Discrete Optimization in Architecture: Building Envelope (SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology)
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- Synopsis
- This book explores the extremely modular systems that meet two criteria: they allow the creation of structurally sound free-form structures, and they are comprised of as few types of modules as possible. Divided into two parts, it presents Pipe-Z (PZ) and Truss-Z (TZ) systems. PZ is more fundamental and forms spatial mathematical knots by assembling one type of unit (PZM). The shape of PZ is controlled by relative twists of a sequence of congruent PZMs. TZ is a skeletal system for creating free-form pedestrian ramps and ramp networks among any number of terminals in space. TZ structures are composed of four variations of a single basic unit subjected to affine transformations (mirror reflection, rotation and combination of both).
- Copyright:
- 2017
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- ISBN-13:
- 9789811013911
- Related ISBNs:
- 9789811013904
- Publisher:
- Springer Singapore, Singapore
- Date of Addition:
- 11/04/18
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- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Computers and Internet, Technology, Mathematics and Statistics, Politics and Government
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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