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Cupac, Jagoda (author), Martens, Kenny (author), Nussbaumer, Alain (author), Belis, Jan (author), Louter, P.C. (author)This paper presents a study on post-tensioned glass beams in a statically indeterminate system. In order to increase the safety of structural glass beams, ductile reinforcement can be added to glass beam sections providing secondary load carrying mechanism in case of glass breakage. In the here investigated post-tensioned system, the...journal article 2017
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Santarsiero, Manuel (author), Louter, P.C. (author), Nussbaumer, Alain (author)The use of glass material for structural components has drastically increased in the last decade. Among others, a laminated connection is a type of adhesive joint that makes use of foil interlayer adhesive to transfer forces between glass and metal parts. In this work, the use of embedded laminated connections is studied as connection between...journal article 2016