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  • Kinematic Structural Glass

    • Paper by Lisa Follman, AIA · Gregor Horstmeyer, PE

    The structural glass storefront facade at 111 Main Street in Salt Lake City lends itself as a case study in accommodating large building

  • Glass Strength Under Point Loading

    • Paper by Joshua Schultz, Ph.D, P.E., LEED AP, ENV SP · John Knowles, PE SE · Kedar Malusare

    Structural glass is used in a range of building applications, and while the ASTM E1300 has recently been updated to provide a design method to

  • Designing Structural Laminated Glass

    • Paper by Vaughn Schauss

    Laminated glass with standard PVB has long been used for safety and security due to its ability to adhere the broken glass fragments together. As the

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    Simplicity is Deceiving

    • Paper by Giovanni De Mari, BSc(Hons) MScEng Ing CEng MICE, Senior Engineer Kerry Hegedus, architect (WA, AZ), architect, senior associate
    The case study presented is a 195 meters tall office tower with a raised podium made of 16 meters full height glass panels (and smaller). The panels…

  • Feasibility of Measuring Stress in Glass with a SCALP

    • Paper by Nabhajit Goswami · Stephen M Morse, P.E., Ph.D.

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

  • 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

  • Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades

    • Paper by Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP · Peter Koukos · Alfonso Lopez, P.E.

    In the very earliest stages of a design, an architect imagines a unique glazed facade form and wonders, “Is this possible?” and “What will it cost?”