Research within the area of reinforced glass beams is relatively new and has been carried out mainly at BYG.DTU and TU Delft during the last couple of years, where both testing and experimental work has proved a very ductile behaviour of such beams. However, the reinforcement is glued to the glass which introduces some negative properties for e.g. long-term loading and high temperatures.
This project is concerned about avoiding the use of adhesives in the design of such beams and to optimize the design with respect to mechanical properties such as load capacity, stiffness, high-temperatures using numerical and analytic tools. The design should be verified experimentally.
It is not possible for a single student project to cover all aspects and the individual projects must therefore be limited. The limitations will be set by the supervisor in collaboration with the students.
Contact: Jens Henrik Nielsen (jhn@byg.dtu.dk)
Level: Master/Bachelor