Plastics in Architecture and Construction

Preface1 The development of plastic architecture PRINCIPLES 2 Material properties of plastics2.1 Forming characteristics and the manufacture of building elements 2.2 Resistance to environmental effects 2.3 Mechanical properties 2.4 Thermal properties 2.5 Flammability and fire performance 2.6 Additives, fillers and reinforcing materials 3. Basics of plastics 3.2 Polymer structure 3.3 The morphology of macromolecules 3.4 The classification of plastics according to their degree of cross-linking 3.5 Synthesising techniques 4. Plastics and their manufacture 4.1 Elastomers 4.2 Thermoplastics 4.2.1 Types 4.2.2 Manufacture 4.2.3 Working methods 4.2.4 Recycling 4.3 Thermosets 4.3.1 Material components 4.3.2 Manufacture 4.3.3 Properties CONSTRUCTION 5. Finished and semi-finished products 5.1 Solid sheets and panels 5.2 Profiled sheets and panels 5.3 Sandwich panels 5.4 Foams 5.5 Profiles 5.6 Special products 6. Building with plastics 6.1 Thermoplastics 6.1.1 Screwing 6.1.2 Clamping 6.1.3 Bonding 6.1.4 Welding 6.2 Thermosetting plastics 6.2.1 Screwing 6.2.2 Bonding 6.2.3 Dimensioning 6.2.4 Stability and durability CASE STUDIES7 Plastics as building envelope Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion Hong Kong, China; Tokyo, Japan; New York, USA BMW Bubble Frankfurt and Berlin, Germany Kunsthaus Graz Graz, Austria Railway station Emsdetten Emsdetten, Germany Idee Workstation Tokyo, Japan Reiss Headquarters London, United Kingdom Fiberline Composites factory and offices Middelfart, Denmark Farben des Konsums Berlin, Germany Laban Creekside London, United Kingdom Terminal V Lauterach, Austria Forum Soft Yverdon, Switzerland Polymer Engineering Centre Melbourne, Australia Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen, Germany Congress centre and auditorium Badajoz, Spain 8 Plastics as building structure Plastic tower sculpture Stuttgart, Germany D-Tower Doetinchem, Netherlands Hoofddorp bus station Hoofddorp, Netherlands Roof Yitzhak Rabin Centre Tel Aviv, Israel GRP-Glass-Pavilion Düsseldorf, Germany 9 Plastics as building structure and envelope Clip-On Utrecht, Netherlands Eiertempel Bern, Switzerland Five Bubbles Vienna, Austria fg 2000 Altenstadt, Germany Futuro different locations worldwide MYKO Weimar and Rostock, Germany Novartis Campus reception building Basel, Switzerland 10 Future developments High-performance material for supporting structures High-performance material for building envelopes Composite materials Reinforcement of supporting structures Joining technologies appropriate to the material New production methods Technology transfer GlossaryBibliographyAbout the authors AcknowledgementsName and building index Subject index Illustration credits