Research On Building ProjectsIn Structural

Glazing(Three Projects In The Field Of Glass Beams)

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Presented By:-Mrinal

TASK

* Do research on building projects in

structural glazing

* Three projects in the field of glass

beams

How do we give

documentation?

What information

characterizes the

building project?

What sources are

available?

How do we compare

the projects in order to

analyze the discovered

results?GOAL

Research and structure information

Necessary Information

Introduction

Structural GlazingStructural glazing is a building process where the glass itself supports part of the

structure. It is also used to describe glass that is bonded together without any framing

or extra support.

Advantages of Structural Glazing▪ Allows for broader architectural design flexibility

▪ Increases the thermal efficiency of buildings, because the exterior exposure of metal

framing is either reduced or eliminated

▪ Reduces or eliminates water and air infiltration

▪ Reduces the potential for thermal breakage of glass

Glass Beams

• Glass is as strong as aluminum when used as a beam in either a vertical or

horizontal situation.

• A glass beam is constructed from layers of toughened glass laminated together.

• The number of layers and thickness of the glass will be dependent on the span

needed.

• For stability it is necessary for either end of the beam to be secured and this is most

usually done with a stainless steel shoe, into which the beam is structurally bonded.

Van Gogh Museum

Netherlands,Amsterdam

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Architecture:

Kisho Kurokawa & Hans van Heeswijk

Engineer:

Hans Van Heeswijk Architecten and

Octatube.

Construction Completed:

2015

Area

15175.0 sqm

Van Gogh Museum

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Type of

supported

element

Roof

Number of

beams

30 'roof fins' , 20 glass columns

Dimensions 12m length * 9.4m high

Full Span 12m

Area Approximately 600 square meters

Glass type/

Number of glass

layersHeat- strengthened glass

Connection

details

The glass roof with a total area of

approximately 600 sqm has as main

geometry a shell under an angle of

16.5 degrees.

Any other

specialties

30 'roof fins' up to 12 metres in length

and 20 glass columns up to 9.4 metres

high, all mounted on a load-bearing

structure containing 65 tonnes of

steel.

Specification

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Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Architecture:

MUMA

Engineer:

Dewhurst Macfarlane Engineers

Construction Completed:

2009

Award:

‘Structural Design of the Year Award’

World Architecture Festival 2010

Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Type of supported

element Roof

Number of beams 73

Dimensions 11m*450mm*36mm

Full Span span up to 11 meters

Supported area approximately 370 square meters

Glass type/

Number of glass

layers

heat-strengthened, 12mm-thick toughened

white glass panels with a white PVB

interlayer

Connection

details

A stainless-steel profile is glued onto the

upper side of the glass beams and connects

the roof panels with the clamping plates

Any other

specialties

cold-twisted glass panels as both laminated

and insulated .

The ‘upper surface’ of the warped roof is

created by ‘cold bended’ IGU panels.Specification

Glass roof for International Chamber of Commerce

(IHK) Munich

Architects:Betsch Architekten, Munich

Engineers: Ludwig Und Weiler Gmbh, Augsburg

Specialist Contractor: Andreas Oswald Gmbh, Munich

Construction Completed:2003

Type of

supported

element

Roof

Number of

beams

5 main beams

Dimensions Outer: 2*(12mm*0.9m*4.5m)

Inner: (10mm+19mm+10mm)*0.9m*4.5m

Full

Span/weight

14m/3.5 tones

Supported

area

151.2 square meters

Glass type/

Number of

glass layers

Outer Glass Fins (2 x 12 mm heat-

strengthened glass) Inner Glass Fins (3-

layer laminate with a 19 mm fully tempered

glass pane sandwiched between two 10 mm

panes)

Connection

details

Bearing bolt connections at the end and

center points of the fins. The main beams

are stabilized by the binding piece

connection of the secondary beams .

Any other

specialties

Multipart simply supported single span .

Primary load-bearing structure of the lean-

to roof with an inclination of 10°.Specification

TOPICS Van Gogh Museum

Netherland,Amsterdam

Victoria & Albert

Museum, London(IHK) Munich

Type of

supported

element

Roof Roof Roof

Number of

beams

20 73 5

Dimensions 12m length * 9.4m high 11m*450mm*36mm Outer:

2*(12mm*0.9m*4.5m)

Inner:

(10mm+19mm+10mm)*0.

9m*4.5m

Full Span 12 meters 11 meters 14 meters

Supported area 650 square meters 370 square meters 151.2 square meters

Glass type/

Number of glass

layers

heat- strengthened glass heat-strengthened

three, 12mm-thick

Outer (heat- strengthened

glass)

Inner (3-layer laminate

fully tempered glass )

Connection

details

----- Stainless-steel profile is

glued on upper side of

beam

Bearing bolt connections

Comparison overview

• http://www.octatube.nl/en/projects/4/victoria-albert-museum

• https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/about-the-museum/the-building

• http://www.cantifix.co.uk/components/glass_beams

• www.arbo.co.uk/wp-content/.../11/Structural-Glazing-Information

• https://books.google.co.in

Sources of Information