Wooden Domes: History and Modern Times

by Barbara Misztal

Overview

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

ISBN-13:	9783319657400
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	11/17/2017
Edition description:	1st ed. 2018
Pages:	269
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table 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.