Screen LibraryTextiles, polymers and composites for buildings /
Textiles, polymers and composites are increasingly being utilised within the building industry. This pioneering text provides a concise and representative overview of the opportunities available for textile, polymer and composite fibres to be used in construction and architecture.
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Woodhead Publishing Ltd,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Woodhead Publishing series in textiles ;
95 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781845693978 |
| Summary: |
Textiles, polymers and composites are increasingly being utilised within the building industry. This pioneering text provides a concise and representative overview of the opportunities available for textile, polymer and composite fibres to be used in construction and architecture. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (524 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781845699994 1845699998 |
| Index Number: | TA401 |
| CLC: | TU5-53 |
| Contents: | Part 1 Main types of textiles and polymers used in building and construction: Types and production of textiles used for building and construction-- Technical characteristics and requirements of textiles used for building and construction-- Fibre reinforced polymer composite materials for building and construction-- Developing and testing textiles and coatings for tensioned membrane structures-- Polymer foils used in construction. Part 2 Applications of textiles and polymers in construction: Tensile structures -- textiles for architecture and design-- The role, properties and applications of |