Advanced Timber Structures

Architectural Designs and Digital Dimensioning
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-0356-0561-7
Verlag: Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 225 mm x 287 mm, Gewicht: 1146 g

Wood is usually perceived as a "traditional" material. However, the properties of this material have now for some time made it possible to design free shapes and highly complex structures. Today, the wood laboratory of the EPF Lausanne, which was originally founded by Julius Natterer, is testing the production of origami structures, ribbed shells, fabric structures and curved panels under the guidance of Professor Weinand using digital calculation and computer-aided processing methods. The research results are tested in prototypes, which demonstrate the potential applications in large-scale timber buildings. By exploring the hitherto unused potential of wood as a construction material, this book provides an exciting and inspiring outlook on a new generation of timber buildings.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weinand, Yves

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Zimmerei, Holzbau

Über Autor(innen)

Prof. Yves Weinand, Architekt, Bauingenieur und Leiter des Holzkonstruktionslabors IBOIS an der EPFL.

Prof. Yves Weinand, Architekt, Bauingenieur und Leiter des Holzkonstruktionslabors IBOIS an der EPFL.