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Evaluating external coatings as a tool for safer freeform glass structures

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dc.contributor.author BELIS, Jan
dc.contributor.author DE CLEEN, Bram
dc.contributor.author VERWIMP, Frank
dc.contributor.author DELINCE, Didier
dc.contributor.author VAN IMPE, Rudy
dc.contributor.editor Domingo Cabo, Alberto es_ES
dc.contributor.editor Lázaro Fernández, Carlos Manuel es_ES
dc.date.accessioned 2010-01-26T12:51:33Z
dc.date.available 2010-01-26T12:51:33Z
dc.date.issued 2010-01-26T12:51:33Z
dc.identifier.isbn 978-84-8363-461-5
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10251/6952
dc.description p. 860-866 en_EN
dc.description.abstract the technology exists to melt and fuse certain glass types into astonishing shapes. Transforming this technology to the scale of building components would create an innovative tool with a high architectural potential. However, in construction industry such techniques are still in an experimental stage. In spite of several small successes that have been accomplished with e.g. the welding of glass for building applications [1],[2], a fundamental safety problem still needs to be solved: fused or welded glass is monolithic and brittle. Traditional laminating techniques cannot be used for several reasons, e.g. because polymer interlayers will burn or disintegrate when exposed to temperatures needed for glass fusing or welding. Consequently, this contribution will focus on external coatings, mostly polymers, which can be applied at the outer surface of a monolithic glass structure. The purpose of the coatings is to form a safety film, which prevents shattering of the glass pieces and/or ensures a certain level of post-breakage strength and stiffness. A limited number of selected products will be tested experimentally on small test specimens, illustrating some of the potentials and limits of this technology in architectural freeform glass applications. en_EN
dc.language Inglés en_EN
dc.publisher Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València es_ES
dc.relation.ispartof Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (50th. 2009. Valencia). Evolution and Trends in Design, Analysis and Construction of Shell and Spatial Structures : Proceedings en_EN
dc.rights Reserva de todos los derechos en_EN
dc.subject Glass structures en_EN
dc.subject Freeform design en_EN
dc.subject Coating en_EN
dc.subject Structural safety en_EN
dc.subject Failure mechanisms en_EN
dc.subject Glass column en_EN
dc.title Evaluating external coatings as a tool for safer freeform glass structures en_EN
dc.type Comunicación en congreso en_EN
dc.rights.accessRights Abierto es_ES
dc.description.bibliographicCitation Belis, J.; De Cleen, B.; Verwimp, F.; Delince, D.; Van Impe, R. (2010). Evaluating external coatings as a tool for safer freeform glass structures. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/6952 es_ES
dc.relation.conferencename Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures es_ES
dc.relation.conferencedate 2009 es_ES
dc.relation.conferenceplace Valencia es_ES


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