Transparent shells : form, topology, structure / Hans Schober.
Language: English Original language: German Publisher: Berlin : Ernst & Sohn, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (255 pages) : color illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9783433605998
- 3433605998
- 9783433606001
- 3433606005
- 9783433605981
- 343360598X
- 3433031215
- 9783433031216
- Transparente Schalen. English
- 624.17762 23
- TA660.S5 .S3613 2016
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction to shells -- History -- Design principle of grid shells -- Graphic design principles for grid shells with flat quadrilateral meshes -- Free formed grid shells -- Form-finding and optimisation of grid shells -- On the structural design of grid shells -- Built examples -- Holistic design : developments and outlook.
This text describes the design, detailing, and structural engineering of filigree, double-curved, and long-span glazed shells of minimal weights and ingenious details. Innovative, clear, and understandable geometric principles for the design of double-curved shell structures are explained in a practical manner.
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