CHALLENGING GLASS

Challenging Glass and COST Action TU0905 on Structural Glass have joined forces in the organization of an international conference on the Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass.
The conference aims at gathering world class designers, engineers and researchers on the architectural and structural use of glass, and will take place 6 - 7 February 2014 at the EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The conference is organized by:
Dr Christian Louter (EPFL), Dr Freek Bos (Witteveen+Bos) and Prof Jan Belis (UGent).

Posted 12 November 2013

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6-7/2/2014

Conference themes
The main theme of the conference is the Architectural and Structural Application of Glass, which embodies the structural application of glass in buildings and facades. Within this main theme, several subthemes are defined, which are listed below:

Projects & Case studies
Joints & Fixings & Adhesives
Strength & Stability
Laminated Glass & Interlayer Properties
Hybrid & Composite Glass Components
Numerical Modeling & Experimental Validation
Curved & Bended Glass
Architectural Design, Geometries & Lighting
Structural Glass Design Philosophy & Structural Safety
Solar Glass Applications
Glass in Facades

Deadlines & Key dates > See web site

Call for papers
If you would like to present your work in glass at this conference (within the above specified conference themes), you are kindly invited to submit an abstract of maximum 350 words.
Your abstract will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee and you will be informed about the result. If positive, you will be invited to submit a paper for the conference proceedings and to prepare an oral or poster presentation for the conference.
Abstract submission instructions are provided at the page: Abstract submission.

Location
The conference venue is the campus of the EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
http://www.challengingglass.com