Structural Considerations on Timber-Glass Composites at Fire Scenarios
This paper focuses on a recently developed concept, in which glass is combined with timber to provide post-breakage strength and ductility.
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This paper focuses on a recently developed concept, in which glass is combined with timber to provide post-breakage strength and ductility.
Combining transparency with a high compressive strength, glass enables us to make diaphanous load-bearing compressive members, from beams and columns to free-standing facades and entire glass structures.
The project HYbrid GLAss-Steel Stele (HYGLASS) aims at the realization of a cantilevering hybrid vertical structure working as a stand-alone or a grid-connected smart tower.
Growing global environmental concerns and the desire to limit the dependency on non-renewable mineral resources has stimulated the development of cost-effective and renewable adhesives as alternatives to conventional glues, sealants, and other bonding compounds.
The paper illustrates the design project of the main laminated glass balustrade of a steel staircase installed in the historical Margherita Theatre in Livorno, Italy.