Wooden Domes - History and Modern Times

This monograph presents a state-of-the-art analysis of eco-friendly and aesthetic structures in wooden dome construction. The author demonstrates that the further development of wooden structures depends on both supplementing the testing of wood as a heterogeneous material, as well as on further improvement of fibrous structures with visco-elastic properties. The target audience primarily comprises research experts and practitioners in the field of building materials who are interested in innovative architecture.

List of contents

Introduction.- Selected elements of the dome building history.- Multi-shell domes.- Thick-wall domes.- Ribbed domes.- Shell domes.- Gridshell, ribbed-shell domes.- Selected examples of domes from glued laminated timber.- Issues of the load capacity and stability of compressed wood bars.- Effect of time on the mechanical properties of wood.- Testing wooden elements for the building of domes.- Assessment of the properties of wood-derived materials on the basis of the measurement of free vibration parameters.

Summary

This monograph presents a state-of-the-art analysis of eco-friendly and aesthetic structures in wooden dome construction. The author demonstrates that the further development of wooden structures depends on both supplementing the testing of wood as a heterogeneous material, as well as on further improvement of fibrous structures with visco-elastic properties. The target audience primarily comprises research experts and practitioners in the field of building materials who are interested in innovative architecture.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Misztal
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Kopuly Drewniane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319880952
• ISBN: 978-3-31-988095-2
• No. of pages: 269
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 15 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 429 g
• Illustrations: X, 269 p. 187 illus., 118 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; B, Building, Construction, engineering, Timber & wood processing, Building Construction and Design, Manufactures, Materials science, Forestry, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Production engineering, Machines, Tools, Processes, Structural engineering, Heating, lighting, ventilation, Engineering, Architectural, Buildings—Design and construction, Structural Materials, Building construction & materials, Building Materials, Wood Science & Technology, Forest products