David Rockwood

Bamboo Gridshells (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the advantages and challenges of using bamboo as a building material for gridshells. Highly illustrated text which includes examples from design-build experiments and case studies from Hawai'i and Vietnam.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317635895
• Artikelnr.: 42832797

Autorenporträt

David Rockwood is Associate Professor; Director, Construction Process Innovation Lab; and Co-Director, Urbanism Research Lab at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, School of Architecture, USA. Rockwood's research focuses on material, structure, and construction processes for high performance buildings. He was named a Fulbright Specialist in 2014.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Chapter 1. Bamboo Form and Material Introduction
Bamboo Plant Taxonomy Bamboo Plant Geographic Location and Ecological
Conditions Bamboo Plant Physiology and Growth Characteristics Bamboo
Material Physical Properties Bamboo Treatment and Preservation Bamboo
Material for Building Construction Tools and Workability Bamboo Structural
Connections Chapter 2. Gridshells Gridshell Definition Gridshell Morphology
Gridshell Case Study Examples Translation to Bamboo Chapter 3. Building
Investigations - Phase 1 - Hawai`i Introduction Structural Connections
Bamboo Properties Gridshell Assembly Gridshell Erection Process Provisional
Conclusions Chapter 4. Building Investigations - Phase 2 - Vietnam
Introduction Chain Models (Formfinding) Bamboo Models Structural
Connections Gridshell Assembly and Erection Process Provisional Conclusions
Chapter 5. Building Investigations - Phase 3 - Hawai`i Introduction
Formfinding Built-Up Spanning Members Gridshell Assembly and Erection
Process Provisional Conclusions Chapter 6. Building Investigations - Phase
4 - Vietnam Introduction Gridshell Structural Member Prototypes Provisional
Conclusions Chapter 7. Conclusion