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| Application to cantilevered balustrades
| Digitalization of machines requires standardized language for machine communication – and OPC UA is the perfect choice.
| This paper explains the most common types of visual distortion from the glass production process and considers a virtual prototyping approach.
| Modern free form glass architecture has become increasingly popular in the structural sealant glazing application, as demonstrated by many iconic building projects, such as Allianz tower in Milan.
| Investigations of different positions of the sphere and the satellite and their effect on stress distribution are studied. Both, experimental observations and computational FEM simulations are compared.
| This paper will review the impact of silicones at various levels of a sustainable design.
| First valid steps on the pathway to better re-utilization of glass elements
| In this contribution, a long-lasting natural weather testing of several glass types, mostly LSG with different interlayer materials, and the effect of the different color patterns of paper and textile specimens are presented.
| This study experimentally investigated the strength behavior of toughened glass with cylindrical near-edge holes via photoelasticity and destroying four-point bending test.
| Correction of factor kₑ in EN1288-3
| This paper presents the initial results of a seismic study of silicone bonded glass curtain wall systems, combining both finite element analysis and experimental validation.
| In this contribution, PVB interlayers for highly effective and low-surface coverage bird-friendly laminated safety glass will be described.
| Within the large material class “glass”, different types have the amorphous structure as well as the time-dependent glass transformation behavior in common.
| Highlights: Thermal model for curtain wall metal frames. Validated with two experimental data sets. Effect of thermal protection.
| Comparisons with Prony series approach.
| In this paper, the Sandwich Theory of effective thickness is applied to the evaluation of multilaminate glass fin stability for in-plane flexure.
| For the first time, a "laser upgrade" for façades, balustrades and windows in their installed state is possible by using mobile laser technology.
| In this study, the profound reasons behind the main benefits of glass preheating by increased convection in automotive windshields (WS)/ sunroof (SR) production are opened.
| This paper investigates the influence of Possion´s Effect on the accuracy and applicability of the used linear elastic Euler-Bernoulli beam theory for the determination of the tensile bending strength of thin glass.
| Wide-span glass roofs are becoming increasingly popular as they provide transparent roofing for atriums or entrance areas. Most often, IGU`s (Insulating glass units) are used.