Hybrid Glass Block
BT-Bundle |2021
Load bearing and thermally sound glass block Glass’s use as a building material dates to ancient times. It has been extensively used in various forms in the built environment due to its innate transparency, which allows for unhindered light in a space and visual connectivity between the inside and outside. Since then, technologies in glass have constantly been developing to adapt to the changing trends. This research aims
to develop a Hybrid block that can exhibit structural strength and meet modern energy criteria. The objective is to bridge the gap between solid glass brick’s stability and the hollow block’s efficiency. The present research does not conclude in a single suitable design option but rather two concepts that are then detailed to be applied in an existing scenario.
FUSION BLOCK The Fusion block consists of two parts; one a solid part that helps in transferring the load from one block to another and the other part is hollow that helps in enhancing the overall thermal performance.
U-Value: 1.89 W/m2K
Image showing design, thermal analysis, manufacturing and installation of Fusion Block. LATTICE BLOCK The Lattice block is developed to have multiple cavities, the advantage of this block is that the in-between layers provide stiffness to the geometry and alternative load path in case of failure so the structural performance is tremendously improved.
U-Value: 1.9 W/m2K
Image showing design, thermal analysis, manufacturing and installation of Lattice Block.
Name Graduation year Tutors
Twinkle Nathani 2021 Dr. ir. Faidra Oikonomopoulou & Dr. ir. Martin Tenpierik 9
