111 Main Enclosure | Responding to Extreme Performance Criteria

First presented at GPD 2017 A 35’ tall all-glass storefront designed and constructed in a market that had no prior experience with glass of that scale, and almost three feet of vertical movement between the glass storefront and the tower above. The design and execution of a structural glass façade required input and expertise from […]

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 […]

Stress Distribution along the Structural Sealant Joint Length of a Cylindrically Curved Glazing Panel

Article Information Author: Mihail Istratii, GLF Facades Abstract It has been identified that current standardised method for structural sealant joint dimensioning is applicable to flat rectangular panels only and no provisions are made for panels with curved surfaces. The purpose of this study is to investigate the stress distribution along the sealant joint of a […]