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| The article presents an overview of research and applications of glass as structural material, cooperating with other materials: steel, timber, glass or carbon fibre composites.
| Differently from traditional structural materials, the structural behaviour of laminated glasses exhibits some anomalies due to the difference in the stressstrain laws of their components: glass is a brittle material, while PVB and SGP are thermoplastic materials with a visco-elastic behaviour.
| Melting glass is a very energy intensive process, with process temperatures of more than 1600°C required to melt the raw materials in the furnace.
| Breakage patterns, residual stress, and fractured surfaces on tempered glasses are investigated to find the correlation among glass thickness, tempered level, and the number of fragments, particularly when the glass thickness is less than 4 mm.
| Will glass break if window film is installed to glazing?
| i.lab - Innovation and Technology Central LaboratoryBergamo, Italy - The Plan 060, Settembre 2012Richard Meier & Partners Architects
| An Introduction to Design and Performance by Dr. Cenk Kocer - University of Sydney, School of Physics, Sydney 2006
| The paper shows that the residual stress at the surface of tempered glass panels may vary both locally and globally, i.e., stresses near the edges and corners of the panels may be considerably different from the stresses in the middle part of the panels.
| The canopies are a composite construction between both steel and glass, leaving no element without stress or structural function.
| Case Studies in Optimization of Glass-panelized Architectural Freeform Designs for the Eiffel Tower Pavilions
| Fused silica rollers are widely used to convey glass in high temperature environments, the tempering furnace being among the most demanding operations.
| Despite increasingly demanding requirements to save energy and a focus on reducing our use of prime energy, we also need to bear in mind economics and cost effectiveness during the construction phase of buildings, especially on larger projects.
| This article attempts to model the optimum light transmittance that a museum display case must offer in order to correctly display works of art but at the same time minimising the deterioration resulting from incident light.
| The following approach describes a new encapsulation technology for glass-glass-modules using tempered thin glass as front and back sheets.
| At this year's GPD in Finland LiSEC was represented by two lecturers.
| Was Fukushima like Chernobyl? There are those who say yes, and those who lean toward no. That is, from a purely technical point of view. But, in the eyes of the media, or of people’s awareness in general, the difference is huge.
| SSV tested thousands of glass panes from 2000 according to the European Standards for thermally toughened safety glass EN 12150 and according to EN 1863 for heat strengthened glass.
| “NOT just one of the best in the country – but possibly the world” is how Dave McNicholas, Unit Manager, describes the new state of the art ICCU at Sunderland Royal Hospital which opened April 11th.
| Energy savings are an essential part of any new or renovated building. These can be obtained by means of insulation, special glazing and the use of particular materials.
| The most recent technical development from LiSEC is that of a brand-new laminating tunnel, which was installed at one of its Italian clients’ plants late in 2010.
| Electronically switchable glazing for the healthcare sector
| “Casa Zero” produces more energy than it actually needs, creating a permanent cycle.
| Firstly, it would be great if everyone in the glass industry refrained from calling this product “bullet proof” I seriously doubt if anything is ultimately bullet proof, bullet resistant is indeed the correct terminology and within the industry this is abbreviated to BRG.
| In the design of interior spaces, glass is taking on an increasingly prevalent role. Offering numerous new products, innovative refining techniques and stepped-up information activities, the glass industry has successfully opened the door to this major market segment.