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Construction manual for polymers + membranes : materials, semi-finished products, form-finding design / [authors, Jan Knippers [and others]].
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Atlas Kunststoffe + Membranen.
English.
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Language
English
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Basel : Birkhauser Architecture ; Munich : Edition Detail, ©2011.
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296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
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TA455.P58 A8513 2011
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Polymers
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Fibrous composites
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Polymeric composites
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Summary note
From the history of plastics and membranes in architecture to their material properties and requirements in construction and design, this text provides a comprehensive overview of the subject.
Notes
Co-authors: Jan Cremers, Markus Gabler and Julian Lienhard.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-289) and index.
Contents
Part A. Polymers and membranes in architecture : The discovery and development of polymers
The dream of the polymer house
Development of tensile surface structures
Structures with transparent and translucent envelopes
Potential, trends and challenges
Part B. Materials : Polymers
Fibres
Adhesives and coatings
Natural fibre-reinforced polymers and biopolymers
Part C. Semi-finished products : Primary products
Fibre-reinforced polymers
Semi-finished polymer products
Foil
Textile membranes
Building physics
Environmental impact of polymers
Part D. Planning and form-finding : Loadbearing structure and form
Detailed design aspects
Part E. Building with polymers and membranes : Building with semi-finished polymer products
Building with free-form polymers
Building with foil
Building with textile membranes
Complex building envelopes
Part F. Case studies
Part G. Statutory instruments, directives, standards.
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Construction manual for polymers & membranes
Construction manual for polymers and membranes
ISBN
3034607334 ((hardcover))
9783034607339 ((hardcover))
3034607261 ((pbk.))
9783034607261 ((pbk.))
OCLC
764839452
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Construction Manual for Polymers + Membranes : Materials, Semi-finished Products, Form Finding, Design / Jan Knippers, Jan Cremers, Markus Gabler, Julian Lienhard.
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Construction manual for polymers + membranes : materials and semi-finished products, form-finding design / Jan Knippers [and three others].
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99125348248606421