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Development of new tool joint for modular systems made of cellular polycarbonate
The paper discusses the use of solid and structural polycarbonate modular systems in energy efficient facades and roofs of unique modern buildings. Inferior to nearly all translucent materials by light transmission, cellular polycarbonate sheets offer a combination of important consumer properties,...
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Published in: | IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2019-12, Vol.687 (4), p.44014 |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The paper discusses the use of solid and structural polycarbonate modular systems in energy efficient facades and roofs of unique modern buildings. Inferior to nearly all translucent materials by light transmission, cellular polycarbonate sheets offer a combination of important consumer properties, such as impact resistance, light weight, flexibility and chemical stability. At the current stage of construction development featuring cellular polycarbonate modules, the assembly (installation) fails to meet the constructability and work safety requirements. To address these drawbacks of cellular polycarbonate structural modules, a new butt joint is suggested consisting of two separate C and T shaped profiles, where one joint profile is placed inside the other one's cavity after their fastening to a cellular polycarbonate sheet. To build a variety of most complex curved enclosures, the coupling parts can be rounded similar to existing ready-to-use cellular polycarbonate sheets with U-joints. The paper outlines the installation of cellular polycarbonate modules with the new joint profiles. To improve the constructability of vertical translucent enclosures, modular systems can be enlarged on special benches and installed using vacuum lifting beams. The reliability and safety of the new structures is ensured by extensive profile resting upon metal or other load bearing supports. |
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ISSN: | 1757-8981 1757-899X |
DOI: | 10.1088/1757-899X/687/4/044014 |