
Emergent Timber Technologies
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The "old" material of wood has been used to construct dwellings of different types since the dawn of mankind. And not without reason. Its low density combined with high rigidity, good processability, and its resistance makes it an excellent building material.
There is currently a pioneering renaissance of the timber construction, for two distinct reasons: first, wood is increasingly being rediscovered as one of the most important renewable raw materials for sustainable construction. Moreover, a revolution in the construction of timber structures began several years ago with the ever-progressive use of three-dimensional CAD models for digitally controlled robot manufacturing
The book documents these developments, in particular the engineering bonding techniques, the introduction of digital production techniques, and the innovative material developments of this material. The chapter on composite structures and experimental structures specifically address trends toward the future-oriented dimensions of timber construction.
In the final section, outstanding designs are documented in detail, such as the Club House of Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Course designed by Shigeru Ban in Yeoju, South Korea, and the double gymnasium in Borex-Crassier, Switzerland, by Graeme Mann and Patricia Capua Mann.
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- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- Historic design typologies
- New technologies and methods
- Connections
- Mechanical connections with steel
- Glued connections
- Glued connections with dowels and plates
- Glued wood joints
- Strengthening connections
- Upgrading the material
- Hybrid components
- Composite structures
- Developments in timber construction materials
- Glued laminated timber
- Veneer and fibre materials
- Cross-laminated timber
- CNC production for timber structures
- Machining the components
- Building with straight members
- Nodes
- Building with boards
- Experimental and temporary structures
- Projects
- Trade fair hall 11
- Business premises, BIP Computer
- Clubhouse, Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Course
- Austria Center Vienna - "The Wave"
- Footbridge in Kollmann
- Gessental bridge
- Elephant house, Zurich Zoo
- Double sports hall
- Three roller-coasters
- Toskana thermal baths
- Index
- Bibliography
- Illustration credits
- About the authors
- Acknowledgements
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