Plastics : in architecture and construction

Preface 1 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.