The structural basis of architecture / Bjorn N. Sandaker, Arne P. Eggen, Mark R. Cruvellier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandaker, Bjørn Normann, 1954- author.

Contributor:

Cruvellier, Mark.

Eggen, Arne Petter.

Standardized Title:

Arkitekturens konstruktive grunnlag. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architectural design.

Structural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a book about structures that shows students how to ""see"" structures as integral to architecture, and how knowledge of structures is the basis for understanding both the mechanical and conceptual aspects inherent to the art of building. Analyzing the structural principles behind many of the best known works of architecture from past and present alike, this book places the subject within a contemporary context. The subject matter is approached in a qualitative and discursive manner, and is illustrated by many photographs of architectural projects and structural behavio

Contents:

Cover; The Structural Basis of Architecture; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 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 Forces3 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 Música; 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 Chairs5 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

6.9 Two-Way Action and Beam Grids6.10 The Slab: Beams Stretched Thin; 7 The Column and the Wall; 7.1 Maison Carrée and Carré d'Art; 7.2 On the Threshold of the Acropolis; 7.3 Compression Elements: How They Work; 7.4 The Capital; 7.5 Leonard Euler and the Slender Column; 7.6 Mikado: A Multitude of Columns; 7.7 The Shape of Compressive Elements; 7.8 The Wall; 8 The Truss and the Space Frame; 8.1 Wachsmann and Himmelb(l)au; 8.2 Spanning Trusses' History; 8.3 Triangulation and Internal Stability; 8.4 Roof Systems from East and West; 8.5 Truss Forces, or How It Works

8.6 Truss Forms, or How It Looks8.7 Joint Adventure; 8.8 3-D Action: Space Frames; 8.9 Tensegrity: When a Column Flies; 9 The Frame and Lateral Stability; 9.1 Framing Light and Space; 9.2 French Frames; 9.3 Stabilizing Subsystems; 9.4 Overall Stability: Taking a Bird's Eye View; 9.5 Frame Form and Behavior; 9.6 Finnish Form; 9.7 Degrees of Attachment: Fixed and Hinged Connections; 9.8 Framing Vierendeel; 10 The Cable and the Membrane; 10.1 Wood in Suspension; 10.2 Hanging by a Rope; 10.3 Portuguese Tension; 10.4 Cable Shapes and Cable Forces; 10.5 Stabilizing and Supporting Suspension Cables

10.6 Cable Nets and Fabric Membranes

Notes:

First edition published 1992 by Whitney Library of Design, an imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications, translated from the Norwegian edition published by Grondahl og Dreyers Forlag 1989.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-[403]) and index.

ISBN:

0-203-71611-6

1-283-96509-7

1-135-66680-6

9780203716113

OCLC:

843050721