Basic structural design considerations and properties of glass and aluminum structure

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Basic structural design considerations and properties of glass and aluminum structures

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A short review for design consideration of two common materials used in facade and curtain walling is presented. The characteristics of light-weight facade enveloping a building are different from the conventional steel or concrete structures. Glass cannot crack like concrete and it is much more brittle than steel. Aluminum involves many buckling modes similar to but more common than steel. Owing to the low Young modulus of elasticity around 1/3 of steel, buckling and large deflection nonlinear effects are important consideration in their design. This note summaries the most fundamental features of structures made of these materials.

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