Trends in roof design

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 2
3. Introduction
4. Introduction to fourth edition 5
5. Structure and envelope 8
6. Parametric design 14
7. 1. Materials
8. Steel 19
9. Aluminium 26
10. Copper, zinc, lead 32
11. Stone 36
12. Glass 40
13. Concrete 46
14. Fibre reinforced concrete 52
15. Ceramics 56
16. Timber 60
17. Polymers 66
18. Material testing 74
19. 2. Walls
20. Trends in facade design 77
21. Generic wall types 84
22. Metal 86
23. Glass systems 110
24. Concrete 146
25. Masonry 158
26. Fibre reinforced polymers 178
27. Timber 186
28. 3. Roofs
29. Trends in roof design 195
30. Metal roofs 200
31. Glass roofs 220
32. Concrete roofs 236
33. Timber roofs 248
34. Fibre reinforced polymer roofs 260
35. Fabric systems 268
36. 4. Structure
37. Material systems for structures 281
38. Elements of structures 284
39. Braced frames 286
40. Portal frames 298
41. Loadbearing boxes 302
42. Trusses 314
43. Arches and shells 318
44. Space grids 322
45. Floor structures 332
46. Stairs 340
47. 5. Environment
48. Environmental studies for envelopes 349
49. Analysis for design 354
50. Low energy material systems 382
51. Active design 388
52. Support services 402
53. Performance testing of facade material systems 412
54. Performance testing of roof material systems 416
55. 6. Applications
56. 1 Working with industry: manufacturers and fabricators 419
57. 2 Triangular panels for twisted facades 422
58. 3 Twisted panels with flat glass for curved facades 424
59. 4 Solar shading louvres 430
60. 5 Double-skin facades 434
61. 6 Precast concrete panels for facades of complex geometry 436
62. 7 Exoskeleton facades of complex geometry 440
63. 8 Diagrid structures 442
64. 9 Hybrid systems forming facades of complex geometry 444
65. 10 Opaque cladding interface with full-height glazing 448
66. 11 Complex curved glazed roofs 450
67. 12 Large-scale glazed facades 454
68. 13 Panelisation of complex building surface geometry 456
69. 14 Opaque rainscreen cladding 460
70. 15 Full-height glazing with GRP-clad structural frame 462
71. 16 GRC cladding interfaces 464
72. 17 Full-height entrance glazing 466
73. 18 GRP louvres on stick glazing system 468
74. 19 GRC cladding 474
75. 20 Windows in GRC cladding 476
76. 21 Windows and unitised glazing with GRC cladding 480
77. 22 Unitised glazing with GRC cladding 482
78. 23 Complex glazed roofs with supporting steel structure 484
79. 24 Glazed roofs with complex geometry 488
80. 25 Louvres and stick glazing 490
81. 7. References
82. Glossary of terms 495
83. Authorship 500
84. Photo credits 501
85. Index 502
86. Backmatter 505