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• Preface
• Contents
• 1 The History of Furniture Construction
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Antique Furniture
• 1.2.1 Furniture of Ancient Egypt
• 1.2.2 Furniture of Ancient Assyria and Persia
• 1.2.3 Furniture of Ancient Greece
• 1.2.4 Furniture of Ancient Rome
• 1.3 Furniture of the Middle Ages
• 1.4 Modern Furniture
• 1.4.1 Renaissance Furniture
• 1.4.2 Baroque Furniture
• 1.4.3 Rococo Furniture
• 1.4.4 Classical Furniture
• 1.4.5 Empire Furniture
• 1.4.6 Biedermeier Furniture
• 1.4.7 Eclectic Furniture
• 1.4.8 Art Nouveau Furniture
• 1.4.9 Art Deco Furniture
• 1.4.10 Early Twentieth-Century Furniture
• References
• 2 Classification and Characteristics of Furniture
• 2.1 Characteristics of Furniture
• 2.2 Classification of Furniture
• 2.2.1 Groups of Furniture According to Their Purpose
• 2.2.2 Groups of Furniture According to Their Functionality
• 2.2.3 Groups of Furniture According to Their Form and Construction
• 2.2.4 Groups of Furniture According to Technology
• 2.2.5 Groups of Furniture According to Their Quality
• 2.3 Characteristic of Case Furniture
• 2.4 Characteristic of Skeletal Furniture
• 2.5 Characteristic of Upholstered Furniture
• References
• 3 Ergonomics of Furniture
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Basic Design Requirements
• 3.2.1 Aesthetic Requirements
• 3.2.2 Functional Requirements
• 3.2.3 Construction and Technology Requirements
• 3.2.4 Technical and Economy Requirements
• 3.3 Form and Construction of Furniture
• 3.4 Anthropotechnical Designing
• 3.4.1 Anthropometric Measures of the Human
• 3.4.2 Requirements for Office Furniture
• 3.4.2.1 Dimensional Requirements
• 3.4.2.2 Requirements Concerning Safety of Use
• 3.4.3 Requirements for School Furniture
• 3.4.3.1 Dimensional Requirements
• 3.4.3.2 Requirements for Safety of Use
• 3.4.4 Requirements for Kitchen Furniture
• 3.4.4.1 Dimensional Requirements
• 3.4.4.2 Errors in Measuring Kitchen Areas
• 3.4.4.3 Requirements for Safety of Use
• 3.4.5 Requirements for Furniture for Sitting and Relaxing
• 3.4.5.1 Dimensional Requirements
• 3.4.5.2 Requirements for Safety of Use
• 3.4.6 Requirements for Beds
• 3.4.6.1 Dimensional Requirements
• 3.4.6.2 Quality of Sleep
• 3.4.6.3 Requirements for Safety of Use
• References
• 4 Introduction to Engineering Design of Furniture
• 4.1 General Information
• 4.2 Methods of Furniture Design and Construction
• 4.3 Designing and Cost Analysis
• 4.4 Errors in Furniture Design
• 4.5 Materials Used in Furniture Design
• 4.5.1 Wood
• 4.5.1.1 General Characteristics of Wood
• 4.5.1.2 Elasticity of Wood
• 4.5.2 Wood-Based Materials
• 4.5.2.1 Structure of Wood-Based Materials
• 4.5.2.2 Elasticity of Wood-Based Materials
• 4.5.3 Leathers and Fabrics
• 4.6 Furniture Joints
• 4.6.1 Joints with Mechanical Connectors
• 4.6.2 Shaped and Shape-Adhesive Joints
• 4.6.2.1 Frontal Parallel Joints
• 4.6.2.2 Longitudinal Parallel Joints
• 4.6.2.3 Flat L-Type Joints
• 4.6.2.4 Flat T-Type Joints
• 4.6.2.5 Flat X-Type Joints
• 4.6.2.6 Plate Frontal Parallel Joints
• 4.6.2.7 Plate Longitudinal Parallel Joints
• 4.6.2.8 Plate L-Type Joints
• 4.6.2.9 Plate T-Type Joints
• 4.6.2.10 Plate X-Type Joints
• 4.7 200EAssemblages, Subassemblages and Elements of Furniture
• 4.7.1 Elements of Furniture
• 4.7.1.1 Board Elements
• 4.7.1.2 Beam and Rod Elements
• 4.7.1.3 Elastic Elements
• 4.7.2 Subassemblages of Furniture
• 4.7.3 Assemblages of Furniture
• 4.8 Construction of Case Furniture
• 4.8.1 Joints of Elements of Furniture Body
• 4.8.2 Joints of Opening Doors with Elements of the Body
• 4.8.3 Joints of Sliding Doors with Elements of the Body
• 4.8.4 Joints of Louvered Doors with Elements of the Body
• 4.8.5 Constructions of Drawers
• 4.8.6 Joints of Rear Wall
• 4.9 Constructions of Skeletal Furniture
• 4.9.1 Constructions of Tables
• 4.9.2 Constructions of Chairs
• 4.10 Constructions of Upholstered Furniture
• References
• 5 Technical Documentation
• 5.1 Types and Contents of Technical Documentation
• 5.2 Formats of Sheets
• 5.3 Title Blocks
• 5.4 Numbering of Drawings
• 5.5 Storing of Drawings
• 5.6 Normalised Elements of Drawing
• 5.7 Technical Documentation of Case Furniture
• 5.8 Technical Documentation of Skeletal Furniture
• 5.9 Technical Documentation of Upholstered Furniture
• References
• 6 Stiffness and Strength Analysis of Skeletal Furniture
• 6.1 Properties of Skeletal Furniture
• 6.2 Operational Loads on Chairs and Stools
• 6.2.1 Internal Forces in Chair Frames
• 6.2.1.1 Statically Determinate 2-D Structures
• 6.2.1.2 Statically Indeterminate 2-D Structures
• 6.2.2 Stresses in Cross Sections of Elements of Chair and Stool Frames
• 6.2.2.1 Stresses in Rectilinear and Slightly Curved Elements
• 6.2.2.2 Stresses in Highly Curved Prismatic Isotropic Elements
• 6.2.2.3 Stresses in Highly Curved Elements of Round Cross Sections
• 6.2.3 Strength of Joints
• 6.2.3.1 Strength of Adhesive Joints
• Adhesion Strength of Loaded Joints
• Peel Strength of Loaded Joints
• Shearing Strength of Loaded Joints
• Torsional Strength of Loaded Joints
• Deformations of Wooden Joints in the Complex Load State
• Influence of Technological Errors of Glue-Line on the Strength of Joint
• 6.2.3.2 Strength of Shape-Adhesive Joints
• Strength of Dowel Joints
• Strength of Mortise and Tenon Joints
• Influence of Wood Species and Shape of Glue-Line on the Strength of Mortise and Tenon Joints
• Strength of Finger Joints
• 6.2.3.3 Strength of Connector Joints
• Strength of Nail Joints
• Strength of Bolt Joints
• Strength of Screw Joints
• 6.2.4 Stiffness and Stability of Chairs and Stools
• 6.2.4.1 Stiffness of Chairs
• 6.2.4.2 Stability of Chairs and Armchairs
• 6.2.5 Optimisation of Skeletal Furniture
• 6.2.5.1 Aspects of Optimisation
• 6.2.5.2 Mathematical Model of Optimisation
• 6.2.5.3 Deterministic Methods of Optimisation
• 6.2.5.4 Random Methods of Optimisation
• Systematic Search Method
• Monte Carlo Method
• Random Walk Method
• 6.2.5.5 Mixed Methods of Optimisation
• 6.3 Operational Loads on Tables
• 6.3.1 Stresses in Construction Elements
• References
• 7 Stiffness and Strength Analysis of Case Furniture
• 7.1 Properties of Case Furniture
• 7.2 Operational Loads on Furniture During Their Usage
• 7.2.1 Methods of Determining Computational Loads
• 7.2.2 Stiffness of Case Furniture
• 7.2.2.1 Stiffness of Shelves and Horizontal Elements
• 7.2.2.2 Stiffness of Bottoms of Drawers and Containers
• 7.2.2.3 Stiffness of Closet Bars
• 7.2.2.4 Stiffness of Bodies of Furniture
• 7.2.2.5 Stiffness of Socle
• 7.2.2.6 Stiffness of Eccentric Joints
• 7.2.2.7 Stiffness of Screw Joints
• 7.2.2.8 Stability of Side Walls
• 7.2.2.9 Stability of Rear Wall
• Stability of Board with Articulated Support on Perimeter
• Stability of Board with Fixed Support on Perimeter
• Stability of Board with Discontinuous Support on Perimeter
• 7.2.2.10 Stability of Case Furniture
• 7.2.3 Strength of Case Furniture
• 7.2.3.1 State of Internal Forces in Corner Joints
• 7.2.3.2 Strength of Inseparable Joints
• 7.2.3.3 Strength of Separable Joints
• Strength of Screw Joints
• Strength of Eccentric Joints
• 7.2.3.4 Strength of Joints of Wall Cupboards
• 7.2.3.5 Strength of Door of Vertical Rotation Axis
• 7.2.3.6 Strength of Door of Horizontal Rotation Axis
• 7.3 Durability of Usage of Case Furniture
• 7.3.1 Reliability of Case Furniture
• 7.3.2 Warranty Services
• References
• 8 Stiffness and Strength Analysis of Upholstered Furniture
• 8.1 Stiffness and Strength of Upholstery Frames
• 8.2 Properties of Polyurethane Foams
• 8.2.1 Properties of Hyperelastic Polyurethane Foams
• 8.2.2 Mathematical Models of Foams as Hyperelastic Bodies
• 8.2.3 Correctness of Nonlinear Mathematical Models of Polyurethane Foams
• 8.2.4 Stiffness of Hyperelastic Polyurethane Foams
• 8.3 Elastic Properties of Human Body Soft Tissues
• 8.4 Stiffness of Upholstery Springs
• 8.4.1 Stiffness of Cylindrical Springs
• 8.4.2 Stiffness of Conical Springs
• 8.4.3 Modelling of Stiffness of Conical Springs
• 8.5 Parallel Systems of Springs of Various Stiffness
• 8.6 Stiffness of Spring Units
• 8.7 Experimental Testing of Stiffness of Seats
• 8.8 Model of Interaction of the Human-Seat System
• 8.9 Numerical Modelling of Human-Seat Systems
• 8.10 Model of Interaction of the Human-Bed System
• 8.11 Numerical Modelling of Human-Bed Systems
• References