Exploring the effects of post-tensioning an all glass column of the bundled type to enhance slenderness and promote safe failure behavior

The long and slender structural member, the elastic column, fails due to buckling. Buckling is a predictable, and visible, mode of failure allowing for timely repairs or replacement. This is no longer true when we look at long and slender columns made out of glass as glass is a brittle material. At the moment the critical buckling force is...

A filament wound pillar for a pedestrian bridge

This report describes the research done on the possibilities of a structural element in the built environment made using the ‘coreless’ filament winding composite forming technique. The focus lies with the combination of a loadbearing capacity and an aesthetic value specifically derived from this production technique. This is done by the design...