Hyperbolic Structures: Shukhov's Lattice Towers - Forerunners of Modern Lightweight Construction [Paperback]

Hyperbolic structures analyses the interactions of form with the structural behaviour of hyperbolic lattice towers, and the effects of the various influencing factors were determined with the help of parametric studies and load capacity analyses. This evaluation of Shukhovs historical calculations and the reconstruction of the design and development process of his water towers shows why the Russian engineer is considered not only a pathfinder for lightweight structures but also a pioneer of parametrised design processes.

Foreword 8

Preface 10

Building with hyperbolic lattice structures 14

Geometry and form of hyperbolic lattice structures 24

Structural analysis and calculation methods 32

Relationships between form and structural behaviour 50

Design and analysis of Shukhovs towers 66

NiGRES tower on the Oka 94

R?sum? 112

Towers in comparison 114

Notes 143

Literature 145

Picture Credits 146

Index 148

Dr. Ing. Matthias Beckh was a research assistant in the Department of Structural Engineering at the Technical University of Munich and currently works for Buro Happold in Munich and Berlin.

Working at the threshold of the Modern Age, Vladimir G. `uchov (Shukhov) is regarded as one of the world's most outstanding and versatile engineers. Some of his fascinating and technically sophisticated structures, always so delicately proportioned they cannot fail to catch the eye, have no equivalent among the structures of today.

From the time Shukhov built the first hyperbolic lattice tower at the end of the 19th century, he has been seen as the founder and developer of this then nl£d