Hyperbolic structures : Shukhov's lattice towers - forerunners of modern lightweight construction

Hyperbolic structures : Shukhov's lattice towers - forerunners of modern lightweight construction / Matthias Beckh.

Working at the threshold of the Modern Age, Vladimir G.suchov (Shukhov) is regarded as one of the world's mostoutstanding and versatile engineers. Some of his fascinating andtechnically sophisticated structures, always so delicatelyproportioned they cannot fail to catch the eye, have no equival...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beckh, Matthias, 1974-
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
Subjects:
Hyperboloid structures.
Structural frames > Design and construction.
Lattice theory.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
Hyperboloid structures
Lattice theory
Structural frames > Design and construction
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Hyperbolische Stabwerke.
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Current state of research
  • Overview
  • Building with hyperbolic lattice structures
  • The development of building with iron in the 19th century
  • The work of Vladimir G. Shukhov, pioneer of lightweight construction
  • Outline biography
  • Arched girders
  • Lattice gridshells
  • Suspended roofs
  • The hyperbolic lattice towers of Vladimir G. Shukhov
  • Patent No. 1896
  • The tubular towers of Mannesmann
  • Water towers
  • Multistorey towers
  • Hyperbolic structures after Shukhov
  • Geometry and form of hyperbolic lattice structuresPrinciples and classification
  • Conic sections
  • Second-order algebraic surfaces
  • One-sheeted hyperboloid
  • Geometry of hyperbolic lattice structures
  • Fundamental relationships
  • Position of coordinates
  • Geometry of the frame mesh
  • Structural analysis and calculation methods
  • The problem of inextensional bending
  • Principal structural behaviour
  • Vertical load transfer
  • Horizontal load transfer
  • Influence of torsion
  • Theoretical principles for determining ultimate load capacity
  • Stress and stability failuresLinear structural behaviour and stability analysis
  • Non-linear structural behaviour and stability analysis
  • Imperfections
  • Parametric studies on differently meshed hyperboloids
  • Intermediate rings at the intersection points (variant 1)
  • Construction used by Vladimir G. Shukhov (variant 2)
  • Reticulated shell (variant 3)
  • Principles of the parametric studies
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Modelling and member arrangement
  • Load assumptions
  • Choice of imperfections in determining the load capacity
  • Calculation of load capacityRelationships between form and structural behaviour
  • Comparison of circular cylindrical shells and hyperboloids of rotation
  • Mesh variant 1: Intermediate rings at intersection points
  • Influence of the rotation angle
  • Mesh variant 2: Construction used by Vladimir G. Shukhov
  • Influence of the rotation angle
  • Influence of the rotation angle with flexurally stiff intermediate ring connections
  • Influence of sizes of radii
  • Influence of the number of vertical member pairs n
  • Influence of the number of intermediate rings
  • Influence of the stiffness of the intermediate ringsInfluence of multilayer construction
  • Influence of an additional horizontal load
  • Summary of the results from variant 2
  • Mesh variant 3: Discretisation as reticulated shells
  • Influence of the number of vertical members on the load capacity:
  • Influence of the node stiffness on the load capacity
  • Summary and comparison of the results
  • Structural analysis of selected towers built by Vladimir G. Shukhov
  • Water tower for the All-Russia Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod (1896)
  • Water tower in Mykolaiv (1907)

Similar Items