Glass
Konstruktion und Technologie in der Architektur /Structure and Technology in Architecture
Published on 1. April 2000
Book
Hardback
152 pages
978-3-7913-2155-4 (ISBN)
Description
A practical aid for architects, engineers, clients and anyone interested in the field of glass technology. The paths of glass craft and industrial high-technology are generating new architectural constructions that require highly integrated solutions. Whether sustainable buildings or complex facade systems, the prerequisites for any such developments are high-performance materials. This book documents recent research on glass technology performed at the University of Stuttgart and provides informative text analysing such topics as the glassmaking craft and industry, current developments in glass facades, structural glass engineering, structural experiments with glass and innovative materials.
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Content
Glass in architecture; glass industry; floatglass production; functional and special glass; shaping glass; glass, light and energy; sustainability of glass; glass facades; innovative facade systems; multilayer glass facades; solar energy facades; high-performance structures; structural use of glass; structural glass engineering; structural experiments with glass; research and development; self-supporting glass domes; glass tensegrity sculptures; glass tubes, honeycomb; materials and systems; point fixtures for glass; daylight systems; insulation; active solar systems. (Part contents)