BOOK REVIEW: Tensile Surface Structures: A Practical Guide to Cable and Membrane Construction Michael Seidel, David S. Sturge . 240 pages-May 2009
Tensile Surface Structures: A Practical Guide to Cable and Membrane Construction
Michael Seidel, David S. Sturge (Translator)
ISBN: 978-3-433-60027-6
240 pages
May 2009
Tensile surface structures are the visual expression of an intensive rethinking of the topic of building envelopes by designers. Advances in design methods, materials, construction elements and assembly and erection planning in the field of lightweight construction are enabling ever more exacting applications of tensile structures with envelope and structural functions, especially in roofing over large clear spans without internal support.
However, the particular mechanical characteristics of the materials used in the construction of textile structures demand consideration of the question of "build ability". This book provides answers by discussing the fundamental influence of material manufacture and assembly in deciding the most suitable type of building or structure and its detailing in the design process.
The fundamentals of material composition, manufacturing process, patterning and the behavior of flexible structural systems are all explained here, as well as their use as structural and connection elements, and special attention is given to the erection of wide-span lightweight structures. The erection equipment is described, as well as the lifting and tensioning process and the construction methods used to erect the characteristic types of tensile structures, illustrated with a selection of example projects.
Foreword by Werner Sobek.
Seidel, M. (2009) Front Matter, in Tensile Surface Structures. A Practical Guide to Cable and Membrane Construction: Materials, Design, Assembly and Erection, Ernst & Sohn, Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, Germany. doi: 10.1002/9783433600269.fmatter
Author Information
Institut für Architektur und Entwerfen, Abteilung Hochbau 2 – Konstruktion, Installation und Entwerfen, Technische Universit?t Wien, Karlsplatz 13, 1040 Wien, Austria
Publication History
- Published Online: 3 AUG 2009
- Published Print: 18 MAR 2009
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9783433029220
Online ISBN: 9783433600269
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