Glass-Steel Triangulated Structures: Parametric Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis of In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Structural Response of Triangular Laminated Glass Panels
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Glass exhibits brittle failure behavior. Therefore, redundancy is a fundamental design requirement when using glass as a main structural material. On this basis, a novel structural concept has been developed for hybrid glass-steel posttensioned triangulated structures, where the two materials collaborate. In forming such lattice structure, local fracture must be avoided. This paper presents a parametric study that highlights the influences of mechanical and geometrical parameters on the in-plane and out-of-plane static behaviour of laminated triangular glass panels. The resulting data set constitutes a useful source for the designer to select the most appropriate component. The main sensitivity parameters are panel length, laminate thickness, and interlayer stiffness.
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@Article\{LLF20,
author = "Laccone, Francesco and Louter, Christian and Froli, Maurizio",
title = "Glass-Steel Triangulated Structures: Parametric Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis of In-Plane and Out-of-Plane Structural Response of Triangular Laminated Glass Panels",
journal = "Journal of Architectural Engineering",
number = "1",
volume = "26",
month = "march",
year = "2020",
keywords = "Structural glass; Hybrid glass-steel structure; Triangular glass pane; Tetrahelix; Buckling; Long-spanned; Posttensioning.",
url = "http://vcg.isti.cnr.it/Publications/2020/LLF20"
}