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dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-25T13:26:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-25T13:26:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Pillow, A. (2017). Glass space frames : exploring the implications of glass as a structural component (Master's dissertation). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/76274 | - |
dc.description | M.ENG. | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | This Dissertation investigates the use of a new type of glass-steel hybrid space frame structure. Glass has more strength than it is given credit for, and its limitations can be overcome by careful design; space frames with 2 or 3-way action have inherent redundancy. The objective of this work is to study a prototype system: a hybrid system which fails in a safe manner, similar to an under-reinforced concrete beam. Constitutive models were compared to laboratory testing on full scale samples. Three main types of tests were established. Setup #I was created to verify multiple components for prototype validation. Setup #2 simulated the loading conditions that a middle module of an assembled structure experiences. Setup#3 simulates the loading conditions that an edge module of an assembled structure experiences. The system was found to exhibit a significant 178% increase in strength due to coupling effects with the steelwork. Predictive qualities to the structural system were also found, which allow the use of non-destructive testing techniques - the controlling value being material stiffness. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Fracture mechanics | en_GB |
dc.subject | Space frame structures | en_GB |
dc.subject | Glass construction | en_GB |
dc.title | Glass space frames : exploring the implications of glass as a structural component | en_GB |
dc.type | masterThesis | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Malta | en_GB |
dc.publisher.department | Faculty for the Built Environment. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Pillow, Andrew (2017) | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacBen - 1970-2018 Dissertations - FacBenCSE - 2016-2018 |
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