Structures by design : thinking, making, breaking
Whitehead, Rob
Structures by design : thinking, making, breaking - New York Routledge 2019 - xii,472p.
Content:
Preface Starting with Structures
0.0 Introduction: The Case for Making & Breaking
Part 1 Learning to Think, Make, and Break
1.0 Body Structures: The Feel of Things
1.1 Seating Structures: Elemental Design Options
1.2 Building Structures: Effective, Efficient, and Expressive
Part 2 Resistance & Form2.0 FORM: Structures of Compression and Tension
2.1 Compressive Arches: Past the Breaking Point
2.2 Suspended Structures: Designing for TensionPart
3 Resistance & Section3.0 SECTIONS: Beams, Slabs, and Columns
3.1 Stacking and Spanning Timber: Fundamental Framing and Analysis
3.2 Better Beams and Slabs: Formal Experiments in Efficiency
Part 4 Resistance & Vectors
4.0 VECTORS: Trusses and Triangulated Planar Assemblies
4.1 Planar and Spatial Trusses: Long Span SolutionsPart
5 Resistance & Surfaces5.0 SURFACES: Structural Art, Utility, and Assemblies of Shells
5.1 Spanning Surfaces and Shapes: Vaults & PlatesPart
6 Resistance & Frames6.0 FRAMES: Strategies for Stability
6.1 High-Rise Structures: Taller, Thinner, and Smarter Appendix Spanning Tables, Charts, & Additional Examples Additional Readings
Glossary
Index
9781138224155
721 / WHI
Structures by design : thinking, making, breaking - New York Routledge 2019 - xii,472p.
Content:
Preface Starting with Structures
0.0 Introduction: The Case for Making & Breaking
Part 1 Learning to Think, Make, and Break
1.0 Body Structures: The Feel of Things
1.1 Seating Structures: Elemental Design Options
1.2 Building Structures: Effective, Efficient, and Expressive
Part 2 Resistance & Form2.0 FORM: Structures of Compression and Tension
2.1 Compressive Arches: Past the Breaking Point
2.2 Suspended Structures: Designing for TensionPart
3 Resistance & Section3.0 SECTIONS: Beams, Slabs, and Columns
3.1 Stacking and Spanning Timber: Fundamental Framing and Analysis
3.2 Better Beams and Slabs: Formal Experiments in Efficiency
Part 4 Resistance & Vectors
4.0 VECTORS: Trusses and Triangulated Planar Assemblies
4.1 Planar and Spatial Trusses: Long Span SolutionsPart
5 Resistance & Surfaces5.0 SURFACES: Structural Art, Utility, and Assemblies of Shells
5.1 Spanning Surfaces and Shapes: Vaults & PlatesPart
6 Resistance & Frames6.0 FRAMES: Strategies for Stability
6.1 High-Rise Structures: Taller, Thinner, and Smarter Appendix Spanning Tables, Charts, & Additional Examples Additional Readings
Glossary
Index
9781138224155
721 / WHI