Mechanical Design for the Stage

Author: Alan Hendrickson

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press (September 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 024080631X
• ISBN-13: 978-0240806310

Book Description
Scenic effects involving rotating turntables, tracking stage wagons, and the vertical movement of curtains and painted drops have become common in both Broadway and Regional theatre productions. The machines that drive these effects range from small pneumatic cylinders pushing loads of a few pounds an inch or two, to 40 horsepower winches running multi-ton scenery at speeds 6 feet per second or more. Usually this machinery is designed by theatre technicians specifically for a particular show's effect. Compared to general industry, this design process is short, often only a few days long, it is done by one person, design teams are rare, and it is done in the absence of reference material specifically addressing the issues involved. The main goal of this book is to remedy this last situation.

Mechanical Design for the Stage will be a reference for you that will:
* provide the basic engineering formulas needed to predict the forces, torques, speeds, and power required by a given move
* give a technician a design process to follow which will direct their work from general concepts to specific detail as a design evolves, and
* show many examples of traditional stage machinery designs.

The book's emphasis will be on following standard engineering design and construction practices, and developing machines that are functional, efficient to build, easily maintained, and safe to use.

* provides the basic engineering formulas needed to predict the forces torques, speeds, and power required by a given move
* describes the most common power transmission components used in stage
machines: roller chain, cable drums, bearings, gear reducers, etc.
* gives a technician a design process to follow which will direct their work from general concepts to specific detail as a design evolves
* shows many examples of traditional stage machinery designs

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Advances in Construction Materials

By Christian U. Grosse
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 784
Publication Date: 2007-09-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3540724478
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783540724476

Book Description:
The book is a compilation of recent research results on
building construction materials. The construction industry
consumes extreme volumes of material, and the growing
demand for quality and safety require continuous
improvement of materials and material compositions. A
deep understanding of material behavior is essential to
enable efficient construction: light-weight or heavily
burdened structures ask for the development of innovative
composites or new material compositions.
Civil Engineers and Materials Scientists from all over the
world present their ideas for further material developments,
the testing of structures and solutions for in situ applications.
Many of the innovations, composites and the design of existing material mixes, especially for concrete, are discussed. These
include high-strength and high-performance concrete (HPC), self-compacting concrete (SCC), shotcrete, and textile or
fiber reinforced concrete (FRC).
Moreover, the enhancement of material variations and the
improvement of their properties are observed for most
construction materials (e.g. wood, masonry, steel, polymers).
This book gives a good overview about the state-of-the-art in
construction material science. Some of the world s leading experts have contributed in honor of Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans W.
Reinhardt. The book starts with a review about his scientific achievements up to his recent retirement. Some contributions are
presented at the conference "Advances in Construction Materials" (ACM2007) held in July 2007 in Stuttgart.

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Solar Power in Building Design

By Peter Gevorkian
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Number Of Pages: 476
Publication Date: 2007-09-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071485635
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071485630

Book Description:
Solar Power in Building Design is a complete guide to designing,
implementing, and auditing energy-efficient, cost-effective solar
power systems for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
From basic theory through project planning, cost estimating, and
manufacturing methods, this vital resource offers you everything
needed for solar power design success.. .
Filled with case studies and illustrations, this state-of-the-art
design tool covers new solar technologiesdesign implementation
techniquesenergy conservationthe economics of solar power
systemspassive solar heating powerand more. Solar Power in
Building Design features:
Step-by-step instructions for designing, implementing, and auditing
solar. power systems . Expert guidance on using solar power in any
type of building-from basic theory through project planning, cost
estimating, and manufacturing . Complete details on Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design. (LEED), plus rebate procedures and
forms . . Inside This Cutting-Edge Solar Power Toolkit . Solar power
physics and technology Practical guide to solar power design Solar
power design implementation Energy conservation Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) Sustainable energy rebate Economics
of solar power systems Passive solar heating power.

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The Art of Antiquity - Piet De Jong And the Athenian Agora

By John K. Papadopoulos
Publisher: American School of Classical Studies at Athen
Number Of Pages: 334
Publication Date: 2007-04-30
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 087661960X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780876619605

Book Description:
The archives of the American School excavations in the
Athenian Agora contain a remarkable series of watercolors
and drawings—well over 400—by Piet de Jong, one of the
best-known, most distinctive, and influential archaeological
illustrators of the 20th century. They show landscapes,
people, and, above all, objects recovered during many seasons
of fieldwork at one of the longest continuously running
archaeological projects in Greece.
The aim of this volume is to bring these illustrations out of
the storage drawers and to assemble in color a representative
sample of some of the finest of Piet de Jong’s contributions.
Along the way, this book tells the story of the Agora
excavations and assesses their contribution to scholarship.
It includes essays by 16 scholars currently working at the
Agora, and surveys the entire span of the material they are
studying—from Neolithic pottery to the Late Byzantine and
post-Byzantine frescoes from the Church of Ayios Spyridon.

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Digital Art Masters: vol. 2

By 3D Total.com

Publisher: Focal Press
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2007-07-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0240520858
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780240520858
Binding: Paperback

Book Description:

Meet some of the finest digital 2D and 3D artists working in the industry today, from Patrick Beaulieu, Philip Straub, Benita Winckler, Alessandro Baldasseroni to Khalid Al Muharraqi, Marcel Baumann and Marek Denko and see how they work. More than just a gallery book - in Digital Arts Masters each artist has written a breakdown overview, with supporting imagery of how they made there piece of work.

With Digital Arts Masters you'll understand the artists' thought process and discover the tips, tricks and techniques which really work.

Key Features:
* 50+ artists and 900 stunning color images show the best in today's digital art
* More than just a gallery - each artist offers insight into how their image was created
* From the team at 3Dtotal.com - cutting edge imagery and techniqes

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On Span and Space: Architectural Structures Explored

By Bjorn Sandaker
Publisher: Routledge
Number Of Pages: 209
Publication Date: 2007-12-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 041535787X
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415357876
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:

In this well-illustrated book, Bjorn Sandaker has set out to provide the reader with a better understanding of the relationship between technology and architecture. The technology of load-bearing structures is a key contributor to architecture. A major aspect of the book is its coverage of structure and aesthetics. As an experienced teacher and writer, Sandaker offers a well-founded aesthetic theory to support the understanding and evaluation of a structure's form and design.

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Cafes and Bars - Living in the Public

By Grafe/Bollerey
Publisher: Routledge
Number Of Pages: 213
Publication Date: 2007-10-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415363276
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415363273
Binding: Hardcover

Book Description:
The design of bars and cafes has played an important role
in the development of architecture in the twentieth century.
This influence has been felt particularly strongly over the
last 30 years, in a time when these social spaces have contributed
significantly to the rediscovery and reinvention of cities across
Europe and North America.
This volume presents and examines this significant urban
architectural production, and discusses it against a background of
the design of cafes and restaurants across the 19th and 20th
centuries. Major themes and developments are discussed and
illustrated with case studies, from the functionalist pre-World
War Two architects in Central Europe representing modernsociety
through the design of public spaces, right up to the design
of sophisticated bars and restaurants as part of the recent urban
renaissance of Barcelona and Paris in 1980s and London in the 90s.

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