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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…
March 14, 2018
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…
March 14, 2018
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…
March 14, 2018
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…
March 22, 2020
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…
March 17, 2020
Seismic Design of Jumbo Glass Structures
- Paper by Alfonso E. Lopez, P.E., CEO David Dunham, P.E., Director of Business Development
The design of structural glass systems continues to evolve with the parallel development of new manufacturing technology. Improvements in the…
March 15, 2020
Realizing Bespoke Structural Glass Facades
- Paper by Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP, kirschbaum@fentressarchitects.com Peter Koukos, Director of Strategic Process Alfonso Lopez, P.E., Principal and CEO
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?”…
January 23, 2020

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