ABSTRACT

The application of glass as a structural material may seem surprising initially, yet pioneering glass structures were first built two decades ago already. Ever since, Structural Glass has been developing at a very high pace thanks to very intensive scientific and industrial research and new technological developments.Right at the heart of these rap

chapter |6 pages

Keynote lecture

chapter |36 pages

Actions on glass structures

chapter |50 pages

Architectural geometries with glass

chapter |60 pages

Facades

chapter |28 pages

Glass failure analysis

chapter |62 pages

Glass strength & Ageing of glass

chapter |50 pages

Hybrid glass components

chapter |12 pages

Insulating glass units

chapter |84 pages

Laminated glass & Interlayer properties

chapter |18 pages

Stability of glass components

chapter |52 pages

Structural glass connections

chapter |44 pages

Structural glass design philosophy

chapter |10 pages

Thermal fracture of glass

chapter |12 pages

Thermal tempering of glass