Print Email Facebook Twitter Connecting through the reinforcement: Design, testing and construction of a folded reinforced glass structure Title Connecting through the reinforcement: Design, testing and construction of a folded reinforced glass structure Author Carvalho, P.L. Cruz, P.J.S. Veer, F.A. Faculty Architecture and The Built Environment Department Architectural Engineering +Technology Date 2014-12-01 Abstract A reinforced glass folded structure has been developed using an innovative connection method. The concept relies on extending the reinforcement outwards from the laminated glass and using it to transfer a significant part of the load. The goal is to accomplish a glass element with high stiffness, connected by using a discrete almost invisible and easily assembled/disassembled mechanism. This paper addresses the main issues regarding the design and fabrication of a 90? folded structure, the experimental investigation of the out-of-plane compressive response and the construction of a full-scale prototype (2,95m high and 5,5m long) at the campus of the University of Minho. It is demonstrated that the system offers both structural and aesthetical advantages. It combines a specific aesthetic, deriving from its hybrid character, with a considerable amount of out-of-plane compressive strength before and after failure. Subject reinforced glassconnection detailfolded structureprototype To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:301839af-1039-49b1-a64b-618487814128 Publisher IOS Press ISSN 2213-302X Source https://doi.org/10.3233/FDE-140013 Source Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2 (1-2), 2015 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2014 IOS Press and the authorsCreative Commons BY NC Files PDF 318256.pdf 1.01 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:301839af-1039-49b1-a64b-618487814128/datastream/OBJ/view