Glass in building [electronic book] : principles, applications, examples / edited by Bernhard Weller, Stefan Unnewehr, Silke Tasche and Kristina Härth.
Contributor(s): Weller, Bernhard [editor]
| Unnewehr, Stefan [editor] | Tasche, Silke [editor] | Härth, Kristina [editor].
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BookSeries: Detail practice: Publisher: Basel, Switzerland ; München : Birkhäuser ; Edition Detail, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: online resource (112 p pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), plans.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783034615716 (eBook); 9783034601320 (hardback); 3034601328 (hardback).Subject(s): Glass constructionAdditional physical formats: Print version : Glass in building : principles, applications, examplesDDC classification: 721.04496 Online resources: Access eBook Also available in print form. | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | |
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| eBook | MTU Bishopstown Library eBook | 721.04496 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | MTU Cork Module ARCH7034- Recommended reading. |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Glass in Building" opens up a whole range of fascinating design possibilities for the planning architect. Glass has long served as a translucent room closing element, but its range of possible uses is actually much wider. It not only offers protection against the external world, for example, noise or fire; despite its apparent fragility, it can even take on load-bearing functions in supporting structures. In combination with various different finishing methods, materials, and coatings, it also satisfies exacting structural-physical standards. "Glass in Building" offers a clear, compact, and illustrated overview of the material-appropriate use of this varied and versatile material in building construction and provides information that goes far beyond the basics on designing with glass and producing and using specialized glass products, as well as on the building and planning regulations that must be taken into account when constructing with glass. A selection of exemplary realized projects rounds out the theoretical section.
Das Bauen mit Glas eröffnet dem planenden Architekten faszinierende gestalterische Möglichkeiten. Schon lange dient es als lichtdurchlässiger Raumabschluss, ist aber weitaus vielfältiger einsetzbar: Glas bietet nicht nur Schutz vor der Aussenwelt, etwa gegen Lärm oder Feuer, sondern kann trotz seiner vermeintlichen Zerbrechlichkeit sogar lastabtragende Funktionen innerhalb eines Tragwerks übernehmen. In Kombination mit verschiedenen Veredelungsmethoden, Materialien und Beschichtungen erfüllt es auch hohe bauphysikalische Anforderungen.
,,Detail Practice: Konstruktiver Glasbau" liefert einen kompakten, anschaulichen Überblick über den materialgerechten Einsatz dieses facettenreichen Baustoffs in der Baukonstruktion und vermittelt weit über die Grundlagen hinausreichende Informationen zum Entwerfen mit Glas, zur Herstellung und Anwendung spezieller Glasprodukte sowie zu den baurechtlichen Regelungen, die im Glasbau zu berücksichtigen sind. Eine Auswahl beispielhafter realisierter Projekte rundet den theoretischen Teil ab.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic glass and derived products -- Glasses for special requirements -- Designing with glass -- Constructing with glas -- Building legislation provisions -- Examples of the use of building with glass.
MTU Cork Module ARCH7034- Recommended reading.
Also available in print form.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Weller is a professor of structural theory and director of the Institute for Construction at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the TU Dresden (Dresden University of Technology). Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Stefan Unnewehr, Dipl.-Ing. Silke Tasche, and Dipl.-Ing. Kristina Härth are research associates at the Institute for Construction at the TU Dresden.