Research Progress on Curved Plates in China: Applications in Architecture

Applied Sciences

卷:12

Jie Chen¹  Jinxiang Chen²  Ziying Wang²  Yiheng Song² 

[1] Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Harbin 150080, China;

[2] School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China;

关键词: curved plate;    surface;    building elements;    architectural appearance;    architectural acoustics;    architectural optics;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app12020550

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Curved surfaces can give plates a unique aesthetic effect and physical advantages in acoustics and optics. Assembling such curved plates can greatly improve the image of buildings and enrich their functions. It is thus not surprising to notice that their wide applications in designed or completed buildings in China have become a trend. Thus, this study offers a comprehensive summary of the application progress of curved plates in the architectural field from three aspects: image expression, acoustic characteristics, and optical characteristics. On this basis, future directions are proposed. The main findings or suggestions are as follows: (1) climate harshness has increased recently, and the safety of structures and materials and the coupling effect of the two must be fully considered when designing the shapes of curved surface buildings; (2) research on the mechanism and numerical calculation of curved diffuser systems with different sizes and curvatures needs to be further developed; and (3) experimental studies of various and complex curved plates and different conditions to explore their optimal reflectivity, transmittance, absorptivity, and other optical properties will be an important development direction.

【 授权许可】

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