Wooden domes : history and modern times /: history and modern times. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Kopuły drewniane.
• Further Information: Note: Barbara Misztal ; reviewed by Prof. Zbigniew Kowal, Ph. D., Eng., Dr. H.C.
• Authors: Misztal, Barbara
• Contents: Introduction.- Selected elements of the dome building history.- Multi-shell domes.- Thick-wall domes.- Ribbed domes.- Shell domes.- Gridshell, ribbed-shell domes.- Selected examples of domes from glued laminated timber.- Issues of the load capacity and stability of compressed wood bars.- Effect of time on the mechanical properties of wood.- Testing wooden elements for the building of domes.- Assessment of the properties of wood-derived materials on the basis of the measurement of free vibration parameters.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 269 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 721/.46; Engineering; Wooden domes; ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial; ARCHITECTURE -- Project Management; ARCHITECTURE -- Security Design; Wooden domes; Nature -- Plants -- Trees; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Technology & Engineering -- Civil -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Manufacturing; Timber & wood processing; Materials science; Building construction & materials; Production engineering; Wood; Materials; Building construction; Manufactures; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319657417; 3319657410
• Related ISBNs: 9783319657400; 3319657402
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 28, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.