Description
The Tectonics of Structural Systems
An Architectural Approach
Author: Hurol Yonca
Language: English
Subject for The Tectonics of Structural Systems:
Keywords
architectural structures; stone masonry; brick masonry; adobe masonry; timber masonry; american balloon frame; arch; vault; dome; tensile structures; gridshells; trusses; Why Things don`t Fall Down; Why Buildings Stand Up; The Tectonics of Structural Systems; Yonca Hurol; structural guidelines; masonry structures; roof structures; flexural structures; frame systems; high-rise building structures; form-resistant structures; compression structures; folded plates; hybrid structures; Grid Shell; Form Resistant Structures; High Rise Building Structures; Yokohama International Port Terminal; Shanghai World Financial Center; Akashi Kaikyo Bridge; Horizontal Tie Beams; Outrigger Trusses; Cable Trusses; BELT TRUSS; International Building Code; Structural Recommendations; Tectonic Qualities; Geodesic Domes; Pneumatic Structures; Shear Walls; Wind Instability; Specific Structural Systems; Evolutionary Structural Optimisation
Publication date: 10-2015
· 21.9x27.6 cm · Hardback
Publication date: 09-2015
· 21.9x27.6 cm · Paperback
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The Tectonics of Structural Systems provides an architectural approach to the theory of structural systems. The book combines:
- structural recommendations to follow during the architectural design of various structural systems and
- the tectonic treatment of structural recommendations in architecture.
Written expressly for students, the book makes structures understandable and useful, providing:
- practical and useful knowledge about structures
- a design based approach to the subject of structures and
- a bridge in the gap between structures and the theory of design.
Good architectural examples for each structural system are given in order to demonstrate that tectonics can be achieved by applying technical knowledge about structures. Over 300 illustrations visually unpack the topics being explained, making the book ideal for the visual learner.
1. Introduction 2. Tectonics and Structural Guidelines Part 1: General Structural Guidelines 3. General Structural Guidelines in Relation to Economy 4. General Structural Guidelines Originating from Strength, Stability, Equilibrium and Deformation Limit 5. Structural Guidelines in Relation to Form and Size of the Structure Part 2:Tectonics of Masonry Structures 6. The Tectonics of a Traditional Approach to Masonry Structures 7. The Tectonics of Masonry Roof Structures 8. The Tectonics of Contemporary Approach to Masonry Structures Part 3: Tectonics of Flexural Structures 9. The Tectonics of Frame and Shear Wall Systems 10. The Tectonics of Frame Systems in Interior Architecture 11. The Tectonics of High-Rise Building Structures Part 4: Tectonics of Form-Resistant Structures 12. The Tectonics of Tensile Structures 13. The Tectonics of Compression Structures 14. The Tectonics of Tension and Compression Structures 15. The Tectonics of Folded Plates Part 5: The Tectonics of Other Structures 16. The Tectonics of Hybrid Structures 17. Evaluation of Case-Studies and Conclusions Index
Yonca Hurol is a Professor at the Department of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus. She has been teaching structure to students of architecture for more than 30 years. She worked at the Middle East Technical University and Gazi University, Turkey. She has published many articles in the areas of her research interest: structures in architecture, earthquake architecture, ethics and architecture.
