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  • Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass featured image

    Prototyping with Ultra-Thin Glass

    • Paper by Sophie Pennetier, Associate Director - Specialty Design Josephine Stoddard, Master of Building Science, Structural and Environmental Analysis and Design Karen Kensek, Professor

    This paper proposes system concepts and fabrication methods for the use of ultra-thin glass in facades. It documents the team's research on ultra-thi…

  • Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures

    • Paper by Alfonso E. Lopez, P.E. · David Dunham, P.E.

    The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the manufac…

  • Feasibility of Measuring Stress in Glass with a SCALP featured image

    Feasibility of Measuring Stress in Glass with a SCALP

    • Paper by Nabhajit Goswami, Student Stephen M Morse, P.E., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

    The SCALP device is designed to measure the residual compressive surface stress of glass. As the SCALP does not rely on the birefringence properties …

  • Comparison of Historical Weathered Annealed Glass Failure Data to ASTM E1300

    • Paper by Nabhajit Goswami; Student, ngoswami@mtu.edu Stephen M Morse; Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Michigan Tech University, smmorse@mtu.edu

    Historical published weathered annealed failure data consisting of 13 samples were collected and glass failure prediction model surface flaw paramete…

  • Controlling Anisotropy in Heat Treated Glass

    • Paper by Francis Serruys · Dr. Romain Decourcelle

    Anisotropy is also known as Brewster marks, quench marks, strain pattern, leopard spots, Iridescence, etc. Although anisotropy is inevitable when hea…

  • Determination of Interlayer Structural Properties for Use in Laminated Glass Design featured image

    Determination of Interlayer Structural Properties for Use in Laminated Glass Design

    • Paper by Michael Härth, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), M.Sc., Dr.-Ing., Research Scientist Stephen J Bennison, B.Sc., M.S., Ph.D., Research Fellow Steven R Sauerbrunn, B.Sc., Ph.D., Thermal Analysis Engineer

    We have seen rapid expansion in the last decade of laminated glass design using modern analytical and computational methods. Essential to the proper …

  • GPD South America

    • Event by Glass Performance Days, NürnbergMesse Brasil

    The 2020 edition of Glass Performance Days South America (GPD SAME) will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on the 24th and 25th of March 2021. The event is expected to attract participants from different parts of the world.

  • seele

    • Organization

    The seele group, with headquarters in Gersthofen in Bavaria, is one of the world’s top companies specializing in the design and construction of facades and complex building envelopes made from glass, steel, aluminum, membranes and other high-tech materials.

  • Solar Reflection Mitigation featured image

    Solar Reflection Mitigation

    • Paper by Kais Al-Rawi, AIA, Associate

    Glass by nature is a reflective material, and it is well-known and documented that issues of glare can occur due to solar reflection. This phenomenon…

  • Laminated Security Glazing

    • Paper by Vaughn Schauss

    Glass is an essential component for any type of building. Its transparency enhances daylighting and provides occupants a view to the outside. Whether…

  • Design Considerations featured image

    Design Considerations

    • Paper by Stephen M. Morse, Ph.D., Kayla Natividad, Ph.D., H. Scott Norville, P.E., Ph.D.,

    Window glass design using ASTM E 1300 entails determining glass thickness(es) and types so that the window glass construction load resistance magnitu…

  • Subjective Perception and Objective Measurement featured image

    Subjective Perception and Objective Measurement

    • Paper by Caroline Lama, Antonio Luz, Ashley Reed,

    Current glass industry standards provide clear tolerances for readily quantifiable physical properties to assist with the evaluation of visual qualit…

  • The Seismic Capability of Curtainwalls featured image

    The Seismic Capability of Curtainwalls

    • Paper by Peter Lalas MIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus), Principal Facade Engineer

    The testing of aluminum/glass curtainwalls for seismic capability, mainly inter-story drift, has been carried out on many curtainwalls over the last …

  • Transparent Aerogel Window

    • Paper by Bryan Toton, ENV SP

    Incorporating a novel, transparent monolithic aerogel into insulated glass units (IGUs) for windows and building enclosures will provide the equivale…

  • Integrating Structure and Cladding

    • Paper by Jerome Engelking · Christian Stutzki

    The project represents a successful integration of a glass facade with the primary structure of the building. The choice of the building material is …

  • Case Study: Kao Ho Hospital Development, Kaohsiung, Taiwan featured image

    Case Study: Kao Ho Hospital Development, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    • Paper by Jerry Ma, jerry.t.ma@dow.com Jason JS Lin, Project Manager

    U-shaped annealed profiled glass, or U channel glass is used in both the interior and exterior glass façade for decades, as it has long and durable s…