Transparent shells : form, topology, structure /

• Main Author: Schober, Hans, 1943- (Author)
• Other Authors: Schaffert, Claudia (Translator)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin : Ernst & Sohn, [2016]
• Subjects: Shells (Engineering); Structural engineering.; Architecture.; Domes.; Shapes.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General; Electronic books.

This text describes the design, detailing, and structural engineering of filigree, double-curved, and long-span glazed shells of minimal weights and ingenious details. Innovative, clear, and understandable geometric principles for the design of double-curved shell structures are explained in a pract...