Ahead of the Curve: Innovative Cold Bent & Insulated Glass Entry Wall

Challenging Glass 6  Conference on Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass Louter, Bos, Belis, Veer, Nijsse (Eds.), Delft University of Technology, May 2018. Copyright © with the authors. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-94-6366-044-0,  Authors: Terry McDonnell – Klein & Hoffman Connor Bruns – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Oliver Lahr – Roschmann Group Patrice Couret – […]

Dimensioning of silicone adhesive joints

Authors: Micheal Drass & Michael A. Kraus  Source: Glass Structures & Engineering |  Abstract This paper deals with the application of the semi-probabilistic design concept (level I, DIN EN 1990) to structural silicone adhesives in order to calibrate partial material safety factors for a stretch-based limit state equation. Based on the current legal situation for the application of […]

Storm Shelter Design Guidance — Spaces4Learning

Winds of Change: Storm Shelter Design Guidance By Matthew H. Johnson, Andrea La Greca, Connor J. Bruns 09/01/19 PHOTO © SOLARSEVEN The Natinoal Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports an average of 1,000 tornadoes per year in the United States, mostly in the Great Plains states. However, prior to 2000, there was limited guidance for […]