Plastics
in Architecture and Construction
1st Edition
Published on 12. October 2010
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-3-0346-0322-5 (ISBN)
Description
Plastics are high-performance materials of wide use in the built environment. Their versatile technical properties are particularly fascinating. A broad range of form-giving and finishing processes makes plastic especially interesting for complex geometries in combination with digital planning processes. Following the pioneering plastic structures of the 1970s, a number of spectacular buildings have in recent years highlighted the outstanding technical and aesthetic potential of the material.Until now, however, there has been no systematic treatment of the use of plastic in architecture. This book seeks to fill that gap by providing an introduction to the structural and design possibilities of plastic. It introduces the material and its specific characteristics, describes various types of plastic in terms of their relevance for building, explains processing technologies and presents typical products and components. A concise presentation of twenty-five international built projects - organized by the type of application and the plastic involved - documents the broad range of plastic in architecture. Finally, a look ahead at the future describes the current state of the art in materials research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
124 s/w Abbildungen, 118 farbige Abbildungen, 2 s/w Tabellen
124 b/w and 118 col. ill., 2 b/w tbl.
Dimensions
Height: 28.7 cm
Width: 22.6 cm
Weight
1084 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-0346-0322-5 (9783034603225)
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
11/2012
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Persons
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Engelsmann ist Bauingenieur. Er studierte Bauingenieurwesen an der TU München und Architektur an der University of Bath. Er war wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter bei Jörg Schlaich und arbeitete in verschiedenen Ingenieurbüros. Er ist heute Professor für konstruktives Entwerfen und Tragwerkslehre an der Staatlichen Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart und er ist Gründungspartner im Ingenieurbüro Engelsmann Peters Beratende Ingenieure in Stuttgart. Valerie Spalding studierte Architektur an der RWTH Aachen. Sie arbeitete in verschiedenen Architekturbüros im In- und Ausland, darunter James Carpenter Design Associates in New York. Seit 2005 ist sie wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Staatlichen Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart und forscht zum Thema Bauen mit Kunststoffen. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Peters ist Bauingenieur. Er studierte an der Universität Stuttgart und war Mitarbeiter in verschiedenen Ingenieurbüros, unter anderem Werner Sobek Ingenieure. Nach einer Tätigkeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Universität Stuttgart bei Jan Knippers von 2000 bis 2006 gründete er mit Stephan Engelsmann das Ingenieurbüro Engelsmann Peters Beratende Ingenieure in Stuttgart.
Content
Preface1 The development of plastic architecture PRINCIPLES 2 Material properties of plastics2.1 Forming characteristics and the manufacture of building elements 2.2 Resistance to environmental effects 2.3 Mechanical properties 2.4 Thermal properties 2.5 Flammability and fire performance 2.6 Additives, fillers and reinforcing materials 3. Basics of plastics 3.2 Polymer structure 3.3 The morphology of macromolecules 3.4 The classification of plastics according to their degree of cross-linking 3.5 Synthesising techniques 4. Plastics and their manufacture 4.1 Elastomers 4.2 Thermoplastics 4.2.1 Types 4.2.2 Manufacture 4.2.3 Working methods 4.2.4 Recycling 4.3 Thermosets 4.3.1 Material components 4.3.2 Manufacture 4.3.3 Properties CONSTRUCTION 5. Finished and semi-finished products 5.1 Solid sheets and panels 5.2 Profiled sheets and panels 5.3 Sandwich panels 5.4 Foams 5.5 Profiles 5.6 Special products 6. Building with plastics 6.1 Thermoplastics 6.1.1 Screwing 6.1.2 Clamping 6.1.3 Bonding 6.1.4 Welding 6.2 Thermosetting plastics 6.2.1 Screwing 6.2.2 Bonding 6.2.3 Dimensioning 6.2.4 Stability and durability CASE STUDIES7 Plastics as building envelope Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion Hong Kong, China; Tokyo, Japan; New York, USA BMW Bubble Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany Kunsthaus Graz Graz, Austria Railway station Emsdetten Emsdetten, Germany Idee Workstation Tokyo, Japan Reiss Headquarters London, United Kingdom Fiberline Composites factory and offices Middelfart, Denmark Farben des Konsums Berlin, Germany Laban Creekside London, United Kingdom Terminal V Lauterach, Austria Forum Soft Yverdon, Switzerland Polymer Engineering Centre Melbourne, Australia Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen, Germany Congress centre and auditorium Badajoz, Spain 8 Plastics as building structure Plastic tower sculpture Stuttgart, Germany D-Tower Doetinchem, Netherlands Hoofddorp bus station Hoofddorp, Netherlands Roof Yitzhak Rabin Centre Tel Aviv, Israel GRP-Glass-Pavilion Düsseldorf, Germany 9 Plastics as building structure and envelope Clip-On Utrecht, Netherlands Eiertempel Bern, Switzerland Five Bubbles Vienna, Austria fg 2000 Altenstadt, Germany Futuro different locations worldwide MYKO Weimar and Rostock, Germany Novartis Campus reception building Basel, Switzerland 10 Future developments High-performance material for supporting structures High-performance material for building envelopes Composite materials Reinforcement of supporting structures Joining technologies appropriate to the material New production methods Technology transfer GlossaryBibliographyAbout the authors AcknowledgementsName and building index Subject index Illustration credits