Building with Snow: Technical Exploration and Practice of Snow Materials and Snow Architecture
Focusing on the design and construction of snow structures, this paper explores the properties of snow materials, construction methods, and operation–maintenance strategies, aiming to demonstrate how to integrate architectural functionality, aesthetics, and structural reliability in snow architectur...
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| description | Focusing on the design and construction of snow structures, this paper explores the properties of snow materials, construction methods, and operation–maintenance strategies, aiming to demonstrate how to integrate architectural functionality, aesthetics, and structural reliability in snow architecture. It reviews current methods of snow material testing and numerical simulation, yet research on the material properties of machine-made snow remains limited. Current design trends in snow architecture emphasize diverse artistic expressions. After reviewing construction methods of existing snow buildings, the paper employs finite element analysis software to validate design schemes. Upon confirming structural feasibility, it further proposes a monitoring framework for snow structures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ddb103cbe9ac49d29e05a25f69760be52025-08-20T02:17:19ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-04-01158127710.3390/buildings15081277Building with Snow: Technical Exploration and Practice of Snow Materials and Snow ArchitectureJianfeng Sun0Qingwen Zhang1Guolong Zhang2Feng Fan3Key Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of the Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, ChinaKey Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of the Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, ChinaKey Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of the Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, ChinaKey Lab of Structures Dynamic Behavior and Control of the Ministry of Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, ChinaFocusing on the design and construction of snow structures, this paper explores the properties of snow materials, construction methods, and operation–maintenance strategies, aiming to demonstrate how to integrate architectural functionality, aesthetics, and structural reliability in snow architecture. It reviews current methods of snow material testing and numerical simulation, yet research on the material properties of machine-made snow remains limited. Current design trends in snow architecture emphasize diverse artistic expressions. After reviewing construction methods of existing snow buildings, the paper employs finite element analysis software to validate design schemes. Upon confirming structural feasibility, it further proposes a monitoring framework for snow structures.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/8/1277snow materialsnow architecturestructure designconstruction method |
| spellingShingle | Jianfeng Sun Qingwen Zhang Guolong Zhang Feng Fan Building with Snow: Technical Exploration and Practice of Snow Materials and Snow Architecture Buildings snow material snow architecture structure design construction method |
| title | Building with Snow: Technical Exploration and Practice of Snow Materials and Snow Architecture |
| title_full | Building with Snow: Technical Exploration and Practice of Snow Materials and Snow Architecture |
| title_fullStr | Building with Snow: Technical Exploration and Practice of Snow Materials and Snow Architecture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building with Snow: Technical Exploration and Practice of Snow Materials and Snow Architecture |
| title_short | Building with Snow: Technical Exploration and Practice of Snow Materials and Snow Architecture |
| title_sort | building with snow technical exploration and practice of snow materials and snow architecture |
| topic | snow material snow architecture structure design construction method |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/8/1277 |
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