MATERIAL- ever-present consideration of arch.
COLOR, TEXTURE,SCALE-considered how materials
at the outset design process.
ARCHITECTURE-a discipline reliant on craft,
2implications for design:
a) Materials behave AS THEY ARE WORKED
BY A CRAFTSPERSON
b) Materials behave THROUGH THE LIFE OF A
BLDG.
ELASTICITY + STIFFNESS= most effective
structural materials.
ELASTICITY- ability to deform under stress and
return to original shape when stress
is remove.
STRESS- internal resistance/ reaction of an
elastic body to external force applied
to it.
DUCTILE-materials undergo in plastic
deformation before breaking.
STRAIN-deformation of body under the action
of applied force.
STIFFNESS- measures of force to push/pull a
material to its elastic limit.
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY-response to change in
temperature and moisture content.
WATER RESISTANCE
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY/ RESISTANCE OF
MAT.-assessed in constructing exterior
envelope bldg.
MAT’S TRANSIMISSION, REFLECTION, LIGHT
ABSORPTION, RADIANT HEAT- evaluated when
material is used to finish the room surface.
DENSITY/ HARDNESS-resistance to wear
abrasion, durability in use, & maintenance cost
required.
COMBUSTION-withstand exposure to fire
Types of drying:
fit w/ in overall design scheme. SEASONED Dried- exposed to sunlight, reduce
LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT-extraction & processing moisture
of raw materials. Air or Kiln Drying- under controlled condition of
(3 components: inputs, life-cycle inventory, heat, air circulation, &humidity
outputs) Wood doors:
FLASH DOORS- hallow: plywood w/ design
WOOD- construction material that is strong, PANEL DOORS- solid in structure
durable, light in weight & easy to work.
NARRA- insect resistant type of wood.
Classes of wood: SOFTWOOD and HARDWOOD WATER BOURNE-leave the wood clean,
SOFTWOOD- wood from various predominantly odourless, and readily paintable
evergreen, cone-bearing trees (pine, fir, OIL BOURNE- may color the wood and treated
hemlock & spruce) wood is paintable
HARDWOOD- wood from a broad-leaved flowering Creosote treatment- leave wood w/ colored,
tree (cherry maple, oak) typically use for oily surfaces (marine and saltwater installation)
flooring, panelling, furniture and interior trim. SOLIDNUM-preservatives for those exposed
CRAIN DIRECTION- major determining factor in the woods
use of wood as structural material.
TENSILE & COMPRESSIVE FORCE- best wood
handled parallel to the grain.
Piece of wood: withstand 1/3 force in
compression> tension parallel to grain.
Allowable compressive force perpendicular to the
grain is 1/5 to ½ of allowable compressive force
parallel to grain.
Easy to cut if tension force is perpendicular to the
grain and not parallel to it.