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#1 johnfwd

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Posted 10 April 2017 - 07:09 AM

Interesting CNN website article below focuses on technological innovations driving modern architecture.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2...ions/index.html

 

This article also made me wonder how new technologies have influenced the Frost Tower being constructed downtown.  I was reminded of a Fort Worth Business article on the state of downtown written by Marice Richter (see Post#22 in "State of Downtown FW," City Issues).  Referring to Frost Tower, Richter wrote "...the new skyscraper is generating buzz as a 21st Century marvel with exquisite design features and amenities..."   Is Frost Tower an illustration of technology-driven architecture?  I'm not intending to create extended discussion about the Frost Tower project itself, which is discussed in a separate thread.



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Posted 26 February 2018 - 05:12 AM

Tall buildings made of wood would seem to be a throwback to the 19th Century or earlier than that, in times before concrete and steel.  When I first saw this article on the CNN news website my first thought were the words "tinder box."  Apparently that is not so.  But what about earthquakes and tornados?

 

Any wooden high-rise buildings in Fort Worth?

 

http://www.cnn.com/s...il_bottommedium



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Posted 26 February 2018 - 08:14 AM

But what about earthquakes?

 

"A steel vibration-control framework will underpin the design -- an important feature in a city where earthquakes are frequent."

 

I also noted they said, "Cross-laminated timber, for example, sees thin layers of wood placed across one another at right angles, and laminated with fire-resistant glue to create a stronger weave."

 

One way to think of it is:  Composite materials such as those made from carbon fiber are essentially synthetic wood.  In real wood, sap stiffens into resin, providing the matrix that holds the wood fibers together, creating a strong structure.  In carbon fiber, the fibers are similarly held together by an epoxy resin.  From that standpoint, it's not that much of a stretch to use wood fibers in a new wood-composite hybrid material.


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