LECTURES ON GLASS AS A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

The Bellapart Chair of Light Structures and Glass organizes a series of three lectures, offered within the Master of Science in “Mechanics of Materials and Structures” (MMS) of the Universitat de Girona.

The Bellapart company, based in Les Preses (Girona, Spain), has expertise in the engineering and construction of glass facades and steel and glass structures. Bellapart has participated in numerous unique projects such as the panoramic platforms of the Eiffel Tower, the greenhouse of the Bombay Shapphire distillery, the Ernst & Young building in Luxembourg, among many others. You can find some of his most outstanding works at:

https://www.bellapart.com/ca/projectes.html

In this series of conferences, we will present the generalities and problems of glass as a building material and the principles of the design of structures with steel and glass:

Time: 15:00 – 17:00 h (Spain local time)

– 5/3/2021 “Glass I” – Sr. Francesc Arbós, President of Bellapart
– 12/3/2021 “Glass II” – Sr. Francesc Arbós, President of Bellapart
– 19/3/2021 “Structural Design with Metals” – to be confirmed

Registration link: https://forms.gle/QYWZh47nx2zAs7gF7

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