The Application of Traditional Building Materials in Modern Architecture

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 5085-5088
Author(s):  
Jian Wang

In modern buildings, with the continuous development of material science and building technology, the decorative manifestations of traditional building materials are emancipated from conventional restrictions. Supported by new processing techniques and ideas, they are endowed with new interpretations. Besides, many forceful manifestation techniques are thus formed. In particular, in some buildings dotted with intensively regional characteristics, by combining local emotional traditional materials and modern technology, the continuity of traditional materials and technology is highlighted in modern architectural structures. The continuity not only grants traditional materials with modern and artistic decorative functions, but also intensively demonstrates traditional emotions of modern buildings by combining different traditional materials’ properties and new materials, adopting their advantages and avoiding the deficiencies.

2014 ◽  
Vol 638-640 ◽  
pp. 2304-2307
Author(s):  
Yan Juan Han ◽  
Bai Hao Li

Taking the development of buildings techniques as the main line, the evolution of urban architecture in Guangzhou was briefly discussed. Western building technology is the main thrust for the evolution of Chinese modern architecture, leading Chinese architecture transformed from traditional styles to the modern. Being a process of importing, imitation, digestion and absorption of the western building technology, the evolution of Chinese modern architecture could be divided into three stages: budding stage, implantation stage and localization stage. At the budding stage, the change is concentrated in the evolution of masonry techniques and building materials, such as brick and stone. The representation of the implantation stage is the advanced materials and techniques, such as cement, plate glass, steel and reinforced concrete structures were successively imported. According to application times for advanced technology, it is probably on the same level for China and Western building technology in the implantation stage. During the localization stage, with the growth of Chinese designers and craftsmen, traditional building styles were explored and practiced in new architecture forms to adapt the local environment combining with the western building technology, and all the tests have promoted the localization of modern building technology in Guangzhou.


Author(s):  
R. Sharma ◽  
B.L. Ramakrishna ◽  
N.N. Thadhani ◽  
D. Hianes ◽  
Z. Iqbal

After materials with superconducting temperatures higher than liquid nitrogen have been prepared, more emphasis has been on increasing the current densities (Jc) of high Tc superconductors than finding new materials with higher transition temperatures. Different processing techniques i.e thin films, shock wave processing, neutron radiation etc. have been applied in order to increase Jc. Microstructural studies of compounds thus prepared have shown either a decrease in gram boundaries that act as weak-links or increase in defect structure that act as flux-pinning centers. We have studied shock wave synthesized Tl-Ba-Cu-O and shock wave processed Y-123 superconductors with somewhat different properties compared to those prepared by solid-state reaction. Here we report the defect structures observed in the shock-processed Y-124 superconductors.


MRS Bulletin ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 21-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel S. Miller ◽  
Arthur J. Epstein

Molecule-based magnets are a broad, emerging class of magnetic materials that expand the materials properties typically associated with magnets to include low density, transparency, electrical insulation, and low-temperature fabrication, as well as combine magnetic ordering with other properties such as photoresponsiveness. Essentially all of the common magnetic phenomena associated with conventional transition-metal and rare-earth-based magnets can be found in molecule-based magnets. Although discovered less than two decades ago, magnets with ordering temperatures exceeding room temperature, very high (∼27.0 kOe or 2.16 MA/m) and very low (several Oe or less) coercivities, and substantial remanent and saturation magnetizations have been achieved. In addition, exotic phenomena including photoresponsiveness have been reported. The advent of molecule-based magnets offers new processing opportunities. For example, thin-film magnets can be prepared by means of low-temperature chemical vapor deposition and electrodeposition methods.


2012 ◽  
Vol 461 ◽  
pp. 414-417
Author(s):  
Dan Hua Ying ◽  
Xua Nang Hu ◽  
Jian Ge ◽  
Dian Xin Jia ◽  
Yan Zhu

This article engages in a survey on the countryside’s building materials in Zhejiang province, and indicates problems in the new countryside construction during the early 1990s to 2005: on one side, rarely few new materials for energy-conservation is being used; on the other side, traditional materials of local characteristics are abandoned. Therefore, this article indicates a range of materials which make improvement or innovation on traditional ones for the characteristic of Zhejiang rural areas. Then comparison is made between clay brick and these ecological materials. As a result, this guides villagers to improve the indoor thermal comfort and to promote rural economic development without large investment.


2011 ◽  
Vol 264-265 ◽  
pp. 777-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Maleque ◽  
M.S. Hossain ◽  
S. Dyuti

successful design of folding bicycle should take into account the function, material properties, and fabrication process. There are some other factors that should be considered in anticipating the behavior of materials for folding bicycle. In order to understand the relationship between material properties and design of a folding bicycle and also for the future direction in new materials with new design, a comprehensive study on the design under different conditions are essential. Therefore, a systematic study on the relationship between material properties and design for folding bicycle has been performed. The advantages and disadvantages matrix between conventional bicycle and folding bicycle is presented for better understanding of the materials properties and design. It was found that the materials properties of the folding bicycle frame such as fatigue and tensile strength are the important properties for the better performance of the frame. The relationship between materials properties and design is not straight forward because the behavior of the material in the finished product could be different from that of the raw material. The swing hinge technique could be a better technique in the design for the folding bicycle frame.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
Kamau Maina ◽  
Dr. Samson Nyang’au Paul

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the influence of low cost building materials on reduction of housing deficit in Nairobi County, Kenya.Methodology: The study adopted four theories: open innovations theory, the value theory, transformational leadership theory, and institutional theory. Methodologically, the study adopted a descriptive research design, while the population of this study was all the real estate firms registered by Kenya Property Developers Association (KPDA). Census technique was employed to collect data from all 69 real estate firms using questionnaires. Questionnaires were applied to collect primary data, where the researcher trained research assistants to aid the data collection procedure. A pilot-test was conducted as an approach to establishing both the reliability and validity assessments of the questionnaire. Statistical packages for social sciences (SPSS) was used to undertake both descriptive and inferential statistical computations.Results: The findings of the study established that the use of technology enhances the capability and capacity of construction firms to use an array of building materials. The study found that use of modern technology defined skilled labour because most organizations are leveraging technology as a basis of realizing competitive advantage. It also established that real estate firms utilize competent based human resource management firms to hire qualified personnel. In addition, it was evident that personality traits influenced adoption of new technology in the construction of low cost housing, whereas knowledge and attitudes, and skills were significantly attributed to adoption of new technology.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: In light of the research findings, the study recommends that organizations should leverage modern technology as a basis of realizing efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of projects. The study likewise recommends that organizations should build capacities to enhance labour productivity. In addition, the study recommends that organizations should adopt transformational leadership approaches as a basis of enhancing performance. The study recommends the need to revise the legal framework with a view to ensure that it reflects the changing needs of the project requirements.


2017 ◽  
Vol 755 ◽  
pp. 286-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dávid Ágoston Balázs ◽  
Zoltán Nyikes ◽  
Tünde Kovács

Building protection on our century is very important because of the terrorist attacks. The old buildings in Europe aren’t enough strong again blast loads. Nowadays we know many different explosives and theirs effects of walls and human bodies. The detonation caused blast effect provokes building damage and fragmentation effects. The explosion caused damages, parts of bricks and fragments produce other secondary damage in other buildings and human bodies.It can’t protect the historical and old buildings by new walls and fences because of the cityscape. It needs to find new possibilities to improve the buildings resistance again blast effects. It needs a effectively thin and strong materials to reinforced the buildings walls. The new materials innovated by material science can be good solution for this project. These materials usually composites likes syntactic foams, spherical shells or carbon fields reinforced composites.


2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 1379-1382
Author(s):  
Tie Xin Dong

There has been a long history of applying metal to architecture. At the beginning, they just appeared in the structure of bridges, factories and storages, and then gradually turned up as a form of building structural materials in civil architecture such as markets, schools and office buildings. So all the time, metal like steel structure or hardware impresses people as a kind of industrialized building materials. With the development of architectural technology and the researching of characteristics of building materials, metal material has been brought in building skin design with brand-new appearance, and coruscate new vitality in the field of architectural design depending on full of variety of expressions and economic environmental character.


1982 ◽  
pp. 177-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. F. Manes ◽  
C. Susini ◽  
P. Tortoli ◽  
C. Atzeni

2021 ◽  
Vol 1198 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001

Abbreviated name of the seminar conference: NNEP-2021 The purpose of the seminar is to discuss the latest achievements in fundamental and applied science in the development, manufacture, application of new materials and devices based on them. The spectra of the electromagnetic characteristics of materials and the electromagnetic response of structures made of these materials, in a wide frequency range, including THz range, are also considered. Special attention is paid to modern measuring instruments and teaching methods for high school students and graduate students. The first Russian-Belarusian International Seminar was held at the Belarusian State University in 2016 (Minsk), then at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS named after I. Nikolaeva A.V. in 2017 (Novosibirsk), at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in 2018 (Skolkovo), at the National Research Tomsk State University (TSU) in 2019 (Tomsk). Notable speakers: Dunaevsky G.E., Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, TSU, Tomsk. Kuzhir P.P., Ph.D., Belarusian State University (BSU), Minsk, Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland Maksimenko S.A., Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, BSU, Minsk Nasibulin A.G., Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow Okotrub A.V., Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of Novosibirsk State University (NSU), Novosibirsk Fedorov G.E., Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Minin I.V., Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, Novosibirsk Kuznetsov V.L., Ph.D. Associate Professor, NSU, Institute of Coal of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, Novosibirsk Nomoev A.V., Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Institute of Physical Material Science of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, Ulan-Ude, Russia Bashkuev U.B., Professor, Institute of Physical Material Science of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, Ulan-Ude, Russia Suslyaev V.I., Ph.D., Associate Professor of TSU, Tomsk. Members of the Scientific and Organizing Committees: Chairman Suslyaev V.I., Ph.D., Associate Professor, TSU, Tomsk Deputy Chairman Minin O.V., Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Novosibirsk Scientific Secretary Dotsenko O.A., Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor, TSU, Tomsk. Committee members: Kochetkova T.D., Ph.D., associate professor of TSU Badin A.V., Ph.D., associate professor of TSU Zhukov A.A., Ph.D., associate professor of TSU Wagner D.V., Ph.D., associate Professor of TSU Korovin E.Yu., Ph.D., associate professor of TSU Kuleshov G.E., Ph.D., associate professor of TSU Pavlova A.A., post-graduate student of TSU Dorozhkin K.V., post-graduate student of TSU. All materials were reviewed by the editors: Dr. U.L. Mishigdorzhiin from the Institute of Physical Material Science of the Siberian Branch of the RAS, Ulan-Ude, Russia and Prof. S.P. Bardakhanov from the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia. The conference consisted of plenary presentations for 30 minutes and session reports for 10 minutes. There were 35 oral reports. The organizers have provided 5 minutes for questions that can be asked in person or via the Internet. Topics were: • Synthesis and diagnostics of carbon nanostructures • Hybrid materials • Electrophysical characteristics of carbon nanostructures • Application of THz and GHz radiation for characterization of nanomaterials • Graphene electronics • Magnetic nanomaterials • Theoretical methods and approaches applied to nanoelectromagnetism • Biomedical applications of new materials • Automation of measurements • Modern educational methods The organizers and participants of NNEP-2021 noted the high scientific level of the presented reports.


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