Volume 2, Issue 1 (2018) | International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research

In-Plane Behavior of Infills using Glass Fiber Shear Connectors in Textile Reinforced Mortar (TRM) Technique

Farhad Akhoundi — 2018-01-14

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 14 January 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.1.14

Masonry has a widespread use in the construction of the buildings even in reinforced concrete or steel frames. Past earthquakes have demonstrated the vulnerability of masonry infills resulted in the h...

HYGLASS: Design Proposal for an Integrated Multifunctional Hybrid Glass-Steel Structure

Maurizio Froli — 2018-01-22

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 22 January 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.15.21

Contemporary cities demand smart communication infrastructures to facilitate the interaction of residents and visitors with the urban environment. Such systems are required to be network-connected, in...

Knowledge Acquisition of Existing Buildings by Means of Diagnostic Surveying. Case Studies

Giovanna Concu — 2018-02-20

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 20 February 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.22.29

The issue of assessing the structural safety of existing buildings involves several problems when a unique and reliable strategy of modelling and analyzing is looked for. This is mainly related to the...

Nonlinear Analysis of RC Box Culverts Resting on a Linear Elastic Soil

Daniele Baraldi — 2018-02-08

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 8 February 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.30.45

In the analyses presented, the soil-structure interaction is accounted for by means of a FE-BIE approach, in which the structure is modelled with displacement-based beam finite elements, whereas the b...

Infrared Thermography for the Characterization of Painted Vaults of Historic Masonry Buildings

Claudia Casapulla — 2018-02-20

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 20 February 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.46.54

The infrared thermography is a type of non-destructive investigation which can find interesting application in acquiring information about the structural features of ancient masonry buildings. In this...

From Plastic Waste to Building Material: Mechanical Properties of Recycled Thermoplastic Timber

Monica Valdés — 2018-02-23

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 23 February 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.55.65

The present paper illustrates the mechanical properties of a new structural product called Recycled Thermoplastic Timber (RTT), manufactured in Sardinia (Italy) and made of recycled plastics. The prel...

Construction Stage Analysis for a New Mixed Structure Building in Milan

Marco Zucca — 2018-03-06

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 6 March 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.66.72

In this study the Construction Stage Analysis (CSA) of a new mixed structure building is discussed in order to identify the best timing and execution activities scheduling. The building is part of a n...

A Didactic Laboratory of Theory and Design of Structures for Bachelor Civil Engineering Students in Cagliari

Mariangela Deligia — 2018-03-08

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 8 March 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.73.81

The course of Theory and Design of Structures for the Bachelor courses of Civil Engineering in Academic Year 2016-17 at the University of Cagliari was divided in two semesters: the first one dealing w...

Cyclic Instability of Shape-Memory Alloys in Seismic Isolation Systems

Filipe Amarante dos Santos — 2018-01-07

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 7 January 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.82.95

Shape-memory alloys are being progressively introduced as kernel components in seismic retrofitting devices for civil engineering structures. In order to control the instability associated with the fi...

About Glassy Amorphous Metal Injection

Raffaella Aversa — 2018-01-22

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 22 January 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.96.106

The paper aims to present studies on the melt flow, melting and rheology of melting in a super-cooled metastable liquid metal, which is injection molded, of the Zr44-Ti11-Cu10-Ni10-Be25 alloy, which c...

Effect of Novel Thermo-Chemical Treatment on Bending Strength of Laminated Glass

Ajitanshu Vedrtnam — 2018-03-29

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 29 March 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.107.124

The science of thermal and chemical treatment of glass is well documented. The Laminated Glass (LG) is usually not treated as either treated glass is used during production or lower melting temperatur...

Comparison of Analytical and Numerical Results for the Charring Rate of the Timber-Concrete Beam

Zuzana Kamenická — 2018-06-04

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 4 June 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.125.134

Modelling the thermal response of timber is a primary issue for the assessment of the mechanical resistance of timber structures exposed to fire. Therefore, this paper analyses various advanced calcul...

Key Structural Aspects for Adaptive Facades - Activity Progress from the EU-COST Action TU1403 ‘Structural’ Task Group

Chiara Bedon — 2018-06-25

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 25 June 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.135.154

Adaptive facades are getting more and more widespread in modern buildings. These facade systems, among many others, need to fulfil the requirements of several structural considerations, such as struct...

Special Issue on Current Challenges in Materials Design

Chiara Bedon — 2018-07-11

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 11 July 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.155.156

Reliability of Selected Critical Infrastructure Elements

Lucia Figuli — 2018-07-16

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 16 July 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.157.163

The paper brings an overview of aspect of reliability of selected critical infrastructure elements. Firstly critical infrastructure elements are defined. Extreme loading of such elements and the norma...

Structural Performance of Double Laminated Glass Panels with EVA and PVB Interlayer in Four-Point Bending Tests

Tomáš Hána — 2018-08-14

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 14 August 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.164.177

Many examples of glass loadbearing structures such as handrails, panes, beams and columns can be found in modern architecture. Most of these elements are made of laminated glass panels. There is a gen...

Performance of Standard Statistical Distributions for Modeling Glass Fracture

David Kinsella — 2018-08-24

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 24 August 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.178.190

Experimental data on the strength of new annealed float glass tested in an ambient environment was collected. A comparison was made between four standard distributions, the normal, lognormal, Gumbel a...

Preparation of Porous Silicon P-Type and Thermal Diffusivity Measurement Using Photoacoustic Technique

Mohammed Jabbar Hussein — 2018-11-14

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 14 November 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.191.197

Porous silicon (PSi) layers were formed on a p-type Si wafer. Electrochemical method was used to prepare 36 samples with three values of current density (10, 20 and 30) mA/cm2, each involved ( 20, 40,...

Transformable Curved Thin Glass Greenhouse

Laura Galuppi — 2018-12-01

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 1 December 2018; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.198.217

The use of new generation thin, lightweight and damage-resistant glass, originally conceived for electronic displays, is being very recently proposed for structural applications, in particular for ada...

Corrigendum: About Glassy Amorphous Metal Injection

Raffaella Aversa — 2019-04-29

International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research, Published online: 29 April 2019; doi:10.3844/sgamrsp.2018.218