Emergent Timber Technologies Materials, Structures, Engineering, Projects.
Title:
Emergent Timber Technologies Materials, Structures, Engineering, Projects.
Author:
Jeska, Simone.
ISBN:
9783038216162
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Basel/Berlin/Boston : Birkhäuser, 2014.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (176 pages)
Contents:
Introduction; Historic design typologies; New technologies and methods; Connections; Mechanical connections with steel; Glued connections; Glued connections with dowels and plates; Glued wood joints; Strengthening connections; Upgrading the material; Hybrid components; Composite structures; Developments in timber construction materials; Glued laminated timber; Veneer and fibre materials; Cross-laminated timber; CNC production for timber structures; Machining the components; Building with straight members; Nodes; Building with boards; Experimental and temporary structures; Projects.
Trade fair hall 11Business premises, BIP Computer; Clubhouse, Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Course; Austria Center Vienna -- "The Wave"; Footbridge in Kollmann; Gessental bridge; Elephant house, Zurich Zoo; Double sports hall; Three roller-coasters; Toskana thermal baths; Index; Bibliography; Illustration credits; About the authors; Acknowledgements.
Abstract:
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