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Informationen zum Autor Goeran Pohl is Professor at the School of Architecture! University of Applied Sciences Saarland and Guest Professor at the International Master for Membrane Structures in Dessau! Germany. He leads the 'Leichtbau Institut' (Institute of Lightweight Constructions) in Jena! Germany. His research! as well as building experience as a designer! is focused on advanced concepts for sustainable buildings. Professor Pohl's research has led to developments in the fields of textile constructions! fibre-composite structures! shell-systems and bone-like constructions. He has contributed to many publications on biomimetics in architecture and lightweight constructions. Klappentext Textiles! polymers and composites are increasingly being utilized within the building industry. This pioneering text provides a concise and representative overview of the opportunities available for textile! polymer and composite fibers to be used in construction and architecture. The first set of chapters examines the main types and properties of textiles! polymers and composites used in buildings. The second part of the book presents a selection of applications within the building industry. Chapters range from the use of textiles in tensile structures! sustainable building concepts with textile materials! innovative composite-fiber applications for architecture! to smart textile and polymer fibers for structural health monitoring. Zusammenfassung Textiles! polymers and composites are increasingly being utilised within the building industry. This pioneering text provides a concise and representative overview of the opportunities available for textile! polymer and composite fibres to be used in construction and architecture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Main types of textiles and polymers used in building and construction: Types and production of textiles used for building and construction; Technical characteristics and requirements of textiles used for building and construction; Fibre reinforced polymer composite materials for building and construction; Developing and testing textiles and coatings for tensioned membrane structures; Polymer foils used in construction. Part 2 Applications of textiles and polymers in construction: Tensile structures - textiles for architecture and design; The role, properties and applications of textile materials in sustainable buildings; Learning from nature: Lightweight constructions using the 'technical plant stem'; The role of textiles in providing biomimetic solutions for construction; Smart textile and polymer fibres for structural health monitoring; Textiles for insulation systems, control of solar gains and thermal losses and solar systems; Sustainable buildings: Biomimicry and textile applications; Challenges in using textile materials in architecture: The case of Australia; Innovative composite-fibre components in architecture....
