The structural basis of architecture /

Title:

The structural basis of architecture /

Author:

Sandaker, Bjørn Normann, 1954-

Published:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : 2011.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Structuring Space -- 1.1. Structure as Spatial Generator and Mechanical Object -- 1.2. Spatial Aspects -- 1.3. Mechanical Aspects -- 2. Statics -- 2.1. Polonceau -- Past and Present -- 2.2. Basic Structural Actions -- 2.3. Isaac Newton and the Mechanical Basis of Structures -- 2.4. Weight vs. Lightness -- 2.5. Forces and Moments: Concepts to Explain Movement and Deformation -- 2.6. Equilibrium: A Fundamental Structural Requisite -- 2.7. Intermezzo Italiano -- 2.8. Support Reactions: Connecting Elements -- 2.9. Nordic Expression of Forces -- 3. Loads -- 3.1. CaixaForum -- 3.2. Loads on Buildings -- Dead or (a)Live? -- 3.3. Lessons from History and Nature -- 3.4. Dead Loads: The Weights of Immovable Things -- 3.5. Occupancy Live Loads: Animate Objects, but Inanimate Too -- 3.6. Loading Diagrams: Abstractions of Reality -- 3.7. The Natural Elements: Earth, Wind, and More -- 4. Materials -- 4.1. Casa da Musica -- 4.2. The Mechanical and Physical Properties of Materials -- 4.3. Concrete, Earth, and Bricks -- 4.4. Steel, Iron, and Aluminum -- 4.5. Wood and Cardboard -- 4.6. Glass -- 4.7. Fibers and Fabrics -- 4.8. Plastics and Composites -- 4.9. Exploring Material Properties: The Case of Chairs -- 5. The Hanger and the Tie -- 5.1. Jazz on Central Park -- 5.2. Floating Space -- 5.3. The Vertical Hanger -- 5.4. Inclining the Hanger: The Stayed System -- 5.5. Ties and Guys -- 5.6. Tension Connections -- 6. The Beam and the Slab -- 6.1. Straight versus Skewed Geometry -- 6.2. Beam Origins -- 6.3. Equilibrium from Internal Actions -- 6.4. Visualizing Actions: Shear and Moment Diagrams -- 6.5. Form Follows Diagram -- Or Not... -- 6.6. Deformations and Internal Stresses -- 6.7. The Trouble with Beams, and Shape or Material Responses -- 6.8. The Virtues of Continuity --

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