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Monsanto s house of the future (Fig. 4.37) located in Disney Land, FL was built during 1957 of practically all glass fiber-TS polyester RP other plastics also used and reinforced concrete (foundation). MIT professors designed it. View (a) shows the four U-shaped monocoque structural cantilever beams each 16 ft from the square center foundation. View (b) shows load bearing requirements of the cantilever beams. View (c) is a sectional view of the house. [Pg.292]

This main attraction was subjected to winds, tornadoes, earthquakes, and subjected to the movement of people that simulated a century of use. After two decades it was replaced to locate another scene. At that time it was determine the structure remained in tact as it was produced initially. It basically did not deflect. It was almost impossible to destroy by the conventional wrecking procedures. They had to actually cut it up [Pg.292]

These self-supporting domes required no internal or external support during or after manufacture. View (c) shows the ease in cutting windows, doors, connecting hallways from dome to dome, etc. The exterior of each dome was covered with steel wire mesh and concrete followed with waterproofing. Unfortunately its limitation in building structures was its potential fire hazard. However this basic concept with appropriate plastic foam material protection provides another approach to the low cost plastic house, etc. [Pg.293]

One of the first all plastic house was the Monsanto House of the Future erected in Disneyland, CA, USA in 1957 (Fig. 4-6). The key structural components were four [Pg.246]

16 ft (4.9 m) U-shaped cantilever (mono-coque box girders) reinforced plastic designs by MIT. Different plastics were used throughout the house including different plastic sandwich panels. [Pg.248]

When this house was to be removed to provide a different scene (a main attraction for two decades), it had suffered almost no change in deflection. It was estimated to have been subjected to winds, earthquakes, subjected to families using it to the equivalent of centuries based on all the people that passed through it, etc. Destruction by conventional techniques (wrecking ball, etc.) was impossible without first cutting sections, etc. [Pg.248]

The following example provides information on designing of plastic structural products to take static loads. It is a structural problem common to a number of different structures to show how the different structural requirements will affect the choice architectural designers has to make. The design problem will be a roof section which may be used for anything from a work shed, [Pg.248]

The roof must be able to shed water that falls on it, although it need not be waterproof in the sense of being a waterproof membrane structure. The roof surface is exposed to sun, wind and driven debris and must be resistant to erosion by the action of sunlight and the abrasive action of wind driven debris. In most cases the roof is insulated thermally to [Pg.248]


There are a surprising number of computer-con-trolled systems in homes today, all acting independently to control heating, cooling, security, lighting, appliances, entertainment equipment and even coffee makers. Houses of the future will integrate all of these computerized functions into centralized home automation systems that will help optimize energy... [Pg.209]

Fig. 4-6 House of the future structure (a) view of one section, (b) design layout, and (c) cantilever support beam. Fig. 4-6 House of the future structure (a) view of one section, (b) design layout, and (c) cantilever support beam.
HOMES — The houses of the future will be built of more durable materials than any we have today. Floors and wall covering will last almost indefinitely. New paints will add never-fading colors. [Pg.109]

Figure 6.5 Schematic of Monsanto s cantilever type structure of House of the future... Figure 6.5 Schematic of Monsanto s cantilever type structure of House of the future...
Microgravity Science Aerogel in Your House, the House of the Future f, NASA, USA, http //science.nasa.gov/newhome/help/tutorials/housefuture.htm... [Pg.34]

The MIT Home of the Future Consortium , in its recent form Open Source Building Alliance , is working on a project (project House-n, the n being scientific shorthand for... [Pg.25]

Thus the idea of a web based solution was born Leave confidential data in-house, offer client-role-based access to the simulation by a comfortable web interface. It was in the late nineties when companies discovered the internet as a potential business area of the future e-solutions promised to be the key to future markets. An interface of Hybrex accessible over the internet could be a basis for e-business. [Pg.888]

Although only 0.5% of detached houses in North Karelia were heated by pellets in 2004 Pohjois-Karjalan bioenergiaohjelma 2015, 2007), they and firewood are expected to replace oil-fired systems and the electric heating of houses in the future, especially in sparsely populated areas, due to the increasing price of oil... [Pg.524]


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