spaces. They also enable the creation of different shaped spaces allowing architects more scope for innovation. Free-standing Tension Structures - From Tensegrity Systems to Cable-strut Systems provides the background engineering needed to produce these wonderful structures. Providing a complete background to the underlying structural engineering theories of tensegrity, this book will prove invaluable for all architects and engineers working on tensile structures.

Author : Binbing Wang
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415335959
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Free-Standing Tension Structures written by Binbing Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-07-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architects are constantly looking for new methods to create large indoor spaces unhindered by columns and other supports. Tensile and cable-strut structures are one method of producing such spaces. They also enable the creation of different shaped spaces allowing architects more scope for innovation. Free-standing Tension Structures: From Tensegrity Systems to Cable-strut Systems provides the background engineering needed to produce these wonderful structures. Providing a complete background to the underlying structural engineering theories of tensegrity, this book will prove invaluable for all architects and engineers working on tensile structures.

Author : Wanda J. Lewis
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727732361
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tension Structures written by Wanda J. Lewis and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tension structures discussed in this book are predominantly roofing forms created from pre-stressed cable nets, cable trusses, and continuous membranes (fabric structures). A unique feature in their design is "form-finding" - an interactive process of defining the shape of a structure under tension. The book discusses the role of stable minimal surfaces (minimum energy forms occurring in natural objects, such as soap films) in finding optimal shapes of membrane and cable structures. The discussion of form-finding is extended to structural forms whose shape is supposedly known, such as suspension bridge cables.

Author : Robert E. Skelton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387742425
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tensegrity Systems written by Robert E. Skelton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses analytical tools for designing energy efficient and lightweight structures that embody the concept of tensegrity. The book provides both static and dynamic analysis of special tensegrity structural concepts, which are motivated by biological material architecture. This is the first book written to attempt to integrate structure and control design.

Author : René Motro
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080542344
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tensegrity written by René Motro and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-06-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word tensegrity results from the contraction of ‘tensional’ and ‘integrity’, a word created by Richard Buckminster Fuller. He went on to describe tensegrity structures as ‘islands of compression in an ocean of tension’, and René Motro has developed a comprehensive definition which is ‘systems in a stable self equilibriated system comprising a discontinuous set of compressed components inside a continuum of tensioned components’. This publication represents the life work of a leading exponent of a revolutionary and exciting method of structural design. * Represents the life work of a leading exponent of a revolutionary and exciting method of structural design * Applicable to architecture as an established structural system, can also be applied to other fields * Design professionals will be able to design better structures. Interested non-professionals will experience the great pleasure of being able to say "I understand why the Hisshorn tower stands up"

Author : John William Leonard
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780070372269
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tension Structures written by John William Leonard and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tension structures-structures whose members transmit loads to supports by tensile stresses-can be made of cables, membranes, or both. They include air-support structures, pneumatic shells, prestressed membranes, cable networks, tethers, suspension cables, guyed towers and tents, ocean platforms, and breakwaters. This comprehensive book presents a timely and thorough evaluation of these important structures.

Author : Pavel Akimov
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030860019
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book XXX Russian-Polish-Slovak Seminar Theoretical Foundation of Civil Engineering (RSP 2021) written by Pavel Akimov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of civil, environmental and construction engineering, as presented by researchers and engineers at the XXX Annual Russian-Polish-Slovak Seminar Theoretical Foundation of Civil Engineering (RSP), held in September 2021. Co-organized by six universities from Russia, Poland and Slovakia, the event covered diverse topics such as structural mechanics; building structures; geodesy and geotechnics; transport and environmental issues in civil engineering. The contributions, which were selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaborations.

Author : R Fangueiro
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0857092529
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fibrous and Composite Materials for Civil Engineering Applications written by R Fangueiro and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of fibrous materials in civil engineering, both as structural reinforcement and in non-structural applications such as geotextiles, is an important and interesting development. Fibrous and composite materials for civil engineering applications analyses the types and properties of fibrous textile and structures and their applications in reinforcement and civil engineering. Part one introduces different types of fibrous textiles and structures. Chapters cover the properties of natural and man-made fibres and of yarns, as well as an overview of textile structures. Part two focuses on fibrous material use in concrete reinforcement, with chapters on the properties and applications of steel fibre reinforced concrete, natural fibre reinforced concrete and the role of fibre reinforcement in mitigating shrinkage cracks. In part three, the applications of fibrous material-based composites in civil engineering are covered. Chapters concentrate on production techniques and applications such as reinforcement of internal structures, structural health monitoring and textile materials in architectural membranes. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Fibrous and composite materials for civil engineering applications is a standard reference for fabric and composite manufacturers, civil engineers and professionals, as well as academics with a research interest in this field. Explores the development of fibrous materials in civil engineering, both as structural reinforcement and in non-structural applications such as geotextiles Key topics include short fibre reinforced concrete, natural fibre reinforced concrete and high performance fibre reinforced cementitious composites A standard reference for fabric and composite manufacturers, civil engineers and professionals, as well as academics with a research interest in this field

Author : C.M. Wang
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0203934601
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Very Large Floating Structures written by C.M. Wang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-09-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groundbreaking and comprizing articles by expert contributors, this volume provides a comprehensive treatment of VLFSs and their relationship with the sea, marine habitats, the pollution of costal waters and tidal and natural current flow. It looks in-depth at: VLFS and the colonization of ocean space with their appearance in the waters off developed coastal cities wave properties, which is essential for estimating the loading on the VLFS as well as for modelling structure-fluid interactions hydroelastic and structural analysis of VLFS at an overall level and the cell level the analysis and design of breakwaters simulation models to understand the actual flow of water through the VLFS and to determine the drift forces for the mooring systems anti-corrosion and maintenance systems new research and developments, with emphasis on the Mega-Float, a 1 km long floating test runway. Well-illustrated with photographs, drawings, equations for mathematical modelling and analysis and extensively referenced, Very Large Floating Structures is ideal for professionals, academics and students of civil and structural engineering.