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A design method for glass-adhesive-glass composite structural elements
A Pye, Stephen Ledbetter
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Abstract
The use of architectural glass in long span or high load applications is limited by the slenderness of glass plates which leads to excessive deflection. However, by using composite glass-adhesive-glass beam sections it is possible to carry greater loads, over longer spans with less deflection, Pye and Ledbetter (1997). This paper outlines current work at the University of Bath that will enable the quantitative design of T-beams fabricated from flat plates of toughened glass with a thin adhesive joint at the web-flange interface.