Use of timber as a construction material has entered a period of renaissance since the
development of high-performance engineered wood products, enabling larger and taller …

EU GDP and more than 50% of fixed capital formation. It is the largest single economic
activity and it is the biggest industrial employer in Europe. The sector employs directly …

Any reliable use of glass for structural purposes cannot neglect that its breakage may be
provoked by imponderable events, like impacts at critical spots or thermal shocks …

Laminated glass, a composite made by bonding glass plies with polymeric interlayers, can
maintain a significant load bearing capacity even when glass is broken, because of the …

In contemporary architecture, the use of the glass curtain walls is increasingly growing.
However, after experiencing earthquake motions, they have sometime shown damage …

Glazed curtain walls are façade systems frequently chosen in modern architecture for mid
and high-rise buildings. From recent earthquakes surveys it is observed the large …

In this study, a unified design approach is assessed and proposed for the shear buckling
verification of structural glass walls supported by non-ideal restraints. Based on the current …

Laminated glass, composed by glass plies bonded by polymeric interlayers, is used for
structural purposes thanks to its safe post-glass-breakage response. When glass breaks, the …

Any seismic retrofitting plan on historical monuments has to follow the principles of minimal
intervention, recognizability and reversibility. A feasibility study is here proposed for a new …

Structural glass combined with a timber frame is a composite system that has a
predisposition for good behavior during an earthquake, it is energy-efficient and cost …