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Vol. 7 (2020): Challenging Glass 7

Challenging Glass Conference 7 was held as webinar on 4 September 2020 at Ghent University and was organised by Prof. Jan Belis (Ghent University), Dr. Freek Bos (TU Eindhoven) and Prof. Christian Louter (TU Dresden).

The conference proceedings have been published by TU Delft Open with ISBN 978-94-6366-296-3.

Cover image credits: Mediated Matter Group, MIT Media Lab

Published: 2020-09-04

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Editorial

Jan Belis, Freek Bos, Christian Louter
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Architectural Design, Geometries & Lighting

Rethinking the Cast Glass Mould. An Exploration on Novel Techniques for generating Complex and Customized Geometries.

Faidra Oikonomopoulou, Ivneet Singh Bhatia, Wilfried Damen, Felix Van Der Weijst, Telesilla Bristogianni
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Beyond Materiality, Towards Craftsmanship Applying Design Thinking to Glass Systems in the 18 Septemberplein Redevelopment

Ben van Berkel, Gerard Loozekoot, Filippo Lodi, Sitou Akolly, Atira Ariffin
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Curved & Bended Glass

Numerical and Experimental Investigations on the Inherent Stress State of Cold-bent Glass

Maximilian Laurs
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Thin glass as a tool for architectural design

Jürgen Neugebauer, Irma Kasumovic, Ivo Blazevic, Nicolas Auer, Christiana Rath, Katharina Baumhackl
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Glass in Facades

Conceptual Design of Timber-Wood Concrete-Glass façades A holistic approach

Alireza Fadai, Daniel Stephan
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Recycled glass mixtures as cast glass components for structural applications, towards sustainability

Giulia Maria Anagni, Telesilla Bristogianni, Enrico Sergio Mazzucchelli
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Hybrid & Composite Glass Components

Automated design and analysis of reinforced and post-tensioned glass shells

Francesco Laccone, Luigi Malomo, Nico Pietroni, Maurizio Froli, Paolo Cignoni
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The Numerical analysis and experimental verification on the thermal performance of hybrid Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT)-glass facade elements

Vlatka Rajčić, Chiara Bedon, Mrs, Jure Barbalic, Mr, Nikola Perkovic, Mr
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Ultra Thin Composite Panel – An Exploratory Study on the Durability and Stiffness of a Composite Panel of Thin Glass and 3D printed Recycled PET

Charbel Miled Nohra Saleh, Christian Louter, Michela Turrin
GS&E journal > A Novel Concept for a Reinforced Glass Beam Carrying Long Term Loads

Jens H. Nielsen, Bjarni G. Jónsson, Chiara Bedon

Insulating Glass Units

Sharing of general loading in double glazed units. The BAM analytical approach

Laura Galuppi, Gianni Furio Mario Royer-Carfagni, luca barbieri, Massimo Maffeis
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Simulation Tool for the Analysis of Simple Flat and Cylindrical Insulated Glass Units

Tomàs Colldecarrera
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GS&E journal > Mechanical analysis and characterization of IGUs with different silicone sealed spacer connections - Part 1: experiments

Chiara Bedon, Claudio Amadio
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GS&E journal > Mechanical analysis and characterization of IGUs with different silicone sealed spacer connections - Part 2: modelling

Chiara Bedon, Claudio Amadio
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GS&E journal > Slumped IGU’s with large airspaces: engineering challenges and solutions

David Bott
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Joints, Fixings & Adhesives

Experimental Analysis of Laminated Embedded Steel Insert in Load Bearing Connections

Josef Bajtek
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Experimental and numerical investigation into the mechanical behavior of embedded laminated connections

Chenjun Zhao, Jian Yang, Xing-er Wang, Iftikhar Azim
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Influence of adhesive layer thickness and temperature on mechanical properties of two-part acrylate adhesive

Markéta Zikmundová, Martina Eliášová, Zdeněk Sokol
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Structural Silicone Glazing - Design & Modelling

Jordi Alcaine, Peter Lenk, Ed Forwood
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Tests of the embedded laminated glass connection under short-term tensile and eccentric shear loads

Michaela Zdražilová, Zdeněk Sokol, Martina Eliášová
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The Production and Performance of Heat Bonded Glass Connections an Experimental Study

Anna Eskes, Diana de Krom, Telesilla Bristogianni, Fred Veer, Lisa Rammig, Rob Nijsse
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GS&E journal > Dimensioning of silicone adhesive joints: Eurocode-compliant, mesh-independent approach using the FEM

Michael Drass, Michael Kraus
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Laminated Glass & Interlayer Properties

An experimental study on thermoplastic interlayers in laminated glass using fiber optic strain sensors

Thorsten Weimar, Christian Hammer
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Determination and Verification of PVB Interlayer Modulus Properties

Wim Stevels, Pol D'Haene
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Effects of Humidity and the Presence of Moisture at the Bond-line on the Interfacial Separation of Laminated Glass for Flat Glass Re-use

Rebecca Hartwell, Mauro Overend
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Four-point bending tests of PVB double laminated glass panels – experiments and numerical analysis

Tomáš Hána, Miroslav Vokáč, Martina Eliášová, Zdeněk Sokol, Klára V Machalická
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Linear Calculation Methods of Composite Panels

Sebastián Andrés López, Thorsten Weimar
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On the Low-Velocity Impact Response of Laminated Glass with Different Types of Glass and Interlayers

Alena Zemanová, Petr Hála, Petr Konrád, Jaroslav Schmidt, Radoslav Sovják, Michal Šejnoha
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Three-point bending test of laminated glass with PVB and EVA interlayers at elevated temperature

David Antolinc
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GS&E journal > Adhesion Rupture in Laminated Glass: Influence of Interfacial Adhesion on the Energy Dissipation Mechanisms

Paul Fourton, Keyvan Piroird, Matteo Ciccotti, Etienne Barthel
GS&E journal: Investigations on the execution and evaluation of the Pummel test for polyvinyl butyral based interlayers

Miriam Schuster, Jens Schneider, Tuong An Nguyen
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Numerical Modeling & Experimental Validation

Application of a mobile measuring device for the planar evaluation of the current in-situ stress condition in glass

Marcus Glaser, Benjamin Schaaf, Mascha Baitinger, Barbara Siebert
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Behaviour of Different Glass Elements subjected to Elevated Temperatures – State of the Art

Evelien Symoens, Ruben Van Coile, Jan Belis
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Combined Voronoi-FDEM approach for modelling post-fracture response of laminated tempered glass

Xing-er Wang, Jian Yang, Zhufeng Pan, Yuhan Zhu
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Dynamic Behavior of Laminated Glass pPate

claude BOUTIN, Kevin Viverge
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Investigating the origin of breakage of panes subjected to blast loading by acoustic emission testing

Jan Dirk van der Woerd
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Nonlinear Calculation Methods for Polymeric Materials in Structural Glass Construction - an Overview

Christian Scherer, Thomas Scherer, Thomas Schwarz, Wolfgang Wittwer, Ernst Semar
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Ongoing Research into the Failure of Glass at High Strain-Rates

Martin Jensen Meyland, Jens Henrik Nielsen
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The Application of Waste Float Glass, Recycled in Structural Beams made with the Glass Casting Method

Rong Yu
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Projects & Case studies

100% transparant floating glass boxes

Diana de Krom, Erwin ten Brincke, Corné Hagen, Wout Hoogendoorn
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Adjustable point supported glass floor in the renewed building of the National Museum in Prague

Michal Netušil, Martin Boček
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An Adjustable Mould for the Casting of Glass Voussoirs for the Construction of Fully Transparent Shell Structures

Felix van der Weijst, Faidra Oikonomopoulou, Marcel Bilow
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Capital C, geometric optimization of a free-form steel gridshell towards planar quadrilateral glass units

Koos Fritzsche, Wouter van der Sluis, Erik Smits, Jack Bakker
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Complex Curved Storefront: The Looking Glass

Chris Noteboom, Peter Lenk, Iris Rombouts, Erik van der Thiel
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Design & Engineering of the iconic spherical shell of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA

Roman Schieber, Florian Meier
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Façade becomes structure

Diana de Krom, Fred Veer, Kris Riemens, Wout Hoogendoorn
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Erin Mills Town Centre Globe Structure

John Kooymans
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Redundancy tests on glass fins

Peter van de Rotten, Michele Arinze Akilo, Wouter van der Sluis
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Square One Rotunda Fin Wall

John Kooymans
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The development and testing of large sandwich panels

Fred Veer
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Thin Glass in Architecture - Possible Applications and Challenges

Özhan Topcu, Vladimir Marinov
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GS&E journal > Artificial Intelligence for Structural Glass Engineering Applications - Overview, Case Studies and Future Potentials

Michael Anton Kraus, Michael Drass
GS&E journal > Conceptual design and FEM structural response of a suspended glass sphere made of reinforced curved polygonal panels

Maurizio Froli, Francesco Laccone
GS&E journal > Large Deflection Glass Facade in Typhoon Area: Taikoo Place 2 Podium Wall

Giovanni De Mari
GS&E journal > Repositioning Messeturm – Maximum Transparency

Steffen Feirabend, Florian Straz, Roland Bechmann, Stefan Kloker, Peter Eckardt
GS&E journal > Skylight of the hotel RITZ: case study

Arnau Bover, Jordi Torres, Carles-Hug Bitlloch, Jordi Vilà
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GS&E journal > Stone-Glass Curtain Wall – Designing an Outstanding Facade in NYC

Michael Engelmann, Andreas Kübler, Franz Hirsch

Stability & Strength

Ageing of annealed and chemically strengthened glass

Xavier Gillon
Construction of Full Residual Stress Depth Profile in Glass Using the Knowledge of Surface Stress

Mithila Achintha
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Comparison of the Residual Stresses at the Edge and Surface of Thermally Toughened Glass

Katharina Lohr, Paulina Bukieda, Bernhard Weller
Experimental Investigation into SLS Glass Surface Modification Using KrF Excimer Laser

Shahryar Nategh, Pieter Vijverman, Jeroen Missinne, Jan Belis
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Experimental investigation on the structural performance of square hollow glass columns under axial compression

Suinan Zhao, Suwen Chen
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Load-bearing Behaviour of Laminated Tempered Glass with Reground Edges

Maximilian Möckel, Katharina Lohr, Bernhard Weller
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Non-destructive testing of the strength of glass by a non-linear ultrasonic method

Kent Persson, Kristian Haller, Stefan Karlsson, Marcin Kozłowski
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GS&E journal > Study on the optical quality and strength of glass edges after the grinding and polishing process

Paulina Bukieda, Katharina Lohr, Jens Meiberg, Bernhard Weller
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GS&E journal > Semantic Segmentation with Deep Learning: Detection of Cracks at the Cut Edge of Glass

Michael Drass, Hagen Berthold, Michael Anton Kraus, Steffen Müller-Braun
GS&E journal > Investigating the flexural strength of recycled cast glass

Telesilla Bristogianni, Faidra Oikonomopoulou, Rong Yu, Fred A. Veer, Rob Nijsse
GS&E journal > Double ring bending tests on heat pretreated soda–lime silicate glass

Gregor Schwind, Fabian von Blücher, Michael Drass, Jens Schneider
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Structural Glass Design Philosophy & Structural Safety

Glass design in Switzerland

Thomas Wüest, Andreas Luible
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Investigation of Wind and Temperature Dependence for Dimensioning of Laminated Inserts

Matthieu Thésé, Jorge Hidalgo
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Structural Behaviour of Glass Panels Under Soft-body Impact

Marcin Kozłowski, Kent Persson, Dániel Honfi, Natalie Williams Portal
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Structural Glass in Superyacht Applications: Overcoming Challenges, Design Standards and Analysis Methods

Kosmas Moupagitsoglou
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Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings collects the conference articles presented at the international bi-annual Challenging Glass Conference and focuses on the Architectural and Structural Application of Glass.