A Simplified Design Method for All-Glass Balustrades

An all-glass balustrade’s continuous handrail enables a horizontal load transfer from more flexible glass panes into adjacent elements with higher stiffness and thereafter – as the case may be – into even more rigid parts of the structure. As all the glass units are interconnected thus supporting ea...

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Main Authors: Thomas Spyra, Tobias Herrmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Challenging Glass Conference 2018-05-01
Series:Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings
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Online Access:https://proceedings.challengingglass.com/index.php/cgc/article/view/222