Materials, Structures, and Defying Gravity
Materials, Structures, and Defying Gravity
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Shanghai-2009
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Materials
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Materials (cont.)
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Materials (cont.)
Steel: All-steel Basilica San Sebastian, Philippines. (2nd steel structure after the Eiffel Tower
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More materials--spaghetti?
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Compression? Tension?
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Compression? Tension?
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Arches--all in compression
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No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
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but short thin pieces can be connected together to form a long thick truss (very strong)
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Form-resistant structures:
Pavilion, Mexico City (concrete roof 1.6cm thick) Pantheon, Rome (126AD) Outdoor market, Morocco (glass)
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Form-resistant structures:
folded plates
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Tensegrity
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Readable references
Gordon, J. E., Structures, Da Capo Press, 2003
Levy, Matthys, and M. Salvadori, Why Buildings Fall Down, W.W. Norton & Co., 1992
Salvadori, Mario, Why Buildings Stand Up, W.W. Norton & Co., 1990