Glass structures - effects, tolerances and structural behavior
Abstract
In architecture and structural design the use of glass as a load bearing structural member has become more significant in the last years. In most cases the glass plates are applied with loads normal to the plate surface. The possibilities by the use of glass plates with in-plane load transfer are considered less. This research focus on the use of thin, rectangular, simply supported flat glass plates under compression stress. This use demands to engage in the following subjects: 1. Application tolerances and loads 2. Buckling and post-buckling behaviour of glass plates under compression loads 3. Behaviour of the glass edge under concentrated loads 4. Load bearing capacity of glass beam connections
Project staff
Konrad Bergmeister
o.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.phil. Dr.techn. Konrad Bergmeister MSc. PhD.
konrad.bergmeister@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-87501, 87510
Project Leader
01.06.2003 - 30.06.2006
Raimund Hilber
Dipl.-Ing.Dr. Raimund Hilber
raimund.hilber@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.06.2003 - 30.06.2006
BOKU partners
External partners
Eckelt Glas GesmbH
Christian Eckelt
partner