Advanced Design of Glass Structures

Recommended Prerequisites

The pre-requisites of this course are those corresponding to the application for the MSc course CMM.

Teaching Methods

Lectures (30 hours) with detailed exposition, using visual aids, concepts, principles and theories and to solve some practical exercises that meet all the needs of students with guidelines on the matter. Tutorial lessons (22.5 hours) to answer questions.

Learning Outcomes

Dublin descriptors

1.    Knowledge and ability to understand

1.1    Knowledge of the concepts of analysis and design of glass structures

1.2    Understand the course structure and the connection with others

1.3    Capacity to resume the information

2.    Application of knowledge and understanding

3.    Judgment accomplishment / decision making

4.    Communication

4.1    Understand and know how to use the information sources. Ability to research and use the literature.

4.2    Learn how to convey adequately the acquired knowledge, even for non-specialist public.

5.    Self-learning skills

5.1     Ability to learn individually throughout their lives

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

History and composition: History, chemical composition, production.

Material for load bearing structures.

Design of laminated plates.

Design of beams.

Design of compressed members.

Hybrid beams. Curved glasses. Design of bolted connection. Design of glued connection. Glass facades. Glass roofs.

Seminars: Design of glass columns; Design of glass fin; Design of hybrid steel-glass beam.

Examples of application.

Assessment Methods

Method B
Written work with oral presentation: 100.0%

Method A
Exam: 100.0%

Method C
Written examination: 50.0%
Written work with oral presentation: 50.0%

Bibliography

Wurm J.: Glass Structures, Birkhauser, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7643-7608-6.