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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811931503321

Autore

McLean William (William F.)

Titolo

Air structures / / Will McLean & Pete Silver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Laurence King Publishing, , 2015

ISBN

1-78067-808-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Disciplina

624.1

Soggetti

Air-supported structures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Air Structures: A History; 1. Air: Structures; 1.1 Air-Supported Structures; 1.2 Air-Beam Structures; 1.3 Air-Cell Structures; 1.4 Air Cushion Building Envelopes; 1.5 Buoyant and Lighter-Than-Air-Structures; 1.6 Inflatable Bridges, Booms and Buoys; 2. Air: Movement; 2.1 Pneumatic Building Skins; 2.2 Air Muscles, Air Springs & Airbags; 2.3 Transportation; 3. Air: Designing and Fabricating; 3.1 Soap Bubbles as a Design Tool; 3.2 Air-Formed Structures; 3.3 Air-Formed Furniture, Fixtures and Fashion; 3.4 Materials With Added Air; 4. The Technology of Air; 4.1 Air Pressure; 4.2 Key People; Index

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