Architects are increasingly demanding all-glass load-bearing structures with fully transparent adhesive joints. Usually, such structures are classed as nonregulated forms of construction. The Institute of Building Construction at Dresden’s Technische Universität has now obtained the first individual approvals in Germany for all-glass structures with transparent adhesive joints for two buildings in Dresden and Grimma. In these cases, the loads are carried via load-bearing glued frames that rely on a material bond between the individual parts without any metal fixings. This solution is based on the results of many years of development. Currently, various frame corners covering a wide range of parameters are being studied in a follow-up project. The aim is to optimize the adhesive joints and the bonding technology. The requirements placed on the joint are being identified and corresponding adhesive systems researched. Preliminary studies of numerous material specimens form the starting point for determining the material parameters. Small-scale specimens are being tested under various boundary conditions and aging scenarios to establish the strengths of a number of suitable adhesives. These results will enable prototypes to be designed for numerical simulation. Numerical calculations and experimental investigations are being carried out in parallel to optimize the geometry, load-carrying capacity, long-term reliability, and durability of the glued all-glass frame corners. Specimen components are loaded in a testing machine to study the structural effect of these glued glass frame corners. The findings will be incorporated in the design of the adhesive joint and in the development of a numerical simulation for the glued connection. Data for executing an adhesive joint, specific to each adhesive and crucial for the quality of the transparency, conclude the project.
Tragende Holz-Glas-Verbundelemente gehören zu den neuen Entwicklungen im Glasbau. Die Klebverbindung Creep behaviour of adhesives joints in timber-glass composite elements. Load-bearing timberglass composites belong to novel developments in the field of structural glass. The adhesive bond of such elements is exposed to long-term static loading. At the same time, adhesives exhibit a timedependent material behaviour. The paper contributes to this topic by a long-term study on three different adhesives. The test sequence divides into three major steps: the assessment of the load bearing capacity on mid-size specimen by means of short-term testing, several 1000 hour creep tests and the determination of their residual load-bearing capacity after being preloaded in the creep tests. The results enable conclusions on the creep behaviour and prediction of long-term structural performance of the bond.
Der hier vorliegende Aufsatz beschreibt den Entwurf eines Verbundelements bestehend aus äußeren Dünngläsern und einer inneren, additiv gefertigten Polymerkernstruktur. Der Fokus der Forschungsarbeit liegt auf der Konstruktion eines Sandwichelements, welches aufgrund der verwendeten Materialien und Herstellungsverfahren völlig neue Flexibilität im Entwurfsprozess einer Glasfassade ermöglicht. Für den aussteifenden Kern werden drei mögliche Strukturen entwickelt und auf ihre Eignung für den Einsatz in dem Verbundelement untersucht. Die Herstellung erster Prototypen zeigt sowohl das architektonische Potenzial als auch fertigungsbedingte Besonderheiten. Weiterhin wird auf Grundlage der Sandwichtheorie das mechanische Verhalten der Konstruktion mithilfe eines 4‐Punkt‐Biegeversuchs untersucht. Anhand der gewonnenen Ergebnisse kann das mechanische Potenzial des Verbundelements unterstrichen werden. Aber auch zu bewältigende Herausforderungen für einen sicheren Einsatz in Fassaden werden konkretisiert.
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