The content of the lecture is the use of glass as a load-bearing element in construction. All knowledge of the structural use of glass, the fundamentals and special features of the materials and building products used, joining and connection techniques, the development of detailed solutions, dimensioning and the current status of standards and guidelines are taught.
The lecture focuses on
- Types of glass in construction and their mechanical properties
- fracture behaviour
- Design principles and safety concepts
- Bearing and connection techniques
- Requirements for vertical, overhead, fall-protection and walk-on glazing
- Design concepts for glass structures
- Experimental verifications
- Standards and guidelines for structural glass construction
- Design and dimensioning examples
- Flat and spatial constructions
Questions are formulated, solutions developed and analysed via variant studies, dimensions determined and details worked out through the accompanying design development of a specific task. Of particular interest are innovative and future-oriented applications and their constructive realisation accompanying current research projects.
Lecture
Group discussion
Group supervision
Elaboration of a task (project work)
Development of the load-bearing structure, the structural design including key details as well as the static calculation, dimensioning and design
Project work
- Submission of a technical report
- Interim and final presentation
- Final discussion
The overall grade for the course results from the assessment of the exercise part, the interim and final presentation and the assessment of the technical report as well as the participation in the overall project during the entire course. The overall grade for the course therefore has an examination-immanent character.
