Cable-net Supported Glass Facade Systems
- When?
- Thursday 13 December 2012, 13:00 to 14:00
- Where?
- Univeristy of Surrey Block AA Floor 03 Meeting Room 40
- Open to:
- Students, Staff
- Speaker:
- Mustafasanie M Yussof
- Admission price:
- No charge
Abstract:
A cable-net structure used in structural glass façade (SGF) was used for the first time for the Parc La Villette in Paris in 1986 and also for the Kempinski Hotel, Munich in 1988. Prestressed wire cable is geometrically nonlinear with low bending stiffness while glass pane is a brittle material. The working mechanism between the two components must be well understood as the cable structures may undergo very high deflection under wind loading. Finite element software has been utilised in the modelling and analysis of cable-net glass façade systems. The Pre-stressed wire cable contributes the most stiffness to the overall structural system and failure of the cable system will change the behaviour of the structural system. Thus, non-linear behaviour of the cable-net glass façade under several failure scenarios such as loss in tension, broken glass panels and cable anchorage end failure will be considered in the next step of my research work.
Biography:
Mustafa obtained his Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2003) and has a MSc. in Structural Engineering from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (2007). He started his Ph.D in January 2010 under the supervision of Prof. Gerry Parke and Dr. Peter Disney. His research focuses on the behaviour of cable net supported glass façade systems under various failure scenarios.