Glass Structures

Course guarantor:

Martina Eliášová

Lecturer:

Martina Eliášová, František Wald

Tutor:

Martina Eliášová, František Wald

Supervisor:

Department of Steel and Timber Structures

Synopsis:

The course is aimed at deepening knowledge in the field of design of load-bearing glass structures: determination of the strength of glass with respect to brittle fracture, strength-treated glass, solution of stability of columns, beams and walls, influence of material properties of viscoelastic polymer films on the behaviour of laminated glass under load, design of mechanical and bonded joints for structural elements made of glass.

Requirements:

It is set by the supervisor.

Syllabus of lectures:

It is set by the supervisor.

Syllabus of tutorials:

It is set by the supervisor.

Study Objective:

The course is aimed at deepening knowledge in the field of design of load-bearing glass structures: determination of the strength of glass with respect to brittle fracture, strength-treated glass, solution of stability of columns, beams and walls, influence of material properties of viscoelastic polymer films on the behaviour of laminated glass under load, design of mechanical and bonded joints for structural elements made of glass.

Study materials:

Popovič, Š.: Výroba a zpracování plochého skla, Grada Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-80-247-3154-4.

Fanderlík, I., Vlastnosti skel. 1. vyd. Praha: Informatorium, 1996, 313 s. ISBN 80-854-2791-5.

Structural Use of Glass in Buildings (second edition): The Institution of Structural Engineers, 2015, ISBN 978-1-906335-25-0

Le Bourhis, E.: Glass – Mechanics and Technology, Wiley-VCH, 2014, ISBN 978-3-527-33705-7.

Wurm J.: Glass Structures, Birkhauser, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7643-7608-6

Note:

Further information:

https://moodle-vyuka.cvut.cz/my/

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: