Author :
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3764386991
This issue is dedicated to Mechanics in Architecture. It explores the latest findings in the science of structural mechanics, including the behavior of structures, internal forces, and deformation. It also explores the development of new structural systems designed to resist thrusts resulting from new architectural forms. Some of the papers published in this issue were presented at the Nexus 2006 during a special session dedicated to mechanics.
Author : Kim Williams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 44,28 MB
Release : 2009-12-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3764389761
The title of this issue of the Nexus Network Journal, "Architecture, Mathematics and Structure," is deliberately ambiguous. At first glance, it might seem to indicate the relationship between what buildings look like and how they stand up. This is indeed one aspect of what we are concerned with here. But on a deeper level, the fundamental concept of structure is what connects architecture to mathematics. Both architecture and mathematics are highly structured formal systems expressed through a symbolic language. For architecture, the generating structure might be geometrical, musical, modular, or fractal. Once we understand the nature of the structure underlying the design, we are able to "read" the meaning inherent in the architectural forms. The papers in this issue all explore themes of structure in different ways.
Author : Kim Williams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 30,29 MB
Release : 2008-12-16
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3764387289
Leonardo da Vinci was well aware of the fundamental importance of mathematics for architecture. This book examines Leonardo’s knowledge of theoretical mathematics, explores how he used concepts of geometry in his designs for architectural projects, and reports on a real-life construction project using Leonardo’s principles. Authors include Sylvie Duvernoy, Kim Williams, Rinus Roelofs, Biagio Di Carlo, Mark Reynolds, João Pedro Xavier, Vesna Petresin, Christopher Glass, and Jane Burry.
Author : Kim Williams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 43,47 MB
Release : 2008-12-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3764387661
This volume features a collection of papers dedicated to "Canons of Form-Making", in honor of the 500th anniversary of the birth of architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Theorist as well as practitioner, Palladio's architecture was based on well-defined canons that he had gleaned from studying the treatises as well as the remains of architecture from antiquity. Palladio himself left to posterity not only his large corpus of built works, but his Quattro libri d'architettura. Three of the papers in this issue are specifically about Palladio and his work. The other papers deal with canons of form-making, ancient and contemporary.
Author : Kim Williams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,33 MB
Release : 2009-12-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3764389745
In celebration of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, this issue of the Nexus Network Journal is devoted to relationships between astronomy, mathematics and architecture. Ancient cultures looked to the heavens in order to identify timeless principles for their own creations. Knowledge gained in astronomy was transformed into culture through architecture and design. Papers in this issue look at how astronomy influenced architecture and urban design.
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2006-12-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783764377618
This book presents an exploration of the arch from the points of view of architecture, mathematics, engineering, construction history, and cultural symbolism. Leonardo da Vinci described the arch as "two weaknesses which, leaning on each other, become a strength," a metaphor for the way that science and art lean on each other to strengthen our lives.
Author : Kim Williams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 40,18 MB
Release : 2013-07-30
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 303460520X
Nexus Network Journal 12,2: Architecture and Mathematics (Volume 12).
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 24,72 MB
Release : 2006-07-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783764377472
From ancient to modern, architects have looked for fundamental underlying principles of geometry and proportion on which to found their designs. Such principles not only provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide an order for the formal elements, they ground the architecture in timeless values and provide a source of cultural meaning. This book illustrates the use of fundamental principles of geometry and proportion in two ancient cultures, the Bronze Age and the Roman Age, as well as in twentieth-century North America.
Author : Kim Williams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,25 MB
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 3034805071
This volulme features eight original papers dedicated to the theme “Persian Architecture and Mathematics,” guest edited by Reza Sarhangi. All papers were approved through a rigorous process of blind peer review and edited by an interdisciplinary scientific editorial committee. Topics range from symmetry in ancient Persian architecture to the elaborate geometric patterns and complex three-dimensional structures of standing monuments of historical periods, from the expression of mathematical ideas to architectonic structures, and from decorative ornament to the representation of modern group theory and quasi-crystalline patterns. The articles discuss unique monuments Persia, including domed structures and two-dimensional patterns, which have received significant scholarly attention in recent years. This book is a unique contribution to studies of Persian architecture in relation to mathematics.
Author : Sarhosis, Vasilis
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 38,68 MB
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1522502327
The Discrete Element Method (DEM) has emerged as a solution to predicting load capacities of masonry structures. As one of many numerical methods and computational solutions being applied to evaluate masonry structures, further research on DEM tools and methodologies is essential for further advancement. Computational Modeling of Masonry Structures Using the Discrete Element Method explores the latest digital solutions for the analysis and modeling of brick, stone, concrete, granite, limestone, and glass block structures. Focusing on critical research on mathematical and computational methods for masonry analysis, this publication is a pivotal reference source for scholars, engineers, consultants, and graduate-level engineering students.
