Structural opportunities for glass
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.
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| author | Bon, Elise, 1980- |
| author2 | Jerome J. Connor. |
| author_facet | Jerome J. Connor. Bon, Elise, 1980- |
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| description | Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/293292019-04-11T11:05:55Z Structural opportunities for glass Bon, Elise, 1980- Jerome J. Connor. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003. The use of glass has increased in the last decade. But glass is still not well known by designers because it has an unusual behavior when loaded, it is brittle. Glass acquires many of its characteristics during it manufacturing process, which is described. Then different structural improvements can be obtained, by treatments and assemblies and its latest developments. Mechanical behavior of glass is studied, and this completes the description of glass as a structural material. A second step is to study how glass is used in civil engineering, in a building's structural system. The tendency to "make the most of glass" has motivated designers to seek to improve the support system, often a weak aspect of glass in building. They are thus described as an important development that permits high performance glass structures. Finally, the latest improvements in the structural design and model of glass that have led to elaborated structures using glass are described. by Elise Bon. M.Eng. 2005-10-14T19:53:30Z 2005-10-14T19:53:30Z 2003 2003 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29329 52718368 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 66 leaves 3117467 bytes 3117276 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bon, Elise, 1980- Structural opportunities for glass |
| title | Structural opportunities for glass |
| title_full | Structural opportunities for glass |
| title_fullStr | Structural opportunities for glass |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structural opportunities for glass |
| title_short | Structural opportunities for glass |
| title_sort | structural opportunities for glass |
| topic | Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29329 |
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