Research Progress on Curved Plates in China: Applications in Architecture

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 bu...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2022-01, Vol.12 (2), p.550
Main Authors: Song, Yiheng, Wang, Ziying, Chen, Jie, Chen, Jinxiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorptivity
Acoustics
architectural acoustics
architectural appearance
architectural optics
Architecture
Building construction
building elements
Buildings
Classification
Crack initiation
curved plate
Diffusers
Mechanical properties
Medical equipment
Optical properties
Plates
Porcelain
surface
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app12020550