A Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components

Cast glass components are a promising solution for engineering pure glass structures of high transparency and load-carrying capacity due to their large cross-sectional area and monolithic nature. Currently, the few realized structures employing cast glass components rely either on a steel substruct...

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Autores principales:	Faidra Oikonomopoulou, Telesilla Bristogianni, Lida Barou, Erwin Jacobs, Giulia Frigo, Frederic Veer, Rob Nijsse
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Publicado:	Challenging Glass Conference 2018
Materias:	Cast glass interlocking geometry interlocking components dry-assembly glass structures reversibility Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass TP785-869
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:510ea28e22c1423a8965b02b7716b7402021-12-04T05:12:23ZA Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components10.7480/cgc.6.21182589-8019https://doaj.org/article/510ea28e22c1423a8965b02b7716b7402018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://proceedings.challengingglass.com/index.php/cgc/article/view/94https://doaj.org/toc/2589-8019 Cast glass components are a promising solution for engineering pure glass structures of high transparency and load-carrying capacity due to their large cross-sectional area and monolithic nature. Currently, the few realized structures employing cast glass components rely either on a steel substructure or on an adhesive of high bonding strength and typically less than 2 mm thickness, to ensure the stiffness and stability of the construction. Whereas the first solution compromises the overall level of transparency, the second results to a permanent construction requiring intensive and meticulous labour and extreme accuracy. This paper explores the potential of a novel, reversible all-glass system comprising dry-assembly, interlocking cast glass components as a promising and sustainable solution that can avoid the above-mentioned challenges. Owing to its interlocking geometry, the proposed system can attain the desired stiffness and stability with the aid of minimal, if any, metal framing. Furthermore, the suggested system circumvents the use of adhesives by using a dry, colourless interlayer as an intermediate between the glass components to accommodate any dimensional tolerances and allow for an even load distribution; moreover, it allows for the disassembly and circular use of the components. To validate the concept, different component geometries and interlocking mechanisms are developed. As a proof of concept, the most promising interlocking forms are kiln cast in 1:2 scale and assessed in terms of mechanical interlocking capacity, mass distribution, residual stress generation and ease of fabrication. In parallel, research is conducted on different materials for the dry, transparent interlayer. From the developed designs, blocks with osteomorphic interlocking mechanisms are selected as the most promising concept and are further assessed by numerical modelling to study the influence of the interlocking geometry to the overall structural performance. The results highlight the structural potential of the proposed system and demonstrate its feasibility. Faidra OikonomopoulouTelesilla BristogianniLida BarouErwin JacobsGiulia FrigoFrederic VeerRob NijsseChallenging Glass ConferencearticleCast glassinterlocking geometryinterlocking componentsdry-assemblyglass structuresreversibilityClay industries. Ceramics. GlassTP785-869ENChallenging Glass Conference Proceedings, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2018)
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topic	Cast glass interlocking geometry interlocking components dry-assembly glass structures reversibility Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass TP785-869
spellingShingle	Cast glass interlocking geometry interlocking components dry-assembly glass structures reversibility Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass TP785-869 Faidra Oikonomopoulou Telesilla Bristogianni Lida Barou Erwin Jacobs Giulia Frigo Frederic Veer Rob Nijsse A Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components
description	Cast glass components are a promising solution for engineering pure glass structures of high transparency and load-carrying capacity due to their large cross-sectional area and monolithic nature. Currently, the few realized structures employing cast glass components rely either on a steel substructure or on an adhesive of high bonding strength and typically less than 2 mm thickness, to ensure the stiffness and stability of the construction. Whereas the first solution compromises the overall level of transparency, the second results to a permanent construction requiring intensive and meticulous labour and extreme accuracy. This paper explores the potential of a novel, reversible all-glass system comprising dry-assembly, interlocking cast glass components as a promising and sustainable solution that can avoid the above-mentioned challenges. Owing to its interlocking geometry, the proposed system can attain the desired stiffness and stability with the aid of minimal, if any, metal framing. Furthermore, the suggested system circumvents the use of adhesives by using a dry, colourless interlayer as an intermediate between the glass components to accommodate any dimensional tolerances and allow for an even load distribution; moreover, it allows for the disassembly and circular use of the components. To validate the concept, different component geometries and interlocking mechanisms are developed. As a proof of concept, the most promising interlocking forms are kiln cast in 1:2 scale and assessed in terms of mechanical interlocking capacity, mass distribution, residual stress generation and ease of fabrication. In parallel, research is conducted on different materials for the dry, transparent interlayer. From the developed designs, blocks with osteomorphic interlocking mechanisms are selected as the most promising concept and are further assessed by numerical modelling to study the influence of the interlocking geometry to the overall structural performance. The results highlight the structural potential of the proposed system and demonstrate its feasibility.
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author	Faidra Oikonomopoulou Telesilla Bristogianni Lida Barou Erwin Jacobs Giulia Frigo Frederic Veer Rob Nijsse
author_facet	Faidra Oikonomopoulou Telesilla Bristogianni Lida Barou Erwin Jacobs Giulia Frigo Frederic Veer Rob Nijsse
author_sort	Faidra Oikonomopoulou
title	A Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components
title_short	A Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components
title_full	A Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components
title_fullStr	A Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components
title_full_unstemmed	A Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components
title_sort	novel, demountable structural glass system out of dry-assembly, interlocking cast glass components
publisher	Challenging Glass Conference
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/510ea28e22c1423a8965b02b7716b740
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A Novel, Demountable Structural Glass System Out of Dry-Assembly, Interlocking Cast Glass Components

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