Main entry:

Vandenberg, Maritz.

Title & Author:

Cable nets / Maritz Vandenberg.

Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : Academy Editions, 1998.

Description:

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Series:

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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
Tension Structures in General -- Definition -- History -- Opportunities and Problems -- Cable Net Structures -- History -- Advantages in Use -- Disadvantages in Use -- Appropriate Applications -- Basic Design Decisions -- Choosing a Net Shape -- Anticlastic Nets -- Non-Anticlastic Nets -- Open Versus Closed Forms -- Wind-testing the Design -- Detailed Design Decisions -- Cable Spacing -- Cable Type -- Cable Material -- Cable Tension and Bending Radius -- Choice of Cladding -- Fixings -- Anchors at the Base -- Anchors at the Apex -- Fixings at Cable Crossings -- Fixings of Claddings to Cable Net -- Joint Sealants -- Anti-corrosion Measures -- Contracting, Fabrication and Erection -- Choice of Contractor -- Prefabrication vs On-site Fabrication -- On-ground vs Above-ground Assembly -- Erection Sequence -- Costs -- Case Studies -- Aviaries -- Snowdon Aviary, London Zoo -- Arid Zone Aviary, Cleland Conservation Park, South Australia -- Aviary at Ocean Park, Hong Kong -- Hong Kong Park Aviary, Hong Kong -- Aviary, Parc Floral, Orleans -- Russell B. Aitken Seabird Aviary, Bronx, Zoo, New York -- Roofs -- Olympic Park Roof, Munich -- Heart Tent, Riyadh -- Nuage, La Grande Arche de la Defense, Paris.
Also issued online.

ISBN:

047197823X
9780471978237

Subject:

Cable structures.
Lightweight construction.
Structures avec câbles.
Construction légère.
cable net structures.
cable structures.
light construction (building )
lightweight construction.
Konstruktion
Seilnetz

Added entries:

Detail in building.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 200571
Call No.: TA660.C3 V3 1998
Status: Available