The Glass Performance Days 2023 conference featured a wealth of cutting-edge research and development sessions.
This category is dedicated to showcasing ground-breaking work and technological advancements in the glass industry. Explore sessions that delve into complex geometry and structural innovations, presenting the latest findings and methodologies that push the boundaries of glass engineering. With topics ranging from the fire resistance of laminated safety glass to the reuse of post-consumer flat glass, these presentations highlight the diverse and innovative research driving advancements in the glass industry.
R&D
- A guide to assessing the fire resistance of load-bearing laminated safety glass
- Investigation of the joining area of additive manufactured glass structures on float glass
- Towards practically stronger glass – recent advances and outlook
- Appearance, properties and prevalence of small glass inclusions
- Assessment of different concepts for pre-stressing glass beams with iron-based shape memory alloy elements
- Analytical solution and exact effective thickness for multilayered laminated glass beams of arbitrary composition. Application to cantilevered balustrades
- Innovative FEM for the thermal analysis of architectural glazing exposed to solar radiation. Proposal for a simplified engineering approach
- Glass Bottle Columns – Experiments and Design Concepts for Reuse
- Effects of wind loads on the mechanical performance of vacuum glazing and its influence on the VIG design parameters
- From WASTE via RECYCLE to REUSE: First valid steps on the pathway to better re-utilization of glass elements
- Energy Embodiment and Carbon Footprint of the process of thermally toughening glass
- Characterization of polymeric interlayer materials in the laminated state using fibre optic sensors
- Evaluation of the suitability of UV-curing acrylate adhesives in structural glass applications by DMTA
- Numerical heat transfer model for predicting temperature gradients and fracture in glass panes
- Adaptive Passive Cooling Cellulose-based Films for Smart Windows
- Numerical Modelling of UV – curing acrylate adhesives
- The reuse of post-consumer flat glass: a study of its environmental benefits, quality and mechanical properties
- Pre-stressing Glass by Elastic Deformation: A New Twist on Reducing Deflection
Complex geometry
- Curved Glass: Modernizing Form and Function in Convex and Concave Applications
- Influence of Poisson’s effect on the determination of the bending tensile stress of thin glass
- Optimizing methodologies for cold bending of glass
- (Stop) Pushing the Envelope: Achieving the World’s Largest Cold Bent Façade with Computation and 3-Dimensional Framing