Author: Eugenio Oñate
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402033176
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book collects state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile and inflatable structures. Textile composites and inflatable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in OCo among many other fieldsaOCo civil engineering, architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers, sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, airspace structures etc. The book contains 18 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflated Structures held in Barcelona from June 30th to July 2nd, 2003. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). The different chapters discuss recent progress and future research directions in membrane and inflatable structures built with new textile composite materials. Approximately half of the book focuses on describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis of such structures, such as new nonlinear membrane and shell finite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design, construction and maintenance procedures."
Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures
Author: Eugenio Oñate
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402033176
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book collects state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile and inflatable structures. Textile composites and inflatable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in OCo among many other fieldsaOCo civil engineering, architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers, sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, airspace structures etc. The book contains 18 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflated Structures held in Barcelona from June 30th to July 2nd, 2003. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). The different chapters discuss recent progress and future research directions in membrane and inflatable structures built with new textile composite materials. Approximately half of the book focuses on describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis of such structures, such as new nonlinear membrane and shell finite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design, construction and maintenance procedures."
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402033176
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This book collects state-of-the-art research and technology for design, analysis, construction and maintenance of textile and inflatable structures. Textile composites and inflatable structures have become increasingly popular for a variety of applications in OCo among many other fieldsaOCo civil engineering, architecture and aerospace engineering. Typical examples include membrane roofs and covers, sails, inflatable buildings and pavilions, airships, inflatable furniture, airspace structures etc. The book contains 18 invited contributions written by distinguished authors who participated in the International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflated Structures held in Barcelona from June 30th to July 2nd, 2003. The meeting was one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). The different chapters discuss recent progress and future research directions in membrane and inflatable structures built with new textile composite materials. Approximately half of the book focuses on describing innovative numerical methods for structural analysis of such structures, such as new nonlinear membrane and shell finite elements. The rest of the chapters present advances in design, construction and maintenance procedures."
Envisioning a Sustainable Society
Author: Lester W. Milbrath
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438413084
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The evidence is increasingly persuasive. We are changing the way our planet's physical systems work—irrevocably. These changes are global and interconnected and unavoidable. They are upon us already, making it virtually impossible for any modern society to continue its present trajectory of growth. This book provides a penetrating analysis of how we have come to this point, of why science and technology will fail to solve these problems, and of how we as a society must change in order to avoid ecological catastrophe. The scope is broad, the urgency of the message is impossible to ignore.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438413084
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The evidence is increasingly persuasive. We are changing the way our planet's physical systems work—irrevocably. These changes are global and interconnected and unavoidable. They are upon us already, making it virtually impossible for any modern society to continue its present trajectory of growth. This book provides a penetrating analysis of how we have come to this point, of why science and technology will fail to solve these problems, and of how we as a society must change in order to avoid ecological catastrophe. The scope is broad, the urgency of the message is impossible to ignore.
Environmentalism and the Future of Progressive Politics
Author: Robert Paehlke
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Describes the historic evolution of environmental ideology--both its intellectual roots in the conservation movement of the late 1800s and its development in the 1960s and 70s with the rise of public concern about pollution. Notes that environmentalism could play a major role in restoring moderate progressive politics in Anglo-American democracies. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Describes the historic evolution of environmental ideology--both its intellectual roots in the conservation movement of the late 1800s and its development in the 1960s and 70s with the rise of public concern about pollution. Notes that environmentalism could play a major role in restoring moderate progressive politics in Anglo-American democracies. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
State of the World 1994
Author: Lester Russell Brown
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393311174
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This yearly report sets the challenges and examines our options for workable strategies to save the world's forests; methods to restore life in our oceans; alternatives to the 70,000 chemicals in use today; and government policies that can boost the status of women.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
ISBN: 9780393311174
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This yearly report sets the challenges and examines our options for workable strategies to save the world's forests; methods to restore life in our oceans; alternatives to the 70,000 chemicals in use today; and government policies that can boost the status of women.
refabricating ARCHITECTURE
Author: Stephen Kieran
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071709088
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
This thought-provoking book presents a compelling argument for moving architecture from a part-by-part, linear approach to an integrated one that brings together technology, materials, and production methods. Using examples from several industries that have successfully made the change to an integrated component approach, these visionary authors lay the groundwork for a dramatic and much-needed change in the building industry. * Packed with graphics that illustrate how and why change is needed * Examples from the auto, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries illustrating how to improve quality while saving time and money * Redefines the roles of architects, materials scientists, process engineers, and contractors
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071709088
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
This thought-provoking book presents a compelling argument for moving architecture from a part-by-part, linear approach to an integrated one that brings together technology, materials, and production methods. Using examples from several industries that have successfully made the change to an integrated component approach, these visionary authors lay the groundwork for a dramatic and much-needed change in the building industry. * Packed with graphics that illustrate how and why change is needed * Examples from the auto, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries illustrating how to improve quality while saving time and money * Redefines the roles of architects, materials scientists, process engineers, and contractors
Media-ICT
Author: Marta Albiñana
Publisher: ACTAR Publishers
ISBN: 8492861029
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Cloud 9 surprises again with the Media-tic building where digital and performative architecture meet.
Publisher: ACTAR Publishers
ISBN: 8492861029
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Cloud 9 surprises again with the Media-tic building where digital and performative architecture meet.
Norman Foster
Author: Norman Foster
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The works of Norman Foster from 1993 - 2004 are the focus of this book, the fifth instalment of a multi-volume retrospective. The text about each project is accompanied by colour photographs and detailed plans.
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The works of Norman Foster from 1993 - 2004 are the focus of this book, the fifth instalment of a multi-volume retrospective. The text about each project is accompanied by colour photographs and detailed plans.
Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Author: Fadi Hage Chehade
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783036400006
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
This volume includes papers presented at the 9th Annual International Conference on Material Science and Engineering (ICMSE 2021, 22-24 July 2021, China). Collected papers represent the last results of scientific research and engineering solutions in materials science, building materials, mechanical and environmental engineering.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783036400006
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
This volume includes papers presented at the 9th Annual International Conference on Material Science and Engineering (ICMSE 2021, 22-24 July 2021, China). Collected papers represent the last results of scientific research and engineering solutions in materials science, building materials, mechanical and environmental engineering.
Beyond Shelter
Author: Marie Jeannine Aquilino
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500289150
Category : Architecture and society
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Subject: "Beyond Shelter presents 25 reports from the field written by a wide array of experts who are on the frontlines of disaster prevention and recovery around the world. Together, these stories illustrate new ways of thinking, and show how architects have a leading role to play"--Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500289150
Category : Architecture and society
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Subject: "Beyond Shelter presents 25 reports from the field written by a wide array of experts who are on the frontlines of disaster prevention and recovery around the world. Together, these stories illustrate new ways of thinking, and show how architects have a leading role to play"--Back cover.