The integrated approach to structural glass safety applied to glass beams
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- Freek Bos (UGent)
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- Abstract
- This paper presents a safety classification of 14 different of glass beam designs based on experimental research, using the Integrated Approach to Structural Glass Safety (introduced by the author, [1], [2]). The design parameters included the number of layers (2 or 3), the level of prestress (annealed, heat strengthened, thermally tempered), and laminate type (PVB of SG). Additionally, steel reinforced glass beams were tested. Three different methods were applied to obtain complete redundancy curves (development of residual strength under increasing levels of damage): 4-point bending after no, partial, or full damage. The damage was applied by a custom made impact device consisting of a spring loaded flat steel head that impacted the edges of the glass layers of the beams. The resulting Element Safety Diagrams of each design is discussed. Relativized curves are used to compare the safety of the designs.
- Keywords
- Glass beam, Failure Behaviour, Damage, Comparison, Redundancy
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-1153883
- MLA
- Bos, Freek. “The Integrated Approach to Structural Glass Safety Applied to Glass Beams.” Challenging Glass 2 : Conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass, Proceedings, edited by Freek Bos et al., Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, 2010, pp. 297–308.
- APA
- Bos, F. (2010). The integrated approach to structural glass safety applied to glass beams. In F. Bos, C. Louter, & F. Veer (Eds.), Challenging glass 2 : conference on architectural and structural applications of glass, Proceedings (pp. 297–308). Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture.
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- Bos, Freek. 2010. “The Integrated Approach to Structural Glass Safety Applied to Glass Beams.” In Challenging Glass 2 : Conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass, Proceedings, edited by Freek Bos, Christian Louter, and Fred Veer, 297–308. Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Bos, Freek. 2010. “The Integrated Approach to Structural Glass Safety Applied to Glass Beams.” In Challenging Glass 2 : Conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass, Proceedings, ed by. Freek Bos, Christian Louter, and Fred Veer, 297–308. Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture.
- Vancouver
- 1.Bos F. The integrated approach to structural glass safety applied to glass beams. In: Bos F, Louter C, Veer F, editors. Challenging glass 2 : conference on architectural and structural applications of glass, Proceedings. Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture; 2010. p. 297–308.
- IEEE
- [1]F. Bos, “The integrated approach to structural glass safety applied to glass beams,” in Challenging glass 2 : conference on architectural and structural applications of glass, Proceedings, Delft, The Netherlands, 2010, pp. 297–308.
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abstract = {{This paper presents a safety classification of 14 different of glass beam designs based on experimental research, using the Integrated Approach to Structural Glass Safety (introduced by the author, [1], [2]). The design parameters included the number of layers (2 or 3), the level of prestress (annealed, heat strengthened, thermally tempered), and laminate type (PVB of SG). Additionally, steel reinforced glass beams were tested. Three different methods were applied to obtain complete redundancy curves (development of residual strength under increasing levels of damage): 4-point bending after no, partial, or full damage. The damage was applied by a custom made impact device consisting of a spring loaded flat steel head that impacted the edges of the glass layers of the beams. The resulting Element Safety Diagrams of each design is discussed. Relativized curves are used to compare the safety of the designs.}},
author = {{Bos, Freek}},
booktitle = {{Challenging glass 2 : conference on architectural and structural applications of glass, Proceedings}},
editor = {{Bos, Freek and Louter, Christian and Veer, Fred}},
isbn = {{9789085705246}},
keywords = {{Glass beam,Failure Behaviour,Damage,Comparison,Redundancy}},
language = {{eng}},
location = {{Delft, The Netherlands}},
pages = {{297--308}},
publisher = {{Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture}},
title = {{The integrated approach to structural glass safety applied to glass beams}},
year = {{2010}},
}