Open AccessDesigning and constructing corrugated glass facades
Author(s) -
Rob Nijsse,
Ronald Wenting
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of facade design and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.407
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2213-3038
pISSN - 2213-302X
DOI - 10.3233/fde-140014
Subject(s) - architectural engineering , structural engineering , composite material , materials science , engineering
Flat glass panels are in use since the time of the Roman Empire. In the ruins of the city of Pompeii, destroyed by the Vulcan Vesuvius in 79 DC, a glass panel in a bronze frame of 300 × 600 mm was found. In this article we describe a mayor improvement in the structural behaviour of glass panels by making the glass curved, or more accurately, corrugated. Both the in- and out-plane loading meet far more resistance against deformation, and the corrugated glass panels have a largely increased bearing capacity with the same thickness of glass the flat panel has. Also architecturally the appearance of a corrugated glass panel in facades is far more appealing.