The consistent architectural transparency demand in buildings is highly promoting the
structural use of glass, in combination or to replace load‐bearing components made of …

Laminated and hybrid glass systems are typically realized by bonding or joining together
several structural components and materials. Their structural performance and safe design …

This article presents an experimental investigation of the rotational characteristics of a novel
hybrid laminated glass beam-column connection prototype. The testing of small-scale …

Connections between structural glass components represent one of the main critical aspects
of glass engineering. In the last years, a novel typology of adhesive connections has …

Embedded load-bearing laminated glass connections have gained popularity in recent
years due to their mechanical performance and aesthetic appeal. However, there is a …

To deal with the problems of high cost in super long glass manufacturing, which restricts
their applications and development in glass structures, spliced glass beams (SGB) with …

In the last years, a novel typology of adhesive connections for structural glass application
has emerged, known as laminated adhesive connections, which makes use of the …

The ionomer material is widely used as interlayers in the laminated glass, and its tensile
property plays a decisive role in the post-fracture response of the laminated glass. Since the …

This chapter on architectural glass focuses on the use of glass in buildings and structures. It
covers a wide variety of glass applications ranging from its most frequent use in facade …

Connections between load-bearing glass components play a major role in terms of the
structural integrity and aesthetics of glass applications. Recently, a new type of adhesive …