Glas als Tragwerk: Entwurf und Konstruktion selbsttragender Hüllen

Jan Wurm

Published by Birkhäuser 2007

Glas als Tragwerk

Entwurf und Konstruktion selbsttragender Hüllen

Jan Wurm

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8234-6

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Glass as primary supporting framework

Flat glass opens up more possibilities for the planner than virtually any other material. Because of the technological complexity of using it, however, no specific structural forms have been developed for glass supporting frameworks as they have been for wood, concrete, and steel. This book is thus the first to present a coherent guide to the planning and design of glass supporting frameworks. The focus is on the pressure-resistant, flat supporting element as a basic building block for broad supporting structures. The spatial and constructive forms of multifunctional, self-supporting glass envelopes are vividly illustrated and systematically explained. The constructions presented exhibit new aesthetic qualities, based not on the dictum of "dematerialization” but on the poetry of gleaming and transparent planes. They ring in a new chapter in the history of glass architecture.

First comprehensive and systematic publication on glass as primary supporting framework
The latest developments in building material, joining technology and construction

Author / Editor information

Jan Wurm works for Arup Materials and Arup Facade Engineering in London as an architect, designer, and project manager.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
1. EINFÜHRUNG Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. GLÄSERNE SPANNWEITEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3. FLACHGLAS ALS BAUSTOFF Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
4. KONSTRUKTION UND FÜGETECHNIK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
5. FUNKTIONSTECHNISCHE ANFORDERUNGEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
6. GLASTRAGWERKE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
7. PROJEKTE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
8. AUSBLICK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249

(Deutsch)

Language: German
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 255
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 401
- Coloured Illustrations: 490
Keywords: Glasbau

eBook

Published: June 22, 2007
ISBN: 9783764382346

Hardcover

Published: June 22, 2007
ISBN: 9783764376079