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| The current study aims to determine the probabilistic fracture strength of glass plates exposed to arbitrary loading and loading rates by a proposed rate-dependent strength prediction model (SPM).
| The article presents some basics about the processing steps of glass edges surfaces, introduces the considered grinding and polishing cup wheels and gives an overview of the performed experimental examinations.
| This work presents the results of the evaluation of two Art Nouveau glass windows from the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves (Lisbon, Portugal) with IR-thermography during the summer solstice.
| The paper presents testing of glass panels, static test and dynamic test by hard body impact.
| The durability of an innovative polymeric coating recently developed by the authors to prevent stress corrosion in annealed glass is herein examined.
| The aim is to provide a theoretical basis for vacuum plate glazing laser sealing manufacturing.
| This document provides an overview of the causes of sunburst delamination in laminated glass.
| A new design approach for loadbearing monolithic glass components of reduced annealing time
| The impact of building glass breakage on personnel injury was considered in this model.
| The study describes the results of the shear modulus of viscoelastic interlayers made of polyvinyl butyral and provides the basis to define and evaluate a model for the finite element analysis.
| The growing trend for transparency in contemporary architecture has fuelled the demand for load-bearing glass applications in the building industry.
| In this work, thermal and electrical performances of a multicrystalline silicon based PV-vacuum glazing were characterised using indoor test cell.
| Glass/steel adhesive joints are being used increasingly in the construction industry as they offer significant structural advantages over conventional mechanical fastener approaches.
| In the article, the focus is on an overview of several norms, standards, and research that address the issue of resilience of window systems.
| Designing and building structural, glass-only shells is subjected to two principal boundary conditions: The use of planar or curved glass laminates with limited dimensions and the necessity to provide a structural joint between the adjacent glass…
| This text looks at the two systems of vertical and horizontal hot boxes, as well as the laminating cycles for PVB and EVA. It also compares the process to an autoclave PVB laminating process.
| Abatement of the high building energy is possible by employing semitransparent photovoltaic window which has triple point advantages as they control the admitted solar gain and daylight and generates benign electricity.
| A Review of Essential Requirements towards Standardization
| The new World Trade Center site was rebuilt after 9/11 comprising seven mayor skyscrapers around the memorial site and the 9/11 museum.
