1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964919203321

Titolo

An anthology of structural morphology / / edited by Rene Motro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2009

ISBN

9786612760730

9781282760738

1282760734

9789812837219

9812837213

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MotroRené <1946->

Disciplina

624.1

624.1/7

624.17

Soggetti

Structural analysis (Engineering)

Structural design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; 1. The First 13 Years of Structural Morphology Group - A Personal View T. Wester; 1. The Background; 2. The Beginning; 3. Group Activities; 3.1.1. SMG1 - Montpellier Seminar 1992; 3.1.2. SMG2 - Stuttgart Seminar 1994; 3.1.3. SMG 3 - Nottingham Colloquium 1997; 3.1.4. SMG 4 - Delft Colloquium 2000; 3.1.5. SMG 5 - Montpellier Seminar (workshop) 2004; 3.2. SMG Newsletter; 3.3. SMG Activities at IASS Conferences e.g. Sessions, Meetings; 3.4. The SMG Seminar Proceedings (see also chapter 3.1); 4. Further Recent SMG-Relevant Reading; 5. Tsuboi Awards; 6. Research and End Notes

Acknowledgements2. An Approach to Structural Morphology R. Motro; Introduction; 1. Structural Morphology; 1.1. Structure and System; 1.1.1. Structure; 1.1.2. System; 1.1.3. Structure and System; 1.1.4. Conclusion; 1.2. Form and Structure; 1.3. The Design Process; 1.3.1. Structures and Constructions; 1.3.2. Design of Structures; 1.3.3. Modelling the Design Process; 1.4. Structural Morphology; 2. Landmarks; 2.1. Stone Cutting; 2.2. Geometry; 2.3. Bionics; 2.4.



Equilibrium Forms; 3. Form and Meaning; 3.1. Structural Morphology and Art; 3.2. Order and Harmony; 3.3. Form and Meaning; Conclusion

References3. The Structural Morphology of Curved Diaphragms - Or the Structural Behaviour of Floral Polyhedra T. Wester; 1. Basic Stability in 3-Dimensional Space; 2. The Genus of Polyhedra; 3. Plane Faceted Polyhedra - Genus Zero; 4. Plane Faceted Polyhedra - Genus above Zero; 5. Infinite Polyhedra; 6. Floral Polyhedra; 7. Conclusion; References and Notes; 4. Polyhedroids P. Huybers; 1. Definition of Polyhedra; 2. Regular and Semi Semi-Regular Polyhedra; 3. Index Numbers for Polyhedra; 4. Close-Packings; 5. Prisms and Antiprisms; 6. Augmentation; 7. Sphere Subdivisions; 8. Sphere Deformation

9. Polyhedra in Building n9.1. Cubic and Prismatic Shapes; 9.2. Solitary Polyhedra; 9.3. Combinations; 9.4. Domes; 10. 3D-Slide Presentation; References; 5. Novational Transformations H. Nooshin, F. G. A. Albermani and P. L. Disney; 1. Introduction; 2. An Example; 3. Novations; 4. Sharp Novations; 5. Exponential Decay Novations; 6. Multiple Specifications; 7. Further Examples; 8. Indirect ED Novations; 9. Novation Function; Acknowledgements; References; 6. Some Structural-Morphological Aspects of Deployable Structures for Space Enclosures A. Hanaor; 1. General Principles

2. Double-Layer Grids2.1. Pantographic Grids; 2.2. Other DLG Bar Systems; 2.3. Strut-Cable Systems; 3. Single-Layer Retractable and Dismountable Grids; 3.1. Angulated Pantographic Grids; 3.2. Reciprocal Grids and Ruled Surfaces; 4. Masts and Spines for Fabric and Hybrid Structures; 4.1. Rigid Bar Grids; 4.2. Strut-Cable Systems; 5. Plate Structures tructures; 5.1. Folded Plates; 5.2. Curved Surfaces; 6. Tensioned Membrane Systems; 6.1. Fabric and Hybrid Structures; 6.2. Pneumatic Structures; 7. References; 7.1. General; 7.2. Double-Layer Pantographic Grids; 7.3. Double-Layer Bar Grids

7.4. Strut-Cable Systems (DLGs)

Sommario/riassunto

The structural morphology working group of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, founded in 1991, has helped to launch several international seminars, newsletters and specific sessions of international conferences devoted to structural morphology. This book contains papers that have been selected either for their fundamental contribution to structural morphology or for their actual pertinence in the field. Polyhedral geometry, double-curved surfaces, biological structures, foldable systems, form-finding techniques, and free form design are some of the topics included



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960508403321

Titolo

Contesting Europe's eastern rim : cultural identities in public discourse / / edited by Ljiljana Saric ...[et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, 2010

ISBN

9786613147646

9781283147644

1283147645

9781847693259

1847693253

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Multilingual matters ; ; 143

Altri autori (Persone)

ŠarićLjiljana

Disciplina

401/.410947

Soggetti

Discourse analysis - Political aspects

Nationalism

Identity (Psychology)

Ethnicity

Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Contested Cultural Identities in Public Discourse -- 1. Expellees, Counterfactualism and Potatoes. Enlargement and Cross-National Debates in German-Polish Relations -- 2. The Role of Metaphor in Shaping Cultural Stereotypes: A Case Study of French Public Discourse on European Union Enlargement -- 3. Metaphors in German and Lithuanian Discourse Concerning the Expansion of the European Union -- 4. Domestic and Foreign Media Images of the Balkans -- 5. Naming Strategies and Neighboring Nations in the Croatian Media -- 6. Mujahiddin in Our Midst: Bosnian Croats after the Wars of Succession -- 7. Construction of Serbian and Montenegrin Identities through Layout and Photographs of Leading Politicians in Official Newspapers -- 8. Krekism and the Construction of Slovenian National Identity: Newspaper Commentaries on Slovenia’s European Union Integration -- 9. The Linguistic Image of the Balkans in the



Polish Press in Discourse on European Union Expansion -- 10. The Eternal Outsider? Scenarios of Turkey’s Ambitions to Join the European Union in the German Press -- 11. Contested Identities: Miroslav Krleža’s Two Europes versus the Notion of Europe’s Edge -- 12. Masculinity and the New Sensibility: Reading a Contemporary Montenegrin Novel -- 13. The Rhetoric of Present Absence: Representing Jewishness in Post-Totalitarian Poland -- Conclusion. Discursive Negotiations of Cultural Identity and Europe’s Eastern Rim

Sommario/riassunto

Since 1989, Europe’s eastern rim has been in constant flux. This collection focuses on how political and economic transformations have triggered redefinitions of cultural identity. Using discursive modes of identity construction (deconstruction, reconstruction, reformulation, and invention) the book focuses on the creation of opposition to old and new 'outsiders' and 'insiders' in Europe. The linguistic study of discourse elements in connection with an exploration of the significance of metaphors in anchoring individual and collective identity is innovative and allows for a unique analysis of public discourse in Europe.