Mechanics in architecture : in memory of Mario Salvadori, 1907-1997.

Format:

Book

Series:

Nexus network journal ; v. 9, no. 2 (Autumn 2007)

Nexus network journal ; Vol. 9, no. 2 (Autumn 2007)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design.

Salvadori, Mario, 1907-1997.

Salvadori, Mario.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2008.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : Kim Williams Books, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is dedicated to "Mechanics in Architecture", that is, the science of structural mechanics, including the behaviour of structures, internal forces, and deformation, as well as the development of new structural systems to resist thrusts as a result of new architectural forms. It is a field of enquiry that examines a particular aspect of the relationships between architecture and the mathematical sciences. Some of the papers in this issue were presented at the Nexus 2006 conference during a special session dedicated to mechanics. Other research papers focus on an eighteenth-century Belgian pyramid, aspects of "fractal" architecture, and properties of a family of irrational values. The issue also includes a description and evaluation of a university-level course in architecture and mathematics, Rachel Fletcher's Geometer's Angle column, and book reviews.

Contents:

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

In Memory of Mario Salvadori

Mario Salvadori and Mauro Picone: From Student and Teacher to Professional Fellowship

Mechanics in Architecture

Milankovitch’s Theorie der Druckkurven: Good mechanics for masonry architecture

Oval Domes: History, Geometry and Mechanics

The Conception of Ramparts in the Sixteenth Century: Architecture, “Mathematics”, and Urban Design

Tentare licet. The Theresian Academy’s Question on the Theory of Beams of 1783

Nexorades Based on Regular Polyhedra

Other Research

A Pyramid Inspired by Mathematics

Fractal Architecture Could Be Good for You

Polygons, Diagonals, and the Bronze Mean

Geometer’s Angle

Dynamic Root Rectangles Part One: The Fundamentals

Didactics

Mathematical Aspects in an Architectural Design Course: The Concept, Design Assignments, and Follow-up

Book Review

Scott Olsen The Golden Section: Nature’s Greatest Secret

Leonard K. Eaton Hardy Cross. American Engineer.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-95543-4

9786611955434

3-7643-8699-1

OCLC:

728716182