Air Structures
Published on 31. August 2015
160 pages
978-1-78067-809-2 (ISBN)
Description
Air can be used in a variety of ways to make lightweight, flexible structures. It can be used to make inflatable structures, mobile structures, and temporary buildings, it can also activate movable elements and act as a means of constructing buildings that would be impossible with conventional construction methods.
This book looks at every facet of the subject, examining the different types of air structure: super pressure buildings, air beam structures, buoyant structures, inflatable structures, and many more. It also looks at the construction methods that use air, such as air-inflated steel, aerated concrete and blow moulding.
Filled with photographs, models, drawings, and diagrams, this is the ideal book for curious students, designers and architects.
This book looks at every facet of the subject, examining the different types of air structure: super pressure buildings, air beam structures, buoyant structures, inflatable structures, and many more. It also looks at the construction methods that use air, such as air-inflated steel, aerated concrete and blow moulding.
Filled with photographs, models, drawings, and diagrams, this is the ideal book for curious students, designers and architects.
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Persons
William McLean, Peter (Pete) Silver
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Air Structures: A History
- 1.0 Air: Structures
- 1.1 Air-Supported Structures
- 1.2 Air-Beam Structures
- 1.3 Air-Cell Structures
- 1.4 Air Cushion Building Envelopes
- 1.5 Buoyant and Lighter-than-Air Structures
- 1.6 Inflatable Bridges, Booms and Buoys
- 2.0 Air: Movement
- 2.1 Pneumatic Building Skins
- 2.2 Air Muscles, Air Springs & Airbags
- 2.3 Transportation
- 3.0 Air: Designing and Fabricating
- 3.1 Soap Bubbles as a Design Tool
- 3.2 Air-Formed Structures
- 3.3 Air-Formed Furniture, Fixtures and Fashion
- 3.4 Materials with Added Air
- 4.0 The Technology of Air
- 4.1 Air Pressure
- 4.2 Key People
- Index
- Picture Credits
