Textiles, Polymers and Composites for Buildings

✍ Scribed by G. Pohl (Eds.)

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 502
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Textiles, polymers and composites are increasingly being utilised within the building industry. This pioneering text provides a concise and representative overview of the opportunities available for textile, polymer and composite fibres to be used in construction and architecture.

The first set of chapters examine the main types and properties of textiles, polymers and composites used in buildings. Key topics include the types and production of textiles, the use of polymer foils and fibre reinforced polymer composites as well as textiles and coatings for tensioned membrane structures. The second part of the book presents a selection of applications within the building industry. Chapters range from the use of textiles in tensile structures, sustainable building concepts with textile materials, innovative composite-fibre applications for architecture, to smart textile and polymer fibres for structural health monitoring.

With its distinguished editor and team of international contributors, Textiles, polymers and composites for buildings is an important reference for architects, fabric manufacturers, fibre-composite experts, civil engineers, building designers, academics and students.

• Provides a concise and representative overview of the opportunities available for textile, polymer and composite fibres to be used in construction
• Provides an insight into how high-tech textiles already influence our daily lives as well as potential applications in modern buildings
• Features a thorough discussion of technical characteristics and requirements of textiles used for buildings and construction

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributor contact details, Pages xiii-xvi, G. Pohl, M. Milwich, B. Baier, M. Motavalli, C. Czaderski, A. Schumacher, D. Gsell, T. Stegmaier, P. Schneider, A. Vohrer, H. Planck, R. Blum, H. Bögner-Balz, L. Schiemann, K. Moritz, J. Chilton, J. Pohl, G. Pohl, M. Milwich, T. Speck, G. Pohl, et al.
Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles, Pages xvii-xxiii
1 - Introduction, Pages 1-10, G. Pohl
2 - Types and production of textiles used for building and construction, Pages 13-48, M. Milwich
3 - Technical characteristics and requirements of textiles used for building and construction, Pages 49-68, B. Baier
4 - Fibre reinforced polymer composite materials for building and construction, Pages 69-128, M. Motavalli, C. Czaderski, A. Schumacher, D. Gsell
5 - Developing and testing textiles and coatings for tensioned membrane structures, Pages 129-188,189e-191e, T. Stegmaier, P. Schneider, A. Vohrer, H. Planck, R. Blum, H. Bögner-Balz
6 - Polymer foils used in construction, Pages 189-226, L. Schiemann, K. Moritz
7 - Tensile structures – textiles for architecture and design, Pages 229-257, J. Chilton
8 - The role, properties and applications of textile materials in sustainable buildings, Pages 258-289,290e, J. Pohl, G. Pohl
9 - Learning from nature: lightweight constructions using the ‘technical plant stem’, Pages 290-309, M. Milwich, T. Speck
10 - The role of textiles in providing biomimetic solutions for construction, Pages 310-329, G. Pohl, T. Speck, O. Speck, J. Pohl
11 - Smart textile and polymer fibres for structural health monitoring, Pages 330-350, A. Güemes, T.B. Messervey
12 - Textiles for insulation systems, control of solar gains and thermal losses and solar systems, Pages 351-374, J.M. Cremers
13 - Sustainable buildings: biomimicry and textile applications, Pages 375-397, E. Hertzsch
14 - Challenges in using textile materials in architecture: the case of Australia, Pages 398-419, E. Hertzsch, K. Lau
15 - Innovative composite-fibre components in architecture, Pages 420-470, G. Pohl, M. Pfalz
Index, Pages 471-487