Translucent Materials: Glass, Plastics, Metals

Published by Birkhäuser 2004

Translucent Materials

Glass, Plastics, Metals

Edited by: Frank Kaltenbach

https://doi.org/10.11129/detail.9783034614320

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The current material customer of translucent building materials

Translucent materials give architects far more possibilities to exploit the sensual interplay of light and the fascination of interior-exterior interaction than plain glass, a fact proved by their increasing application. Traditionally, stretched paper, finely-cut stone, or stained glass were used to create mood and atmosphere. These are now giving way to a new generation of innovative materials - composite glass, synthetic panels, membranes and perforated metals.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Translucency – Light made material Frank Kaltenbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Glass as a building material – Developments and trends Andrea Compagno Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Structural glass – Research and innovations Joachim Achenbach, Werner Sobek, Lucio Blandini, Werner Sobek, Frank Maier, Jan Knippers and Stefan Peters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
Plastic – Translucent semi-finished sheet products Frank Kaltenbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Membrane materials in structural engineering – Meshes and films Karsten Moritz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Building with ETFE sheeting Karsten Moritz and Rainer Barthel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Diaphanous metals Stefan Schäfer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Standards Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Glass – list of manufacturers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
Picture Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 94
- Coloured Illustrations: 110
Keywords: Architektur; Bauwesen

eBook

Published: December 17, 2012
ISBN: 9783034614320