Timber/Glass adhesively bonded I-beams
(2011) Glass Performance Days 2011 p.451-456- Abstract
- <p>Timber and glass are materials with aesthetically pleasing properties. If the materials can be combined appropriately, drawbacks can be overcome and the beneficial mechanical properties utilised and timber/glass elements can be a natural part of the load-carrying structure of buildings. Since glass is a brittle material, an important task for the timber is to provide redundancy – a glass failure should not lead to a catastrophic failure of the entire structural element.</p><p>This paper presents results from ongoing research related to load-bearing components made of timber and glass. Results from tests on small timber/glass bond-line specimens, recently submitted for publication, are briefly presented. The core of the... (More)
- <p>Timber and glass are materials with aesthetically pleasing properties. If the materials can be combined appropriately, drawbacks can be overcome and the beneficial mechanical properties utilised and timber/glass elements can be a natural part of the load-carrying structure of buildings. Since glass is a brittle material, an important task for the timber is to provide redundancy – a glass failure should not lead to a catastrophic failure of the entire structural element.</p><p>This paper presents results from ongoing research related to load-bearing components made of timber and glass. Results from tests on small timber/glass bond-line specimens, recently submitted for publication, are briefly presented. The core of the paper is, however, a study of fourpoint bending tests on twelve timber/glass I-beams with acrylate adhesive. These I-beams had a nominal height of 240 mm and were designed with a web of 10 mm float glass and flanges of LVL (laminated veneer lumber), bonded together with an acrylate adhesive.</p><p>The mean values of the beams imply that the ultimate load capacity is 240 % of the load when the fi rst crack in the glass appeared. Thus, the timber well fulfils the redundancy task of avoiding a catastrophic failure of the structural element.</p> (Less)
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- Blyberg, Louise and Serrano, Erik LU
- publishing date
- 2011
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- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Redundancy, Timber, Glass, Adhesives, I-beams
- host publication
- Glass Performance Days 2011 Proceedings
- pages
- 451 - 456
- conference name
- Glass Performance Days 2011
- conference location
- Tampere, Finland
- conference dates
- 0001-01-02
- language
- English
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- 08fac5a5-ca61-407f-b86e-2af466cfc5b3 (old id 4770348)
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